Chapter 165: Friends
No longer thinking too much, Starry repeatedly cleared the giant spirits along the way and walked forward.
…
What the hell is going on?
Zane just wanted to curse. She had barely settled that little assassin, and the moment she opened the door, she returned to the illusion.
Having finally managed to control her emotions, she looked around at the wasteland, feeling a headache.
Where should she go? There was no end in sight in any direction.
Just as she hesitated, a white pillar of light rose into the sky in the right front, extremely eye-catching.
Just standing here, she could feel the surging energy within.
Something was off.
In any case, let’s go check it out.
…
About an hour had passed.
The white pillar of light not only did not disappear but became even more conspicuous; the closer she got, the more familiar it felt, just like… the light used by Treika.
However, this did not match her own strength at all.
She needed to speed up.
Her vision revealed a magnificent palace, dominated by gold and white, occasionally adorned with other secondary colors.
The intricately carved stone door was half-open, and beams of light emanating from it obscured what was inside, making it impossible to see anything from afar.
Moreover, she couldn’t see any guards outside, which was very suspicious.
Finally, the White Wolf carried the girl to the stone door.
“Stop!” A clear voice mixed with icy blue wind came from within.
Whoosh—!
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Zane even lost a significant amount of health.
How could they say not to enter and then just let her see nothing for miles around?
“Open the door, it’s time for a check!”
The Swift Shadow Wolf jumped in, piercing through to the sparkling hall inside.
Strangely, after passing through the door, it was as if she had entered inside the pillar of light; here, she was unaffected by the light, and thus could clearly see the situation inside.
There were five people in the hall.
To be more precise, there were three clusters of elements, a butterfly, and a Light Elf.
In the northeast was a female form made of light blue water elements.
In the southeast was a green wood element, and in the southwest was a brown-yellow earth element.
Treika was surrounded in the center, still maintaining her ice sculpture state, completely motionless.
Above her, a purplish-red butterfly flitted about, its charming wings casting a faint glow, forming a small circle.
Zane felt a tightness in her chest; at first glance, this formation didn’t bode well. It couldn’t be some world-altering grand formation, right!?
Upon discovering the intrusion, the clusters of elements changed their expressions.
However, the butterfly and the Light Elf in the center showed no reaction, maintaining their original appearances.
Although composed of elements, Zane could still see the displeasure written on her face; the blue water flow had formed a grid.
Even so, she spoke kindly, “Adventurer from another world… If you leave immediately, we can disregard your responsibility and even help you leave the illusion.”
The brown-yellow giant, Sinyas, chimed in, “As Juno said, if you don’t leave soon…”
“We don’t mind sending you on your way,” added the remaining wood element, appearing like a gentle lady, though her words were filled with hostility.
Zane didn’t rush to respond; she first checked her attributes.
Checking information!
Linoska (Leader Level Boss):
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 39
Health: 280,000
Magical Attack: 953-1120
Physical Defense: 401
Magical Defense: 522
Skills: Cold Wind, Frost Freeze, Elemental Leap, Frozen for Thousands of Miles
This startled Zane; her attributes were even stronger than that of the burning Zedana!
And it wasn’t just her; the other two elements were the same, with Sinyas having 500,000 health and the blossoming Qing Ling having 230,000 health.
“…”
What a joke! Before, she had to pull out all the stops just to deal with one Zedana! And that was with Treika’s help; she had almost been killed by the boss in retaliation.
Now there are three similar guys; who could withstand that!?
“Excuse me for interrupting your work, apologies, goodbye.” Zane politely replied, turning to leave.
Though she said nothing, the three bosses secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
One step, two steps.
As she got closer to the inner circle of the light pillar, the White Wolf’s steps suddenly halted.
1 second, 2 seconds.
Time flowed quickly.
Finally, Sinyas could not help but say, “Adventurer, if you want to be clever… I can take action right now.”
Who knew, Zane finally felt at ease, controlling her frowning smile, and turned to extend her right hand, teasingly saying, “Go ahead, please.”
“Hehe… Do you know what death in the illusion means?” Qing Ling said slowly.
“Of course I know, but… I was a bit worried before, what if you suddenly killed me? Now, I can confirm that you shouldn’t be able to take action, otherwise, you wouldn’t keep threatening me.”
“…”
They suddenly fell silent.
“I’ll take this as your acquiescence. Although this is a bit shameful, the elf inside is my friend, sorry, I can’t help it!” With that, Starry drew the Qiu Yue Sword, locking onto the blossoming Qing Ling, starting with the weakest!
The White Wolf was just about to turn around and approach.
“Friend!!!??? You say she is your friend!?” The water element suddenly became agitated, even its original voice grew sharper.
What’s going on? Did she step into a minefield?
“This unforgivable Light Elf has dismantled the queen’s consciousness and forcibly occupied the illusion, and you actually say she is your friend!?” Linoska became even more agitated.
Zane suspected she could attack her at any moment.
Seemingly unable to contain her anger, she said in a deep voice, “Sinyas, you go capture her!” The muscular man displayed a troubled expression, “But… it’s already difficult to hold without Zedana, if I leave too, you all…”
“Go quickly, I can hold on!”
“Sinyas, you go.” Qing Ling also said indifferently.
Zane raised an eyebrow, feeling like they were making her out to be a villain.
“Alright, I’ll try to handle it quickly.” Sinyas nodded and completely left his original position.
At this moment, the towering light pillar dimmed considerably, and the remaining two clusters of elements fell silent, appearing to lack even the strength to speak.
“Bold adventurer, pay the price for your actions!” As soon as Sinyas broke free, he shouted and slammed his iron fist down onto the ground.
At the instant it hit the floor, the land around Zane extended tilted earthen walls, squeezing in from all sides.
Clang!
She thrust the Qiu Yue Sword forward, and the earth walls’ resilience dropped by 5%.
This was too slow.
In a hurry, she activated buffs two times in a row, war cry, switched to Wishcaster, and cast a prayer blessing.
Then, with a surge of momentum, Starry’s Qiu Yue Sword erupted with a frenzied three-hit strike!
Boom boom!
In the first slash, the earth wall’s resilience dropped by 20%.
But the space for movement was becoming increasingly limited.
Bang bang bang!
The second strike knocked off another 27% of the resilience.
But that wasn’t enough; she cast “Wishcaster—Spirit of the Heart”!
At the moment of release, there was an indescribable clear sensation, and the sword felt a deep power within it.
The next moment, she unleashed a frenzied third slash, empowered for a critical hit with the Qiu Yue Sword!!
The remaining 48% of resilience was obliterated, and the earth wall shattered.
With the force pushing her forward, Starry even stumbled a few steps ahead.
And Sinyas looked in astonishment at the adventurer, who was now overbearing.
