215: Rain-eroded Corpse King

"Damn monster! Die!" Nangong Yu's phoenix-like eyes blazed with murderous intent and rage. She didn't give anyone else a chance to intervene; such a powerful Corpse King was her perfect opponent! The fiery wings on her back spread again, and her figure transformed into a streak of flowing fire, soaring into the sky. She formed a pincer attack with the Fire Phoenix circling above, trapping the Rain-Corroding Corpse King in the middle.

Only when she got closer did Nangong Yu clearly see the Corpse King's appearance. Its wings were not feathers but seemed to be composed of flowing black liquid, constantly dripping black water. Its face had surprisingly taken on a somewhat human-like form; though still hideous, it wasn't covered in rotten flesh and shattered bones like ordinary zombies. Its eyes were pure ink black, without pupils. Its sharp claws gleamed with a cold light, and the black water currents swirling around its body writhed like living venomous snakes.

Nangong Yu hovered in the air, her fiery wings slowly fanning. The scorching airflow contrasted sharply with the chilling water vapor surrounding the Corpse King. The massive Fire Phoenix behind her let out a clear phoenix cry, exuding heat and pressure that was in no way inferior to the Corpse King opposite her!

"Fire Phoenix! Flame Meteor Shower!" Nangong Yu shouted, forming hand seals. The Fire Phoenix behind her let out a long cry and suddenly rushed towards the Corpse King! As it flew, the sky seemed to ignite, and over a hundred flaming meteors, trailing long tails of fire, appeared out of thin air. Like falling asteroids, they descended with an aura of destruction, smashing down upon the Corpse King.

The Rain-Corroding Corpse King let out a sharp shriek, and the ink-black water currents swirling around its body surged rapidly, instantly forming a gigantic, constantly flowing black water curtain in front of it! The flaming meteors continuously crashed into the water curtain, erupting into bursts of scorching steam and piercing "sizzling" sounds. However, most of their energy was offset and annihilated by the corrosive black water, turning into a black acidic mist that permeated the sky.

Seeing that the Fire Phoenix's attack had failed, Nangong Yu was not disheartened. She cupped her hands in front of her chest, and a magnificent longbow, entirely composed of flames, instantly took shape! She used energy as a string, drawing the bow to its full extent, and incredibly condensed flame arrows shot towards the Corpse King like a barrage of cannon fire!

The Corpse King swung its sharp claws, and a condensed black water blade tore through the air, not only precisely splitting several flame arrows but its remaining momentum even ripped open the Fire Phoenix's fiery shield! The Fire Phoenix let out an angry cry, its wings fiercely fanning forward! A scorching flame storm swept out like a tsunami, colliding head-on with the black water blade! The water blade was instantly evaporated and annihilated in the surging inferno.

Seeing that it gained no advantage, the Corpse King let out an even sharper, soul-piercing shriek. Many ordinary soldiers on the front line, even those hiding behind cover, felt their heads splitting and fear rising in their hearts. It gave up its entanglement with Nangong Yu, and the black water energy around its body surged wildly, transforming into a wider, more corrosive downpour of black rain that indiscriminately covered the No. 1 position below!

"You monster! How dare you!" Nangong Yu was furious at the sight. This Corpse King was clearly intelligent; knowing it couldn't defeat her quickly, it began attacking the ground forces, attempting to disturb her focus.

"Miss Nangong! Please focus all your strength on the Corpse King! Leave the ground defense to me!" Just then, Li Yi shouted from the ground. Green wind element energy surged violently around him, and he cupped his hands upwards! Above the position, a strong and precise whirlwind suddenly arose! This whirlwind was not chaotic; instead, it skillfully formed a massive airflow barrier, deflecting all the pouring black rain, guiding it away from the position and onto the empty land nearby, where it corroded countless pits of varying depths into the ground, yet failed to harm the position in the slightest!

"Such precise control!" Ling Feng, also a wind-element Superpower user, was astonished by the sight. Li Yi's command of wind elements, whether in scale, precision, or timing, was likely superior to his own.

Ling Feng couldn't help but wonder why Li Yi's name wasn't on the Top 100 Superpower Users list. It seemed the Red Alert Legion indeed kept a low profile, and there were countless hidden masters. He no longer hesitated and immediately cast wind-element spells, cooperating with Li Yi to construct a wind barrier above the position, further ensuring the safety of the ordinary soldiers.

Seeing that the ground crisis was easily resolved by Li Yi and the others, Nangong Yu had no more worries. With a clear shout, she poured all her energy into the battle with the Corpse King. The flame longbow glowed even brighter, and the arrows she shot became increasingly fierce!

However, just as Nangong Yu and the Rain-Corroding Corpse King were locked in fierce combat, a series of hair-raising shrieks echoed from the distant clouds!

The next moment, a dense, dark mass of thousands of Flying Zombies, like a disturbed swarm of bats, covered the sky and swooped towards the human position! They varied in form; some resembled enlarged vampire bats, while others maintained a humanoid shape but had tattered fleshy wings on their backs, emitting piercing noises.

Brigade Commander Xia and Brigade Commander Wang of the newly arrived 2nd Brigade changed their expressions and immediately ordered: "All helicopters airborne! Intercept the Flying Zombie horde!"

"No need to panic, two Brigade Commanders," Zhu Yan and Lei Xin exchanged glances and said in a deep voice, "Leave these scoundrels to our Red Alert Mecha Unit!"

Before their words even finished, both simultaneously pressed the Dimensional Space Mecha Belts at their waists! Countless nano-level metal units surged out from the belts like living flowing water, rapidly combining, transforming, and assembling in the air! In the blink of an eye, two 6.5-meter tall, Tier 3 Super Mechas, painted in Red Alert's iconic bright yellow and blue-purple livery, stood majestically in front of the position!

"All Mecha Unit personnel! Take off! Engage the enemy!" Zhu Yan issued the command through the mecha's internal communication channel.

"Buzz—!!!"

With a dense hum of energy engines, sixty Red Alert mechas of various designs simultaneously activated their back thrusters, rising from the ground like a forest of steel and rushing towards the dense black mass of Flying Zombies in the sky! The scene was full of power and technological beauty, utterly shocking!

Zhu Yan, piloting the blaze mecha, took the lead, wielding a thick Tier 3 flamethrower in his right arm!

"Boom—!"

A hundred-meter-long scorching fire dragon roared forth, instantly engulfing a large area of Flying Zombies in front! The terrifying high temperature directly roasted them black and smoking, causing them to fall from the sky like dumplings!

Other Tier 1 and 2 mechas also displayed their unique abilities, using their main weapons in combat. Large numbers of Flying Zombies perished in metal storms, seas of fire, and lightning prisons. Occasionally, a few stragglers attempted to break into the position but were easily shot down by the apollo aerospace fighter, which had been patrolling and guarding high in the sky, using its powerful Helios autocannon.

This sudden aerial crisis, through the coordinated efforts of the Red Alert Mecha Unit and the apollo fighter jet, was swiftly resolved in just over ten minutes!

At the same time, the high-altitude duel was drawing to a close. Although the Rain-Corroding Corpse King was powerful and its black water highly corrosive, it ultimately fell into a disadvantage under the fierce attacks of Nangong Yu, the Fire Phoenix Summoner. The black water around its body was constantly evaporated and consumed by the Fire Phoenix's flames, its massive body was scorched black in many places, and its fleshy wings were damaged, making its movements noticeably slower.

"Monster! Your doomsday has arrived! Phoenix Dance Rainbow!"

Nangong Yu hovered in the air, her body surging with flame energy to the extreme, as if she had transformed into a Goddess of Flame. The flame longbow in her hand instantly expanded several times, and a dazzling flame arrow, condensed with most of her Superpower and too bright to look at directly, slowly formed! With her clear shout, this arrow, like a fiery rainbow, left the string, carrying an indomitable aura of incinerating all things, trailing a hundred-meter-long rainbow light, and shot towards the Rain-Corroding Corpse King, which was already at its limit!

The Corpse King felt a fatal threat and let out a desperate roar, expending its last strength to condense the thickest black water curtain in front of itself! At the same time, the Fire Phoenix behind Nangong Yu let out a high-pitched phoenix cry that pierced the clouds. Its entire massive body transformed into an energy state, circling the fiery rainbow, spinning at high speed, and together they crashed into the water curtain!

"Boom—!!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion ripped through the sky! The black water curtain only blocked the rainbow for a moment before shattering like fragile glass! The fiery rainbow continued its momentum, instantly piercing through the Rain-Corroding Corpse King's chest! The energy Fire Phoenix, close behind, violently impacted its shattered body!

A violent explosion formed a colossal fireball in the sky, its intense light blinding. When the light dissipated, the once arrogant Rain-Corroding Corpse King had been blown into countless burning pieces of flesh and charred bones, falling from the sky like black raindrops, mixed with the remnants of evaporated black water.

Nangong Yu slowly reined in the flames around her body, and the fiery wings on her back dissipated. She descended slowly from the sky, her face slightly pale, clearly having expended a great deal of energy in the decisive strike, but her eyes remained sharp as blades, scanning the still surging Zombie Tide in the distance. The first battle was a victory, decapitating the enemy leader before the lines, which greatly boosted the morale of the entire army!