131: Abyss and Holy Light, fused together?!

Outside the National War Instance, watching the sudden turn of events, Transferees from various countries in observation erupted in excitement.

The Transferees of Jiuzhou Country were furious.

"Damn it, the National War is already over!"

"A joint siege by three countries?! How shameless!"

"Jiuzhou compatriots, hold on! There are still twenty-five minutes before the battlefield closes!"

...Meanwhile, the other three countries were clearly in high spirits.

"Excellent, kill the Jiuzhou Transferees!"

"Good! That's how it should be, deal with the Jiuzhou people first!"

...Inside the National War Instance, a great battle was about to erupt.

Ivan Scion of Lei Di, the Thunder Shaman, cast a totem among the Berserkers, and the Bear Country warriors were all covered in a layer of lightning shields.

A Bear Country giant axe warrior finally couldn't contain his impulse, letting out a deafening roar. His massive body burst forth with a speed incongruous with his size, like an out-of-control chariot, charging first towards the Jiuzhou ranks.

His door-sized giant axe was raised high, with terrifying frost power condensed on its blade, carrying a fierce wind, striking directly at the golden tower shield at the front of the formation.

This roar was like a horn of attack.

In an instant, the Bear Country warriors collectively let out wild roars. The Frost Mage's extreme cold storm and the Berserker's charging stomp, empowered by the Totem Shaman's Bloodlust aura, erupted simultaneously, crushing towards the Jiuzhou position like an avalanche.

Emilia Starwhisper, the Archmage of Eagle Country, her eyes flashing with a cold light, did not shout any commands, but simply pointed her staff forward slightly. The next moment, the Paladins raised their swords and shields, forming a defensive line to guard against sneak attacks.

The long-prepared mage corps chanted in unison. Countless scorching fireballs, sharp ice lances, and screaming arcane missiles streaked across the sky like a squall, precisely covering the heads of the Jiuzhou Transferees.

The Rangers' bowstrings vibrated, and enchanted arrows arrived later but struck first, aiming directly at the healers and magic-users in the Jiuzhou ranks.

Park Seong-yeon of Goryeo Country narrowed her eyes, as if afraid of falling behind, and sharply gave orders. Goryeo Country's stealthy assassins, their figures blurred, attempted to bypass the warrior defense line at the front and flank the enemy.

Elemental Mages summoned firestorms and thunderous power, which, though slightly weaker in momentum, merged into the Eagle Country's massive torrent of attacks, bombarding the Jiuzhou Transferees.

Facing this overwhelming combined attack from three sides, the Jiuzhou Transferees' breathing suddenly tightened. They instinctively gripped their weapons, and their protective shields and magic barriers instantly shone to their fullest.

However, just as this powerful attack was about to completely engulf them in the next second...

The the five people of the Qilin Squad, their gazes briefly met in the air. There were no words, no signals, yet they seemed to have a telepathic understanding.

Yu Yue's body under his heavy armor remained motionless like a mountain, yet he raised the giant shield in front of him; Xu Bai's lips seemed to curl into a mocking arc; Chu Yixing's right hand, holding the green lotus immortal sword, paused slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes; Ji Linghan's raised pupils reflected the sky full of magical brilliance, still cold; Han Ruoxue's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, which were clear and serene.

The next moment, a difficult-to-describe smile simultaneously appeared at the corners of the the five people's mouths. It wasn't a desperate, tragic smile, nor a mad, ferocious grin, but a smile that seemed to say they had finally seen all their prey step into a carefully laid trap, carrying a hint of mockery, a touch of indifference, and absolute control.

Yu Yue suddenly let out a deep and powerful roar. The sound was not human, but more like the war cry of some ancient giant god. His entire body erupted with an unprecedented brilliant holy light. That light was not merely for defense, but was furiously injected into the giant shield in front of him.

The huge tower shield violently vibrated, and the golden halo, flowing like water on its surface, instantly boiled. Immediately after, a scene that stunned all attackers occurred: Xu Bai, from behind, waved his bone staff, and a massive, pitch-black abyss energy was injected into Yu Yue's tower shield.

The power of the abyss actually merged with the holy light. The sacred golden radiance rapidly transformed into the dark power of the abyss, and then, under the dual energy input of Yu Yue and Xu Bai, it expanded and spread in the blink of an eye, forming a sky-obscuring, pitch-black curtain that seemed to devour all light.

This dark curtain extended upwards, as if connecting to the zenith; it expanded sideways, encompassing all the attack lines of the three countries.

The Bear Country warrior charging at the very front had no time to react to this sudden change. He crashed headlong into the black curtain, instantly feeling as if he had fallen into endless quicksand. His five senses were stripped away, his direction lost, and even his furious battle roar was silently swallowed by the absolute darkness. Arcane missiles, fire, and ice lances that came from all directions, upon hitting the black curtain, were like stones sinking into the sea, merely stirring up a negligible ripple before being completely annihilated.

Emilia Starwhisper of Eagle Country's pupils suddenly contracted, and she exclaimed in surprise, "No! This isn't a Paladin's barrier, this is... what the hell is this?! How can darkness possibly merge with holy light?!"

It turned out that while the three countries were discussing whether to attack the Jiuzhou ranks, Chu Yixing and the the five people had also formulated a plan through voice communication. Xu Bai's new skill at level 30, "Abyssal Assimilation," could assimilate any element into abyssal power, while also possessing the characteristics of abyssal devouring and the assimilated element.

And the essence of the pitch-black curtain was actually Yu Yue's new skill "Holy Light Wall," which, after being "Abyssal Assimilated" by Xu Bai, transformed into the pitch-black curtain before them.

At the exact moment the dark curtain rose, forcibly blocking and devouring all ranged attacks and the frontal charge, Xu Bai moved again.

He let out a very soft laugh, deep and pleasant, as if he had been waiting for a long time. He raised the bone staff in his hand high, then slammed it down heavily onto the ground beneath his feet.

"Crack-crack-crack—!"

Countless deep cracks wildly spread in the most densely populated area of the allied forces. From these cracks, what gushed forth was not lava, but terrifyingly pure abyssal aura, filled with endless negative energy and malevolent whispers.

The cracks rapidly expanded, forming irregular, bottomless, gloomy portals. The next second, countless terrifying, bony demon claws, covered in putrid slime and made of pure shadow, suddenly shot out from the cracks, frantically clawing and tearing at all living things around them.

More chilling screams came from the depths of the fissures, and immediately after, low-level abyssal monsters, driven only by instincts of slaughter and devouring, swarmed out from those gloomy portals like a tide, pouncing on the chaotic allied forces.

They disregarded friend or foe, but the dark curtain perfectly protected the Transferees of the Jiuzhou ranks, causing these terrifying summons to act entirely within the three-country allied forces.

A Bear Country warrior roared, swinging his giant axe, smashing a pouncing shadow demon, but was grabbed by the ankle by a bone claw that emerged from beneath his feet.

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