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Its tail, which was covered in large, bulging scales, was cut off in one piece.
As the severed tail and Inanna landed simultaneously, all the Bakuma scales on it exploded at once! A cloud of black smoke and flames mingled, and the most violent explosion sent Inanna flying backward from the smoke and dust.
Fortunately, thanks to Freya's full protection, Inanna was unharmed except for being somewhat covered in dust.
Staring at its severed tail, the Bazelgeuse was utterly enraged. But Inanna's next action only fueled its fury further—
She rolled closer and, right in front of the Bazelgeuse, activated her storage ring, storing the dragon's tail, now blackened and detonated from all its scales, into it.
Enraged to the point that its tail had been taken away right before its eyes as a trophy, the Bazelgeuse's attack on Inanna became even more frenzied.
The speed of the charge was not just a fraction of what it used to be. The Bazelgeuse swung its head violently, slamming Inanna aside, sending her flying. This was its first successful attack.
Inanna was no pushover either, and she quickly used her Divine Grace Hymn to defend herself. As she was being knocked away, she used her Divine Protection Aura to withstand the subsequent Exploding Scales.
Before she could even regain her footing, the Bazelgeuse had already charged forward with renewed momentum. In her panic, Inanna suddenly thought of…
How did Qin He respond at that time?
Faced with the Deviljho's ferocious charge, Qin He met it head-on, slamming its head into the ground. But he lacked that kind of strength…
What if we take advantage of the Bazelgeuse charging and cleave its head and body vertically?
The Bazelgeuse charged at lightning speed, leaving Inanna very little time to react. She immediately pushed off with her feet, sliding towards the Bazelgeuse's neck—
Holding both hands together, Divine Grace directly slashed at the head, neck, and abdomen of the Bazelgeuse, leaving a shocking sword wound that injured it!
At the same time, the damaged exploding scales were also knocked off by the impact of the sword strike.
Once the Bazelgeuse had regained its footing at a distance, a massive gash appeared on its neck, stretching down to its abdomen! And Inanna? How was she…?
In that instant, Mira and the other two simultaneously understood Inanna's intention. The throwing knives and light arrows deflected the falling exploding scales with all their might, and Freya's protective magic reappeared around Inanna!
Inanna succeeded; she was betting that Freya and the others would react in time to help her complete the sliding tackle.
"Mira, you guys get ready."
Even after its tail was severed, a small section of Bazelgeuse's tail remained, with only a few scales still intact. However, it was still a point of entry that could be used to get close.
As an assassin, Vildea had been hiding, waiting for this moment.
Before the Bazelgeuse could recover from the vertical slash, Inanna stood up and swung Divine Prayer again, striking the Bazelgeuse's hind leg once more.
At the same time, Vild revealed the Emerald Fang in her hand. Concealed, she leaped and climbed onto the back of the Bazelgeuse's severed tail!
The Emerald Fang is more accurately described as a pair of swords than a dagger. Now, Vild inserts the emerald blades into the tail of the Blastscale Dragon—
Although the venom obtained from Qin He has been used up and needs to be replaced, the Jade Fang itself can also create a considerable amount of venom using the properties of dark and necromancy.
He plunged the blade deep into the broken end of the dragon's tail, then steadied himself and unleashed a series of slashes! The wildly swirling blade easily sliced through the already damaged and easily cut flesh.
Sensing a new enemy, Bazelgeuse was about to throw her off when Inanna, standing between its legs, slashed again. Then she flipped forward and struck Bazelgeuse's face with a horizontal slash!
Despite the Bazelgeuse's considerable resistance to the explosion of its own scales, the Divine Grace slapping its face repeatedly caused significant damage with a deafening roar.
Just now, Bazelgeuse had already considered retreating. After all, it had already lost its tail, and if the fight continued, it didn't know what would happen...
If we move to another location and these humans continue to pursue us, then it's not too late to continue the fight.
But now, the Bazelgeuse, having suffered a heavy blow to the head, is facing another threat—two magical attacks that are charging up in the distance.
Mira and Freya, relying on Ice Soul Frost Star and Holy Blessing... simultaneously unleashed eighth-tier ice and light attack magic!
Eighth-tier Light Magic, Holy Judgment Light Shard.
Eighth-tier ice magic, Ice Prism Shatter.
Almost simultaneously with Inanna's attack, the two magical attacks locked onto the Bazelgeuse's head.
Inanna delivered a resounding slap to the Bazelgeuse with her greatsword, a triumphant smile spreading across her face. She dodged to the side, and the exploding fragments of Holy Judgment light enveloped most of the Bazelgeuse's front end—
At the same time, the darkness and necromantic energy that immediately invaded from the base of its tail, while not instantly poisoning the Bazelgeuse, still managed to cause a momentary stun under Vild's full power!
At this crucial moment, Bazelgeuse involuntarily froze, hot saliva dripping from its mouth...
Subsequently, its entire body covered in exploding scales fell off and shattered under the bombardment of light shards. Mirana's main attack, Ice Prism Break, directly blasted the Bazelgeuse backward and caused it to fall to the ground, its wounds frozen solid by terrifying ice.
Even the blast glands that generate blast scales are sealed off. The body fluids are desperately trying to melt the ice, but they cannot quickly generate new blast scales outside the body.
"It's time to finish."
Vild saw that the scales on its dragon body had all burst open under the bombardment of the light gravel. Since the Bazelgeuse's injured back didn't pose a threat of new scales growing, she used the technique Qin He had previously mentioned—
She transformed into a demon, followed by a series of spinning slashes that ripped open the Bazelgeuse's back! As circles of blood blossomed, Vild gripped the Emerald Fang, intending to join forces with Inanna for the final blow. To send this Bazelgeuse to Heraheim!
The extended blade of fighting spirit pierced the neck of the Bazelgeuse, reaching its spinal cord. Then, Inanna raised her greatsword high, unleashing a powerful upward thrust of Divine Grace, piercing the Bazelgeuse's throat.
at the same time……
"They actually managed to slay a Bazelgeuse! Just who is this team? It's such a pity... if only I could have that Bazelgeuse!"
Also a four-person team, these four people were hiding in the shadows watching the battle. Two humans, a halfling, and a dwarf all appeared to be quite powerful.
Now, the leader is eyeing the fallen Bazelgeuse with hostility.
"I heard they came with a pair of silver dragons, one named Qin He and the other Zhong Liuxiu. One of them has a rare mutated dragon tail. Are they going to the tenth level to hunt down the dragon lich? So, are they going to fight?"
The halfling explained.
"Silver Dragon? Hmph, follow them. Kill Qin He, and capture the other one."
Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning shattered the stone wall where the four were hiding! From within the smoke, a ferocious pink creature emerged, its vertical pupils wide open, brimming with murderous intent!
"Fools...you dare to touch Qin He?"
Chapter 232 The Spider Queen and Business
Without a doubt, the four adventurers had absolutely no chance of being defeated by the purple lightning cat's sudden attack.
At the peak of the eighth rank, Fei Xue possessed extreme speed comparable to a Saint-level expert. Her round figure, wreathed in purple lightning, flashed a few times in the night sky, and the adventure team that wanted to kill the silver dragon was plunged into a desperate situation.
The three purple lightning darts had already blasted the other three people into a tumble and fly backwards. In terms of power, the purple lightning darts were probably no match for the simultaneous explosion of the multiple scales of the Bazelgeuse.
But its endless, constant targeting, and relentless strikes until the enemy is dead are absolutely terrifying. As for the "captain" who threatened to kill Qin He, he is now being personally hunted down by the enraged Purple Lightning Cat.
The so-called squad leader was a young lord skilled in both magic and martial arts. Her experience told her that the Purple Lightning Cat before her was definitely not to be underestimated.
The cat has only one tail, which is not forked. This indicates that this purple electric cat is still quite young, and at most no more than two hundred years old.
However, even for their four-person team, dealing with the strength of a peak eighth-tier expert would be extremely difficult.
A dual martial arts practitioner specializing in magic and martial arts, at the mid-level of the eighth rank, blessed by the elves, he can be considered half a sword chanter.
The other human is a mid-level eighth-tier light and lightning mage. He's useless...
Dwarven Berserker, mid-tier 8th rank.
Halfling, assassin...lower rank 8.
Given their current state, dealing with the Purple Lightning Cat would be far more perilous than immediately engaging in battle with the Snow Elf team.
If she could, the Sword Singer would have preferred to replace the purple lightning cat in front of her with a Deviljho and a Bazelgeuse. Because even if those two joined forces, they would still have a chance to escape and organize a counterattack.
But against the Purple Lightning Cat, who wields purple lightning darts and can lock them down to the ends of the earth, any attempt to outmaneuver them is a poor strategy. Even with mages casting barriers for everyone, being overwhelmed by the endless stream of purple lightning darts is inevitable.
The swordsman immediately spoke, unless he immediately invoked his trump card—the drow elf family of the dungeon—to justify his willingness to fight the silver dragon…
It seems that this purple lightning cat, which attacked without warning, will truly wipe them out here.
Her team's purpose in coming to the dungeon was to rendezvous with the drow mercenary group that roamed the surface. Afterwards, they would head deeper to hunt down the Saint-level dragon and its cubs residing below.
As for his earlier interest in killing Qin He, it was merely because he wanted to offer the silver dragon as a sacrifice to the evil being worshipped by the drow elves.
Rose, the Spider Queen, was a half-step Dao Creation expert.
“Great Purple Lightning Cat…you’ve come for the Silver Dragon? There’s no need for us to be enemies.”
“I am Morosa Keldis, lord of the Principality of Morson, from the continent of Jotun. If you are willing to negotiate with my squad, I can offer you—”
Before she could finish speaking, Fei Xue had already branded a purple lightning-like burn mark on Morosa's contorted face with her claws. A bolt of lightning, resembling Qin He's black-gold thunderbolt, slammed directly into Morosa's open mouth.
"I do not want to."
Even with his timely mobilization of battle qi and demonic energy to form the most urgent defenses within his body, Fei Xue's purple lightning bolt still blasted Morosa's teeth into pieces and caused blood to gush from his throat. It seems this lord is unable to retain his ability to speak.
With her absolute speed, Scarlet Snow charged at the dwarven berserker with all her might. The thick metal shield was instantly melted, etching a horrifying round hole through it.
Not wanting to smash the dwarf to pieces, Fei Xue relied solely on the brute force brought by her speed, instantly obliterating her opponent upon contact.
Seeing the dwarf, already charred black, being blasted away by the lightning cat at an irresistible speed, the mage could no longer suppress his fear and decided to unleash his strongest area-of-effect spell, capable of being cast instantly.
Her plan was simple: if they could kill the purple lightning cat, their team would win. Even if the other three died from the magic's effects, she could simply revive them.
But if she were killed by the Purple Lightning Cat and her body was scattered and dismembered in this dungeon... then her life would truly be over.
In the dungeon, everyone's own life is always the most important thing.
As long as I, as a mage with the resurrection spell, can stay alive, it's not a big deal even if everyone else in the team is wiped out.
With this in mind, the mage, using herself as the center, planned to unleash her strongest offensive power—the eighth-tier Light-elemental's most powerful attack spell, Light of Repentance!
The purple lightning cat before us is undoubtedly the fastest among lightning-attribute magical beasts. But no matter how fast it is, it can never outrun the Light of Repentance.
This magic, which radiates light-based energy indiscriminately outwards from itself, causing widespread damage and the fastest attack, would absolutely be enough to subdue this crazed purple lightning cat.
Soon, Fei Xue used her speed to snatch all the storage rings from the four-person team in front of her. This was a habit she had in the Dead City; whenever she had the chance, she would "pick up" the storage rings of the dead adventurers.
As for adventurers who invade her territory and fish haphazardly, they will inevitably have their storage rings and personal belongings taken away by the Purple Lightning Cat.
Sensing the mage's magical energy beginning to stir—a prelude to unleashing an offensive spell—Feixue not only didn't dodge, but the purple lightning surrounding her intensified even further!
"Hmm? That magic, could it be..."
Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Morosa discovered that the monks accompanying him were about to use the Light of Repentance, which was indiscriminate and all-encompassing, to fight the enemy!
If she were to use the Light of Repentance, she, the halflings, and the dwarves in the party would surely die from the attack, and no matter how fast the Purple Lightning Cat is, it can't outrun the light.
In other words, by using this self-serving and harmful tactic, the mage will bury his teammates and the Purple Lightning Cat together.
No…no! Morosa knew that the Purple Lightning Cat had already stolen their storage rings. If the mage defeated the Purple Lightning Cat, and the other three died in the magical blast, then—
The mage could then easily take the other three storage rings from the team members, and then scatter their remains around, essentially ending any hope of resurrection.
Furthermore, what is far more valuable than the storage ring is this purple lightning cat.
Even the Light of Repentance is a pipe dream if it can kill the most powerful eighth-tier peak magical beast in one strike.
But what if the mage's goal is not to kill it, but to tame it as their battle pet?
With only one cat tail, it symbolizes that this purple lightning cat has only lived for a little over a hundred years. If carefully nurtured, it will become a ten-tailed purple lightning cat capable of ascending to godhood a thousand years later.
If such a valuable item were to be enslaved by a mage, wouldn't that be letting her get away with it for nothing? Normally, their team should call in drow elf mercenaries to capture the snow elf team and deal with the purple lightning cat.
Sending out a distress signal would be tantamount to handing the Purple Lightning Cat over to the Drow Elves. These greedy, beautiful, and cold-blooded evil races would never leave the Purple Lightning Cat to the adventure team.
A sense of danger triggered Morosa's sensitivity to demonic energy as a swordsman.
She immediately raised the demonic sword in her hand, trying her best to block the repentance light that was about to emanate from the mage and destroy everything.
As the gentle light magic spread destructively in all directions, the bodies of the dwarves and halflings were caught off guard by the blast of the purple lightning darts and were then irradiated by the light of repentance, their flesh being torn apart.
Moreover, even Morosa, who was defending with all his might, was impacted by the terrifying power of the Light of Penitence.
Cracks spread across the demonic sword in his hand, and it seemed to be on the verge of collapse, with the possibility of the sword being destroyed and the man dying at any moment!
"Ha! At this close range, the Purple Lightning Cat definitely can't dodge... After that, I'll use the master-servant contract to completely enslave it and get out of here—!"
The mage clung to a beautiful fantasy: she knew that as long as she controlled the purple lightning cat before her, she would no longer have to do business with the drow elves, nor be trapped in the Spider Queen's dark depths…
She could roam freely throughout the entire land abandoned by the gods.
But wait, why didn't the Purple Lightning Cat howl in pain when its Light of Repentance hit it? Logically speaking, even a peak eighth-tier Purple Lightning Cat would lose half its life from this attack, so why is it like this now—?!
A streak of purple lightning flashed within the range of the light of repentance. Fei Xue used the purple lightning on her body as a shield to completely defend against the light of repentance.
If she doesn't even have this much protection, how can Fei Xue rely on the racial talent of the Purple Lightning Cat to make a living? She can melt high-grade magical metals with her own speed. How can mere magic hurt her?
Just dream.
Chapter 233 Drow Elves, Black Snow Mercenary Group
Impossible! This purple lightning cat actually stood still and took the brunt of the repentance light head-on?
As if guessing the mage's thoughts, Fei Xue stepped gracefully towards the mage's feet, bathed in the radiant light of the purple lightning washing over her body.
She easily stepped into the light of repentance, into the safe zone where the spellcaster stood.
"Your two companions died from magic, but these tricks are no match for Purple Lightning Cat. Now, go and experience the power of your own magic!"