Once Venti moved, he did so with overwhelming force. A storm that blotted out the sky swept straight toward the Doomsday Beast.
It was the first time the others had ever seen Venti truly fight, and the sight instantly left everyone stunned.
So powerful.
No wonder he was a god on the same level as Sam Li.
At the same time, Sam Li did not stand idle. He struck again, commanding the surrounding Geo to gather and form an enormous stone spear that plunged down from the sky.
Boom!
The massive golden spear tore through the storm and drove straight into the Doomsday Beast, piercing through its skeletal body.
In an instant, vast amounts of destructive energy surged violently from within the beast.
Seeing this, Himeko immediately called out, "The Doomsday Beast has been heavily wounded! Everyone, attack together!"
Nicole nodded at once. "Billy, Nekomata, Anby—don't just stand there! Let's go!"
March 7th said confidently, "Finally, my turn…"
Paimon shouted, "Traveler, let's help too!"
Nearby, the Trailblazer, Dan Heng, Xilonen, and the others all joined in. A flurry of attacks rained down on the Doomsday Beast.
Under the relentless barrage, the Doomsday Beast let out pained howls, the destructive aura surrounding it growing weaker and weaker.
As Sam Li thrust forward once more, the Vortex Vanquisher pierced cleanly through the Doomsday Beast's body. Its skeletal structure could no longer hold together—bones began breaking apart and falling away, scattering across the ground.
In just a short moment, the once-massive Doomsday Beast collapsed back into piles of withered bones, still faintly radiating destructive energy.
They had finally won.
Everyone let out a breath of relief.
"I didn't expect to encounter a Doomsday Beast here," Himeko said gravely. "It seems the Antimatter Legion is steadily breaking through what you call the False Sky. A large-scale invasion won't be far off…"
The pitch-black domain before them—and the Doomsday Beast itself—were merely the vanguard of the Antimatter Legion.
At that moment, Xilonen urged, "Everyone, we need to find the Mavuika, quickly."
Venti smiled faintly. "No need to rush. Mavuika is unharmed. I already know where she is."
With that, Venti prepared to lead everyone onward.
However, after taking only a few steps, both Sam Li and Venti stopped at the same time.
Paimon asked nervously, "What now?"
Venti slowly turned back toward the pile of bones. "Interesting. Its vitality is astonishing. Even reduced to a heap of bones, it's still alive."
Sam Li said calmly, "Then we'll kill it again."
As his words fell, Sam Li raised a hand. Countless Geo spears formed out of thin air above them and came crashing down from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each spear exploded on impact, instantly blasting the skeletal remains into dust.
The Doomsday Beast was completely annihilated.
After that, the group continued forward.
…
While Sam Li and Venti were pressing onward to find Mavuika, having just slain the Doomsday Beast—
Deep within the black domain, tens of thousands of monsters were surging toward a single location.
At the front of the horde stood a warrior blazing like fire, gripping a greatsword and facing the endless tide alone.
She was none other than Natlan's Pyro Archon—Mavuika.
She had been fighting here for an entire day and night, swinging her greatsword again and again, cutting down countless monsters.
Yet the more she slew, the more appeared.
After a full day and night of high-intensity combat, even Mavuika, a god, was beginning to feel the strain.
But she did not retreat even a single step.
She would not allow the Abyss to expand further. She would not let these Abyssal forces break free, nor would she allow them to rampage across Natlan's land.
"As long as I stand here, you will not take another step forward. Get back!"
Mavuika roared, gripping her greatsword with both hands and sweeping it forward.
In an instant, a raging torrent of flame surged ahead, incinerating every monster in its path.
With a single strike, hundreds of monsters were slain.
But it still wasn't enough.
As one wave fell, another immediately surged forward, filling the gap.
Before Mavuika could even catch her breath, more monsters rushed in.
"Don't even think about it… Don't you dare turn Natlan into a battlefield again!"
Mavuika shouted, her voice low and furious, as she once again plunged into battle with her greatsword.
She didn't know how long she would have to keep fighting.
She didn't know when help would arrive.
All she knew was that she was Natlan's Pyro Archon. She had to protect Natlan and would never allow the black calamity to ravage her nation again.
But even a god could not fight endlessly against an infinite tide of monsters—especially with several Doomsday Beasts mixed among them.
Mavuika was already feeling exhaustion creeping in.
Hold on—
Clenching her teeth, she swung her blade again and again, cutting down the monsters before her time after time.
At that moment, several Doomsday Beasts hidden among the horde seemed to sense the weakening of her aura. They charged forward together, surrounding her.
Some spat flames of destruction—
Some swung massive claws—
Some opened their gaping maws—
Some fired beams of annihilation—
A storm of attacks converged on Mavuika all at once.
Even Mavuika felt a surge of danger. She wasn't sure whether she still had the strength to withstand such terrifying assaults.
Yet she stood tall, raising her greatsword high with both hands.
At that very moment, a gentle breeze brushed past her ears.
"This is… Anemo?"
Mavuika frowned in surprise and looked up.
High above, several enormous golden Geo spears were already plunging down from the sky.
"It's Morax and Barbatos—"
In that instant, Mavuika understood.
After waiting for so long, those two had finally arrived.
Joy surged through her heart. She swung her greatsword, and blazing flames erupted around her.
At the same time, the wind wrapped around the surrounding Doomsday Beasts, and the descending Geo spears crashed down.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
An attack combining the power of three archons obliterated all nearby monsters in an instant and heavily wounded the towering Doomsday Beasts around her.
As the Doomsday Beasts retreated, Mavuika finally saw them in the distance—
Sam Li, Venti, the Traveler, and Xilonen.