The Hymn of the Fire God, unleashed by Water Color Rose through the power of the Elemental Source, instantly plunged the entire battlefield sky into darkness. Then the heavens tore open a massive rift, like a gaping maw ready to swallow everything.
At that moment, whether it was players or the charging demons and demonic beasts, all they felt staring at the enormous black hole in the sky was endless terror—even moving their bodies proved impossible.
"What did she do?!"
Not far away, Hunter Wind Soul stared in horror at the eye within the black hole, something as vast as a mountain. He could feel the aura of death.
At the same time, even the Level 4 Legendary NPC Elder Wilmy, his face ashen, was frozen in place by the horrifying pressure. As the oppressive force grew stronger and stronger, streams of fire suddenly began falling from the black hole.
Countless streams of light illuminated the entire sky in an instant.
Before anyone could react, the fiery streams slammed into the earth like a meteor shower, crashing into the army of demons and demonic beasts. Countless explosions and screams erupted. The ground shook as though the world were ending.
Within the flames, Lord-level demonic beasts and demons were instantly annihilated...
The affected area had a radius of over 700 yards. By the time the meteor shower subsided, the terrain of the entire battlefield had undergone an earth-shattering transformation. Only the Grand Lord-level demonic beasts and demons had survived—every other creature within range had been reduced to ash. Even two Legendary-level demons caught in the blast had been severely wounded, their combat power drastically diminished.
This single wave of attacks had killed over five thousand demons and demonic beasts.
The terrifying destructive power left everyone on the scene dumbstruck. The dark players who had been moments away from charging in were now swallowing hard, their spines running cold.
"That was close! Good thing we didn't rush in. Zero Wing actually had a killing move like this hidden up their sleeve. If we'd charged, we'd all be dead under this destruction magic."
"But Zero Wing is on its last legs now. The dead demons and demonic beasts are nothing to the Evil God Temple. The real question is how Zero Wing is going to withstand the Temple's next assault. I don't believe they have another magic scroll like that."
"Exactly. Once Zero Wing's players are scattered and fleeing from the demonic beasts, it'll be our turn. Every last one of them is rolling in riches—pick off a few here and there and the gear drops alone will be a massive payday."
...
Though the power of the Hymn of the Fire God had shaken them to their core, the players present were no ordinary bunch. They understood perfectly well that a large-scale destruction spell like this was a one-shot deal—a deathbed counterattack from Zero Wing, not a real solution to the Evil God Temple's pursuit.
"Prepare to move out!" Nearby, Snow Trace suddenly tightened his grip on the two war blades strapped to his back and gave the order.
This was the moment he had been waiting for.
Even a cornered rabbit bites, let alone a guild like Zero Wing—and their counterattack was over.
The Black Water Guild members cracked their knuckles one after another. The experts of the Sky Eagle Corps had been itching to go for some time now; if Snow Trace hadn't been holding them back, they would have charged at Zero Wing long ago.
Just as the Black Water Guild and the dark players were about to lunge toward Zero Wing's forces, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted from where the meteors had struck the ground. With the first roar came a second, and then another, the sound reverberating across the entire battlefield.
Then the burning meteor chunks embedded in the earth began to change. Flames surged within them, and they gradually took on humanoid forms—finally becoming giants engulfed head to toe in fire. There were four or five hundred of them.