Owena was instantly furious. She had no choice but to retract her hand blade, press down again, and sent out another ’Time Reversal.’ This hall was her greatest weakness, and she certainly wouldn’t let Brand dismantle it.
But as she turned around, the ponytail girl behind her found another opportunity to strike. Despite her strength being slightly less than that of an ant in Owena’s eyes, she said nothing, and with her standard long spear—its tip already severed—she thrust at Owena’s back.
"Qian, step aside!" Brand called out with a hint of helplessness. He knew Owena’s elemental power was very special; not only Qian, but even he had no way to deal with her at the moment. Qian staying here only increased his burden.
But it was apparently too late. The endless attacks from Qian and Brand made even Owena’s good temperament boil over in anger. More critically, the gradually accumulating magic power from Great Mage William over there also became a threat. Of course, given William’s abilities, it was impossible to hurt her, but if he intended to destroy the hall, repairing it would be a time-consuming and laborious task. "Futile effort, waste of time!" The Lightning Girl finally commented coldly, simultaneously turning her spear tip towards Brand.
Owena was quite rational. Qian posed no threat to her; in comparison, Brand, with the Earth Sword in his hand, was rather a nuisance.
However, as she thrust her spear, she immediately realized she had made a huge mistake.
Because she instantly felt Qian’s spear thoroughly pierce her back. Owena’s eyes showed an utterly incredulous look—a mere mortal, not even at the Golden Peak, how could she possibly hit her?
Where was her destiny talent?
Qian’s all-out spear strike hit Owena’s back but didn’t even harm the Spirit’s skin, and instead, she was bounced away. But according to the power of the laws, this strike, whether it caused damage or not, already completely disrupted Owena’s charging skill.
With a bang, the black singularity on the Sky Blue Knight Spirit’s spear completely dissipated.
Opportunity!
Brand didn’t know why Qian could pierce Owena’s elemental power, but he at least knew that this was a splendid opportunity. Seizing the moment when the Lightning Girl was distracted, he raised the Earth Sword high and then thrust it down fiercely.
With a loud crack, the power of the earth nourished by the sword instantly spread across the entire hall’s floor. The slabs immediately appeared densely cracked, and the earth beneath them emitted a crisp breaking sound. The underground hall rumbled and tilted to one side, on the verge of complete collapse.
"Damn it!"
Owena finally reacted. Although she claimed to have the power of the Sky Blue Knight at its peak, Brand realized that this Spirit only inherited the legendary hero’s strength. But her combat experience and battlefield handling skills were likely far from sufficient.
As the hall was about to crumble, the Lightning Girl finally became somewhat alarmed. She spread her hands, and the overwhelming elemental power instantly enveloped the entire underground. The entire hall cracked and then quickly restored, but soon began generating more cracks. Owena, her forehead drenched in cold sweat, gradually found it difficult to hold on.
Because Silver Storm William joined the fray.
The magical power of an expanded Earthquake Skill instantly input into the ground, causing the entire hall to shake violently. Pillars shattered piece by piece, the ground began to shift, and then interlocking cracks appeared, sinking into the ground along with countless soil and rocks, sliding into the fissures beneath the ruins.
The Lightning Girl finally seemed to accept that failure was inevitable, but she gritted her teeth, raised her head in anger, and said, "Don’t think you’ve won!"
The whole hall was crumbling into countless fragments, rolling down. Owena stood on the largest piece of rock, looking down at Brand and Qian from above. She extended her hand to retract the elemental power enveloping the entire space, then shouted loudly, "Fate, Shining Fountain!"
History unfolded behind her like a curtain. Numerous heroes and shining fragments of legend materialized into reality and appeared in front of Brand.
Some of the figures Brand couldn’t even name, but there were some even from the era after the Sky Blue Knight. Among them, Brand recognized the Four Sages, mainly because the image of Saint Ausor was too familiar. These summoned creatures composed of historical fragments—Brand couldn’t really define their state of existence; rather than saying they were Spirits, it was more like they were manifestations of laws.
But clearly, these things Owena summoned weren’t here for a tea party with him.
The Lightning Girl pointed her spear downward. Her extremely penetrating low voice almost overwhelmed the hall’s collapsing roar: "Heroes are nothing more than existences bound by fate and desires; their purpose is to ensure the world’s destiny continues along its predetermined path. Humans, accept their challenge!"
More than a dozen projections of heroes, as if stepping out of legends, charged at Brand. His face turned pale, not knowing how much strength these summons had compared to their true forms, but if they were too weak, Owena wouldn’t have released them.
The Destiny Element was practically a bug. Brand immediately recalibrated the hierarchy of elements in his mind. In the past, players with Destiny talent weren’t uncommon, but he never expected this element to become so abnormal once it reached the Power of Existence realm.
It’s like wishing anything into existence.
The first to reach him was the illusion of Saint Ausor. Whether by coincidence or not, the Wind Queen indeed displayed the expected capability. Brand was just about to raise his sword to fend off the Elf Sister’s attack when unexpectedly, Saint Ausor stepped back, pulling a series of illusions in front of him.
Wind Queen Nine Luminaries!
Brand quickly realized his Wind Queen Nine Luminaries couldn’t compare to the ’authentic’ Saint Ausor. First of all, the magical power wasn’t even on the same level; the ’Wind Queen’ in front of him seemed to be able to continuously cast the Wind Queen Nine Luminaries. And each illusion’s existence duration was so long that it was practically impossible to tell real from fake.
And that wasn’t all, because on his side was King of Flames, Jier, ever ready to strike. Brand had a deep impression of this predecessor’s Flash Sword.
Fortunately, Brand still had a final trump card.
The hall was disappearing beneath everyone’s feet. He took a step back, grabbing the ponytail girl’s arm behind him. Qian hesitated slightly, instinctively retracting her hand, "Lord."
"No match, let’s run!" Brand responded. He never considered himself a high-level fighter. He glanced up one last time at Owena at the top, seeing more and more heroes emerging from the light curtain behind her, causing his scalp to tingle.
This was unbeatable, and he wondered which brain-dead designer created such a scenario. What irritated him even more was that this design actually truly existed in this world.
Is there even any science in this?
Brand shook his head and shouted in the direction he remembered William to be, "Master William, we’re leaving first!"
With that, he immediately grabbed Qian’s hand and leaped into the darkness below.
...(to be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)