264: Chapter 265 Alice Makes a Move

When these Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures gather together, they can form a defensive system far exceeding simple summation by relying on their racial Auras and resonance with each other. According to common logic, their shared damage reduction effect could be as high as a dozen or even dozens of times greater, not to mention those troublesome status ailment resistances, elemental resistances, and various special defensive talents.

However, that Night Elf, who had never once revealed her form, used facts to tell everyone that in the face of absolute power, so-called resistance and reduction were as good as nothing. She used pure and overbearing damage to forcibly insta-kill these behemoths!

The meaning behind this made the hearts of all the experts who realized it turn cold. It meant that the instantaneous damage output of this Night Elf Maiden, Seraphina, had already surpassed that of ordinary Nation-Guarding Level Experts, and not just by a little bit...

To be more precise, the destructive effect caused by her single burst of power would likely require a hundred Nation-Guarding Level Experts working together and giving their all without reservation to barely match.

What a terrifying concept was this?

One person comparable to a hundred experts!

Furthermore, from beginning to end, Seraphina's figure had never truly appeared in anyone's sight. She was like a shadow truly integrated into the dark night; only the traces of death she brought proved her existence. This also explained why the Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtle group was defeated so thoroughly; they hadn't even discovered their enemy's true body until the moment they died. Despite possessing brute force and powerful skills, they had no way to resist and could only passively endure the slaughter.

Phew...

Floating in mid-air, the Ice God Han Beichuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air that had been building up in his chest. As the supreme commander of the Jingdu City coastal defense line, the pressure on his shoulders was as heavy as a mountain. Watching that despair-inducing Mythical-grade turtle tide be crushed so easily, his tense nerves finally relaxed, and a sense of relief outweighed his initial extreme shock.

Although he had a new and revolutionary understanding of the terrifying strength of Lin Muyang and his subordinates, at this moment, his heart was filled more with gratification that Jingdu City had been preserved. Had Lin Muyang not lent a hand in time, this thousand-year-old ancient capital would have surely suffered immeasurable destruction and casualties today.

What a pity..." Han Beichuan looked down at his hands, which had been ready to strike but ultimately hadn't released anything. The extreme cold spiritual energy lingering in his palms slowly dissipated, and a helpless, bitter smile appeared on his face. "This old man didn't even get to release a decent skill before the crisis was resolved.

He had already prepared to cast a forbidden spell at any cost, attempting to slow the advance of the Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtles. Even if it could only stall them for a moment, it would have bought time for the evacuation and tactical adjustments in the rear. Who could have expected that this defensive battle, anticipated to be incredibly tragic, would end so quickly in such an almost joke-like, crushing manner?

His gaze turned toward the coastline. Some Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtles that had fled faster or were originally positioned further back finally plunged into the sea with their battered bodies, but more remained forever on the beach, becoming silent corpses. Han Beichuan couldn't help but feel a complex sense of emotion.

These deep-sea behemoths were essentially plotted against and utilized by the American Empire, becoming tools to attack Xia Country. In the end, before their revenge could be achieved, they met with a catastrophic disaster on the shores of Xia Country.

Of course, Han Beichuan certainly didn't feel sympathy or regret for these demonic creatures. He knew very well that demonic creatures and humans competing for living space and resources was a naturally hostile relationship. In the past, they didn't take the initiative to provoke them only because the cost was too high, not because they didn't want to eliminate them. Now that Lin Muyang possessed the power to easily crush them, it was naturally a logical choice to eradicate these threats for the benefit of the human camp.

What he was sighing about was the eternal truth of this cruel world—strength is paramount.

For a race or a country to continue on the peril-filled Blue Star, strengthening oneself is the most fundamental guarantee. If the ancestors of Xia Country hadn't paved the way through hardships and accumulated the current foundation, perhaps they would have been wiped out in some great disaster many years ago. And now, Lin Muyang's appearance was like a shot of adrenaline, or more like a key to a new era, rewriting the power structure and future order of Xia Country and even the entire Blue Star at an incredible speed.

Right!" Han Beichuan snapped back from his brief sentimentality. His expression tightened as he immediately contacted headquarters through his communicator. "What is the situation in Tianhai City? Report immediately!

Jingdu City and Tianhai City were the two core cities under attack and could not be lost. As for Zhongnan City and Lin Muyang's Eternal Garden... after witnessing Seraphina's overwhelming combat power with his own eyes, the slight worry in Han Beichuan's heart had long since vanished. Looking for trouble with Lin Muyang? How was that any different from suicide?

He was now only worried about the battle in Tianhai City. After all, the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile group was equally infamous, especially that dark green corrosive poison mist, which posed a huge threat to city infrastructure and ordinary citizens.

However, Lin Muyang's response speed was clearly even faster than anyone had anticipated.

Since Jingdu City was far away, Lin Muyang had dispatched Seraphina, who possessed global traversal capabilities, to go alone. With her mythic grade skill Sky-Riding Ice Shuttle, she could appear on any battlefield that needed her at any time.

Meanwhile, Tianhai City was very close to Zhongnan City and the Eternal Garden where Lin Muyang was located. Almost at the same time the news of the attack on Jingdu City arrived, the young ladies staying in the Eternal Garden and nearby were already rubbing their palms together, eager to try. They scrambled to fly toward the Tianhai City coastline, fearing that if they went too late, they wouldn't even get a chance to make a move.

At this moment, on the eastern coast of Tianhai City.

Led by the strongest members of the Loushi Group and Gu Group, and joined by famous Nation-Guarding Level Experts like Zhou Wenyuan and Fierce Wolf, a total of hundreds of Xia Country's elite Class Transferees had already constructed a temporary composite magic barrier behind the coast. The barrier's radiance flowed as it attempted to withstand the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile group, which was swarming out of the seawater accompanied by a sky full of dark green poison mist.

However, the development of the battle once again exceeded their expectations.

Those hideous giant crocodiles, covered in dark green scales, hadn't even truly approached the city protection barrier...

A sudden change occurred!

On the beach originally covered with gravel and damp sand, without any warning, one strange and magnificent blood-colored flower after another bloomed! The flowers resembled roses but were composed entirely of flowing fresh blood and dark red energy; every petal seemed to possess life, swaying gently.

[Blood Rose]!

This was precisely the brand-new talent skill mastered by the Vampire maiden Alice after her bloodline further awakened.

These Blood Roses were not static decorations. As soon as they appeared, they were like the greediest blood-sucking leeches, rooting themselves deep beneath the beach, while the flowers released a powerful suction! The dark green poison mist emanating from the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles in the surrounding air was the first to be swept away. Immediately after, from the gaps in the scales of the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles closer to the roses, strands of scarlet blood actually began to seep out!

These blood strands were like they were being summoned, leaving the giant crocodiles' bodies one after another and flying toward the nearest Blood Rose to be quickly absorbed. As they absorbed the blood, the roses became even more vibrant and beautiful, and their range was faintly expanding.

The power of this skill was directly related to Alice's own spirit attribute. The higher the spirit, the more roses she could simultaneously produce and the wider the coverage, making that percentage-based damage of siphoning lifeblood even more terrifying. What was even more troublesome was that this belonged to pure blood-attribute damage; unless one possessed extremely high specific blood-attribute resistance, it was extremely difficult to withstand.

For a time, the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile group charging at the front fell into chaos. Their tough scales and powerful poison resistance were greatly diminished in the face of this blood-sucking ability that directly acted upon the source of life. Swaths of giant crocodiles let out painful roars, and their charging momentum came to a halt. Many of the weaker ones even stumbled and fell due to having too much blood forcibly drained, their vitality rapidly fading.

The beach was instantly transformed into a death garden of Blood Roses, with the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles suffering heavy casualties.

Roar—!!

Among the group, several Boss-level Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile leaders, with exceptionally massive bodies and Auras comparable to mountain ranges, let out furious roars. Their compound eyes swiveled, and relying on their keen perception of energy fluctuations, they instantly locked onto a figure high in the sky.

It was a slender figure, standing in the air hundreds of meters above, surrounded by a faint blood mist. On Alice's exquisitely beautiful face, a pair of ruby-like eyes carried a hint of lazy and playful smile as she looked down at the chaotic crocodile group below, as if admiring a work of art she had personally arranged.

Found you! Ant!" The largest Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile Boss transmitted a violent killing intent through its mental fluctuations. Its thick hind legs slammed into the ground, and its mountain-like body actually soared into the air, enveloped in a dense dark green poison cloud, shooting toward Alice in the sky like a cannonball! Several other Bosses followed closely behind, launching a coordinated attack.

Facing the angry pounce of several Mythical-grade Bosses, the smile on Alice's face did not fade; she simply lightly raised her jade-white right hand.

Touch of Blood.

As her cold voice fell, the beach below churned violently! Countless thick vines, entirely condensed from viscous blood and exceeding one meter in diameter, like blood-colored giant pythons with lives of their own, burst out from the sand. With lightning speed, they coiled around all the soaring Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile Bosses, as well as the ordinary Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles on the ground that were still struggling or trying to launch long-range attacks.

These blood vines were incredibly tough and possessed powerful binding and siphoning effects. Several Boss-level giant crocodiles were tied up tightly. No matter how they struggled or burst forth with enough force to shatter mountains, they couldn't immediately break free. The blood vines suddenly contracted, violently dragging them down from mid-air!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Like several small mountains crashing down, several huge pits were smashed into the beach, with sand and dust mixing with poison mist and soaring into the sky. The Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles firmly bound by the "Touch of Blood" almost lost their ability to move in a short time, only able to writhe and roar in vain.

In terms of absolute attributes, the current Alice was already three or four times stronger than these Mythical-grade Bosses. The bloodline talent skills she performed at will were enough to keep them under crowd control until they died.

Just then, those Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles that hadn't been bound by the blood vines, or were struggling to release long-range poison sprays or energy attacks, had just raised their heads and locked onto Alice in the sky...

A pure white figure, like a startled swan or a flash of light, cut into the battlefield without any warning!

That figure was so fast that it only left a blurry white afterimage on everyone's retinas.

Immediately after, sword light flared up!

That light was not particularly dazzling or eye-catching, yet it was pure to the extreme, cold to the extreme, and sharp to the extreme!

One Sword to Open the Heavens.

A voice as cold as a mountain spring flowing over snow seemed to ring directly in everyone's hearts.

Peerless Sword Rain.

Chii—!

There was no deafening explosion, only a slight sound that was almost negligible, like the sound of silk being sliced open by a sharp blade.

Inside the magic barrier, all the prepared Xia Country experts only had time to see those fleeting, beautiful eyes as cold as eternal ice, and that brilliant sword light that bloomed and then vanished in an instant.

Then... time seemed to stand still for a moment.

In the next instant.

On the beach, all the Decaying Wood Divine Crocodiles that were still alive—whether they were Bosses bound by blood vines or ordinary members still charging or struggling—all of their movements froze.

Fine but straight blood lines quietly emerged on their massive bodies.

Immediately after, the incredibly tough bodies of these Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures neatly separated, slid, and disintegrated along the paths of those blood lines... turning into hundreds or thousands of fragments of various sizes, crashing to the ground!

As the sword qi passed, All Beings Are Equal.

Whether it was the thick-skinned ordinary Divine Crocodiles or the racial leaders with amazing defense, under this Wunian Peerless Sword Formation, their end was exactly the same.