Chapter 154: Racing Against Time
Seething flames surged from the front, clashing with Ice Flow.
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Close to 2k damage, and on top of that, the flames showed no signs of stopping, continuing to burn Zane as they clung to him!
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After the burning damage broke through the Ice Flow shield, the damage returned to a terrifying 1500.
In the blink of an eye, she had lost a quarter of her health, and the heat was rising even higher.
There was no other choice but to take action.
Exchanging a glance with Treika, the Light Elf nodded seriously, sweat dripping from her face; they couldn’t fight in such an environment for too long.
“Ding!”
System Notification: You are in an extremely hot environment, gaining the “Burned” status.
Burned: Suffer from high temperatures, decreasing your maximum health by 1% per second.
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With the environmental debuff and the skill’s burning effect stacking, the damage taken per second had reached a staggering 3800.
At this rate, it would be unbearable; Wishcaster – Spirit, release on yourself!
Then, Sound of Healing!
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The bold green healing font burst forth, and the healing crit had already surpassed ten thousand, bringing her health back to full!
But this was only temporary; the cooldown time for Sound of Healing was a long 2 minutes, and they couldn’t rely on it afterward.
Whoosh!
Treika wasn’t idle either; an arrow infused with faint Light Element power shot towards the boss.
Upon contact, it detonated,
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There’s a chance!
Zedana was nearly knocked off balance. “Damn…”
Raising the Qiu Yue Sword above his head, he slashed diagonally upward, unleashing a ferocious sword technique!
A domineering sword aura flew out,
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“…What’s happening?”
“It’s the Elemental Body! Purely physical attacks are difficult to affect him!” Treika hurriedly explained.
What!??
If physical damage reduction is so high, it means Starry’s output would be severely diminished, and her own health continued to decrease. Taking a cooling medicine was futile!
Without hesitation, Zane shouted, “We need to retreat; we can’t fight here!”
“Hehehe… You have no way out,” Zedana steadied himself and smirked.
Looking back, the previous entrance had been blocked by a purple Fire Element Spirit!
Damn, when did the door get blocked?
“Wishcaster – Frost!”
He cast this skill out of a trial-and-error mentality, but as expected, the frost was evaporated before it could descend.
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The burning effect hadn’t disappeared; was the duration too long?
At that moment, the Shadow Demon Shoulders shivered, and a wisp of black ghost drifted out, curling towards Zedana!
The curse effect activated!
The boss’s eyes widened as he tried to dodge this strange thing, but he couldn’t shake it off, most of his vision obscured by shadows!
“Dogs of the Dark Faction! I won’t let you have it easy!”
Hey, don’t accuse us without reason!
However, this was a good opportunity.
The panicked enemy was flailing about, trying to escape the darkness.
“Tre…”
Before he could finish, he saw her draw her bow and unleash compressed energy swirling around the arrow.
“Meteor Arrow!” Treika called out softly.
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With astonishing force, Zedana was pinned against the stone wall behind him!
“Beautiful!”
The arrow, subjected to high temperatures, began to melt, and Zane immediately transformed into the Swift Shadow Wolf.
Starry leaped up, it was time to seize the moment.
“Awrooo——”
With the battle roar applied, physical attack increased by another 25%!
Zane’s Qiu Yue Sword surged with cold energy, poised to strike. Meanwhile, the White Wolf beneath him accelerated like lightning!
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This damage was expected; although it was dubbed lightning charge, it was still a physical collision.
As Starry swung down the blade, the real killing move came: Ice Moon Slash!
Boom!
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With restrained damage, Ice Moon Slash easily dealt over ten thousand damage, ice spreading from the center of the Fire Element Spirit, crawling to both sides, actually freezing the boss into an ice block!?
Seizing the moment, the wolf claw soared, unleashing Storm Field!
Raging wind blades formed a wind domain around them, brutally slicing at the boss within.
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That wasn’t all; the Elemental Horn shimmered, releasing another Storm Field!
With the two winds converging, the per-second damage had reached 5k-7k!
Zedana’s health rapidly plummeted, down to 200k.
Finally, under the significant level difference, the Shadow Demon Shoulders lasted less than 3 seconds before failing, and immediately afterward, the ice block melted away, a fiery hand reaching through the gap, targeting Starry.
Zzz—flames and electricity intertwined, crackle—!!
The speed of the electric current was tremendous, intertwining with the raging fire impacting Starry’s head!
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The Wishcaster’s magic defense, bolstered to 574, was burned for such damage by the flames, let alone the Swordsman with only 283 magic defense.
But… her health was still at full.
She immediately realized the situation; it was the Frigid Triumph! This captain skill had saved her twice!
Starry was knocked to the ground, and the boss broke free from the ice.
There was no turning back now; they had to finish it off with a final effort!
Zane gritted his teeth and reverted to the Wishcaster.
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Using potions brought back some health, leaving around 9k health; they could fight!
Magic Sword Technique!
Wielding the Magic Sword, the blonde girl slashed at the flaming front.
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Not bad; with a blend of physical and magic damage, her normal attacks were nearly equal to Starry’s!
At the moment of the slash, the tip of the sword automatically gathered magical energy; this was… Magic Impact!
Boom!
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Luck was on her side; it actually crit!
With such frequent usage of skills, her mana pool was depleting rapidly; upon checking, she was shocked to see!
Only 24% left?
Meditation, the special skill of the Magic Ring should be used here.
The mental pressure alleviated greatly, and her mana regeneration felt quite comfortable.
However, this meant her special skill points were nearly depleted.
The Elemental Horn could store magic skills, but the stronger the skill, the higher the special skill points required. Without potions, special skill points could only slowly recover through combat.
Of course, the Magic Sword Technique was a relatively special skill that didn’t consume special skill points.
Whoosh——!
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Treika also continued her attack, transforming into a Peashooter and unleashing a frenzy of output.
The intense battle drew the attention of the Fire Element Spirit amidst the chaos.
Both the purple flames and the pure flames turned their attention towards them, shifting their direction.
The next moment, a sea of red surged toward them!
Boom!
Simultaneously, the frost exploded under the boss’s attack.
It was impossible to discern how many fiery orbs spun rapidly around him, forming a massive fire ring; this must be the Flame Ring skill.
This is troublesome… the front, back, left, right, and even above were covered by the red ocean, leaving only thick crimson flames in view.
“I have let down the queen’s trust… to be pushed to this extent by a few invaders,” Zedana muttered, seemingly ashamed.
Queen? Zane took note of his words; perhaps this would be a clue to breaking the illusion!
“However… before I make amends, allow me to deal with them first.”
