"ROOOAR!!!"
The phantom image of a legendary dragon materialized directly, and because Leilin had begun recklessly burning the Red Dragon's soul, the opponent's power had surged to a terrifying degree.
The powerful dragon aura nearly solidified into physical form. Dazzling crimson light dyed the entire sky red.
Boom! Boom!
The spot where Leilin had been standing instantly transformed into a terrifying lake of lava, with the avatar of Mara standing in its center.
Under the legendary-level attack, the opponent's fur had finally blackened in a patch, sustaining the first injury it had received since appearing today.
Meanwhile, Leilin's figure reappeared atop a massive tree. Three dents were already visible on the legendary dragon-leather armor across his chest — damage from having been grazed by the opponent's Beast's Claw moments earlier.
"Damn it, isn't it ready yet?"
Just as Leilin was complaining, the pleasant chime of Chip's voice finally reached him: [Ding! All energy nodes activated. Transcendent Sealing Matrix initiated!]
Fine golden threads rose into the air, enveloping the entire surrounding area. Sensing the danger, Mara's avatar let out a tremendous roar.
"ROOOAR!!!"
Numerous golden threads converged into chains that latched directly onto Mara.
At that moment, in Leilin's field of vision, the [Transcendent] mark listed after the Damage Reduction and Spell Resistance in the opponent's talent panel finally began to fade. It eventually disappeared entirely, and Leilin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Crystalline hexagonal snowflakes drifted down one after another.
—[Summon Frost Giant Spirit!]
Boundless wind and snow gathered together, condensing into the form of a white giant. A single slight movement coated the surrounding landscape in a layer of white frost.
"Sorry I'm late!"
Atop the Frost Giant Spirit's shoulder, the figure of the legendary mage Lillian appeared.
"His transcendent damage reduction was truly terrifying, but under the Sealing Matrix it's finally been suppressed..."
Seeing this, the several legendary beings present couldn't help but let out long sighs of relief.
But at this moment, they gave Mara no opportunity to catch its breath.
"ROOOAR..." A legendary-level dragon's roar, carrying even stronger dragon aura than Leilin's had, erupted in an instant.
A massive dark-winged shadow was cast onto the ground, completely engulfing Mara's avatar.
Accompanied by a tremendous whoosh of wind, a dragon covered in vivid red scales swooped down directly and clashed with Mara's avatar in close combat. Claws and fangs thrust at each other, sending countless sprays of blood flying in every direction.
"Is that... a legendary dragon? No — it even seems to bear traces of an ancient dragon..."
What appeared before them was unmistakably a dragon of at least [Legendary] rank, with an ancient aura constantly emanating from its body. The dazzling red scales shimmered like diamonds, radiating a captivating brilliance.
"Great work, Aligu!"
Lillian's eyes lit up, and she directed her Frost Giant Spirit to charge forward as well.
"Aligu? That legendary druid? So this is the legendary druid's transformation spell?"
The red dragon before Leilin's eyes appeared utterly real. It was nearly impossible to believe it was merely a transformation wrought by a druid.
Having its speed sealed by the Frost Giant Spirit, and now facing the dragon's melee assault, Mara's avatar was beginning to buckle.
Several droplets of blood that faintly glowed with golden light sprayed outward, creating large plumes of white steam where they struck the ground.
"Kill!"
Seizing the opportunity to strike a beaten opponent, the paladin Patrick did not let it pass. Blazing divine light erupted from behind him, vaguely revealing a holy silhouette. It instantly restored him to his peak condition, and the crystal greatsword in his hands appeared to transform into flame.
Thrust!
The cross-shaped divine longsword plunged directly into Mara's thigh, nearly severing the bone.
Sustaining such damage, Mara let out a furious roar: "Aaaah...
"So even Tyr intervened covertly?"
Leilin looked warily at the divine phantom behind Patrick. The figure was clearly missing a hand — legend had it this was damage sustained from sealing the Chaos Hellhound at some point. And there was only one deity known to bear such an injury: the God of Justice, the guardian of all paladins — Tyr!
"The avatar of a deity would be a tremendous prize for other true gods as well... I should be careful of other deities' hidden moves..."
Leilin slightly lowered his eyelids, secretly gripping an ancient-looking purple gold coin in his hand.
"Aaaah!!!..."
After sustaining the wound to its leg, with its agility greatly diminished, Mara's avatar continued to take significant damage. Even its fur had been largely destroyed, leaving it looking thoroughly wretched.
Pushed nearly to the brink, Mara's avatar finally deployed its other abilities.
At the outset, it had simply been using raw physical prowess to engage these legendary beings in melee combat, but as a deity — even the God of Warriors — how could it possibly lack quasi-spell abilities?
The very instant after its roar, Mara's avatar vanished into the void. Whether it was the legendary dragon, the Frost Giant Spirit, or the paladin's attacks, all struck empty air, and no trace of the target could be found.
"Is that[Ultimate Invisibility]? The legendary stealth technique at the pinnacle of the thief's art..."
Leilin's expression grew grave. This spell could render the caster's form temporarily incorporeal, immune to any attack, while their true body remained in the Material Plane — able to materialize at any moment for a sneak attack. It was truly a supreme spell for thieves and assassins!
"Be careful! It hasn't left the matrix's range!!" In terms of combat experience, these legendary beings were no less seasoned than Leilin. After all, they had all fought their way through mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. The moment Mara's avatar vanished, the others immediately ceased their attacks and shifted into defensive postures.
Unfortunately, all of this was as laughable as a child's game to the supreme God of Hunting.
The very instant the paladin Patrick retracted his sword, Mara's colossal figure had already materialized behind him. Its terrifying form blotted out the sky, and the shadow it cast completely enveloped Patrick.
"Quick! Save him!"
The principle that when the lips are gone the teeth grow cold — the other three legendary beings understood it well, and even Leilin sprang into action.
But at that precise moment, Leilin suddenly felt an enormous wave of malice emanating from the very air. He instantly activated every defensive effect of his dragon-leather armor and swung the Red Dragon's Roar staff sharply toward the source of danger — [Dragon's Breath]!
"Ah..."
With a brief, piercing shriek, a somewhat ethereal dark shadow vanished into the cone of flame.
"When was this[Phantom Killer]set up?"
Leilin's mind raced. This was the advantage of a deity — even such high-level spells could be cast instantaneously with sufficient divine power!
"Damn it! Get back!"
On the other side, Lillian and Aligu were also hampered by the[Phantom Killer], each delayed for several seconds.
And in that brief window, Patrick's fate was already sealed.
"Aaaah!!! Chaotic evil! Why won't you just disappear from this world!!!"
In the face of death, Patrick unleashed the full power of his prime. The light-flame longsword in his hands instantly elongated and widened, forming a massive blade over five meters long that he brought down in a fierce clash against Mara avatar's Beast's Claw. The divine phantom behind him poured down an unceasing stream of divine power, with the faint trend of direct possession.
Crack! Crack!
At the point of contact between the Beast's Claw and the light-flame longsword, faint sounds of shattering rang out.
High-tier legendary weapon, Beast's Claw's unique ability —[Shatter]!
Then, before Patrick's stunned eyes, Mara avatar's Beast's Claw directly snapped his longsword in two. A massive paw covered in golden fur seized him.
"Aaaah..." The powerful divine restraint left Patrick able only to let out frenzied roars, unable to inflict any damage on his opponent. The surging power within his body seemed to fall silent in an instant.
Then, Patrick beheld a massive, putrid maw, its dense fangs standing like a forest of spears and lances.
Crunch! Crunch!
Leilin and the others watched as the legendary paladin Patrick was tossed directly into Mara avatar's mouth and chewed.
His formidable defense proved utterly laughable before Mara's teeth. Accompanied by spine-chilling crunching sounds, fragments of bone mixed with blood flowed down along Mara's fur.
—One of the four legendary beings besieging Mara's avatar, the legendary paladin Patrick, had fallen!
"Damn it! Should we retreat?"
For the first time, Lillian felt the inadequacy of her plan. Those deities — even their avatars — were incomprehensibly powerful!
She glanced at the legendary druid beside her, still in the form of a red dragon, and hesitation flickered in her eyes.
"It's only an avatar, and its divine power reserves are nearly depleted... It also exhausted itself fighting the paladin just now. This is the best opportunity!"
Leilin's eyes suddenly blazed with intensity as he transmitted his encouragement to his two companions.
"Chip! Calculate its movement trajectory!"
[Ding! Task established. Inputting target coordinates... Simulating trajectory!]Chip faithfully carried out Leilin's command.
Then, fluorescence emerged in Leilin's eyes as he cast the legendary spell he had long prepared —[Greater Disintegration]!
Crack! Crack!
The Beast's Claw in Mara avatar's grip was, after all, only a high-tier legendary weapon — not a [Divine Artifact]. Having sustained damage during its exchange with the paladin earlier, it finally began to crack apart inch by inch under Leilin's Greater Disintegration.
"Now!"
Hope reignited in the eyes of Lillian and Aligu as they charged forward, activating their ultimate trump card.
"Legendary Spell —[The Ice Age]!"
Amid Lillian's resonant incantation, the surroundings were instantly blanketed by a blizzard. The trees and even the rocks were transformed into crystalline ice blocks, as though the entire world had been transported back to the Great Ice Age in an instant.