Chapter 899

Chapter 899: The Choking Blade

In the acquisition of [Zhan Tie·Stovite], Lolan Hill began attempting to connect with the Solar Crown, aiming to become more familiar with and master this holy relic at a faster pace. This eventually proved useful at a critical moment.

Although she currently only had the strength of War Sequence 5, by leveraging the powers of the holy relic, she could temporarily advance to War Sequence 7, which should be sufficient. The witch across from her was also only at Magic Sequence 8, not without hope.

Flying in the air, Lolan Hill was fully covered in silver armor, even her face was like a film of amber metal. With the system’s connection, various data and instructions appeared within the mask-like helmet, assisting her in battle as if she were piloting a sci-fi exosuit.

Silver light streaked across the night sky, rising like a new star. Seeing the celestial witch about to escape the forest, Ibel’s pupils narrowed, and then a dark mass of hawk-like demonic beasts soared up, chasing and intercepting the witch.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t use wind and atmospheric powers now. The young lady saw the pursuing forces through the small images on the screen and thought to herself.

If she didn’t follow the agreement and used her powers, she could easily make this area off-limits to flying, preventing any unauthorized creatures from soaring.

However, since they had made the agreement, Lolan Hill wouldn’t easily break it. Her figure accelerated again, slicing through the atmosphere with steel wings, leaving long, swirling trails.

During continuous ascent, the young lady finally escaped the pursuers behind her. Looking down, she saw the vast world below, with mountains undulating and a few patches of snow covering the peaks. The river wound through the town, its surface occasionally reflecting the sparks and explosions in the sky.

“Roar!” The giant lion on the ground, capable of flattening hills, roared towards the sky, sending shockwaves outwards, shaking the town for dozens of miles, causing countless trees and houses to collapse.

The air suddenly became scorching, as if everything was covered by a thin layer of red gauze, making one feel suffocated and oppressed. Under the roar of the raging red lion, the mountainous air seemed to burn. Then, the giant lion started running.

Its speed gradually increased, its fiery red fur swaying like flames, creating a suffocating yet beautiful sight.

The originally noisy mountains and forests began to quiet down. Many demonic beasts and wild animals avoided the path, making way for the blazing monarch. The intense flames leaped and spread through the mountains, finally leaping up to pounce on the tiny black dot in the sky.

The huge mouth descended, accompanied by terrifying heat waves, and Lolan Hill narrowly dodged the sharp fangs in the swirling air currents. However, the massive claw that followed still enveloped her.

The long sword of steel slashed at the torn claw, scattering fragments and fur. Then, the angelic sword-winged figure was swept down by the fire claws, crashing into the forest below.

The sword wings rubbed violently against the rocks and trees, and after a while, Lolan Hill managed to stop. At that moment, several bone chains suddenly emerged from the ground, tightly binding her limbs and fixing her to the ground.

Soon, a snake head composed of bones emerged from underground, its sharp fangs aimed directly at Lolan Hill.

Facing the sudden attack of the Necromancer Sequence 8 bone snake, Lolan Hill’s armor transformed, covered with sharp edges and spikes, cutting through the bone chains. She then thrust forward with the long silver-iron sword, her sword wings unfolding once more.

She rushed back at several times the speed of the bone snake, and such rapid movement left the tail-biting bone snake unprepared, being cut open by the incredibly sharp silver-iron sword.

With the sharpness of Zhan Tie·Stovite, few substances could withstand it, and the flying bones in the air disintegrated at high speed into fine white powder.

The gliding silver-winged angel seemed like myriad shadows on the ground. The sword light flashed, and every approaching demonic beast was sliced apart.

Then, the raging red lion from the sky roared again, charging angrily,

Tearing through countless obstacles and trees, the giant lion transformed into a torrent of flames, colliding fiercely with the ground. Even the sharp silver-iron sword dulled quickly under the intense heat.

Leveraging the rugged terrain, the silver sword-winged angel danced through the air, suddenly splitting into seven shadows from different angles.

This time, Lolan Hill avoided the overly scorching areas, skillfully stabbing into the soft spots, drawing hot blood.

“Roar—”

The giant lion roared in fury. The soul-shaking tremor made Lolan Hill slow down momentarily. Seeing the witch lightly touching the giant lion beneath her, a strange fluctuation passed through, instantly healing all wounds.

The Sequence 8 demonic beast returned to its original state, and the fragmented fibrous bone snake surged out again.

Its long, centipede-like skeletal body twisted in the sky, dragging countless stones, bones, and trees, forming a giant cage, enclosing the giant lion and the young lady in a confined space.

The silver sword light flickered repeatedly under the inferno, dodging fierce claw strikes and inflicting new wounds on the giant lion.

“Cursed.”

Seeing the incredibly agile and highly powerful opponent, Ibel frowned. Although she summoned many demonic beasts to assist, they were ineffective against Lolan Hill’s superior speed and agility. Using her incredible speed, she could easily weave through the crowd of beasts, whereas Ibel had to be cautious, unwilling to discard her hard work so soon.

“I have no choice but to use that.”

The witch riding the giant lion suddenly jumped out, allowing the tail-biting bone snake to wrap around Lolan Hill. She then took out a slender bone flute and played a special melody.

Rapid footsteps echoed through the mountains, and soon, black-red wolf shadows leaped out from the forest.

Demon Sequence 5: Shadow-Treading Black Wolf (Rare Golden Grade)

These black wolves were no ordinary demonic beasts. Though they belonged to the Demon Sequence, they shared similar resonance methods with the War Sequence and could briefly jump through shadows for sudden assassinations.

“Sss,” a black wolf flashed ahead, biting onto Lolan Hill’s long sword, producing sparks. Although it was quickly split in two by the blade, other Shadow-Treading Black Wolves immediately attacked.

Seemingly endless combat, Lolan Hill killed batch after batch of black wolves, but more kept coming.

This couldn’t continue.

Realizing her predicament, the young lady’s sword wings glowed with magical radiance once more, then suddenly rose, preparing to escape using the sky.

Unfortunately, the witch across anticipated this move. The raging red lion attacked fiercely again, its massive claw tearing through space, creating wandering time fissures, aiming to crush the tiny figure.

‘Mystical Technique: July Flight’

Facing the looming giant palm, the silver-winged maiden drew her sword again, seven crescent-shaped arcs flashing together, slicing and killing the space in front of her. Even under the intense flame flow, the wounds caused by the arcs did not heal; sharp steel blades spread from the wounds, piercing outward from within.

Once a mighty beast king, now it fell like a hedgehog pierced by steel, writhing in pain.

Note: The author got sleepy while writing and dozed off multiple times.