Starlight felt a sharp pain in his head, followed by a slight dizziness and a sense of weightlessness. Even thin threads of blood began to seep from his nose and mouth. However, he quickly adjusted, adapting to this abnormal state.
At that moment, a soul ripple completely enveloped the entire hall. Starlight discovered with amazement that in his field of vision, the entire world seemed to have been redefined, becoming completely different.
Everything in the hall became exceptionally vivid. Even the mist, which had been nearly invisible before, now had clearly defined outlines.
He even had the illusion that with a mere thought, he could perceive every single movement within a radius of several hundred meters.
If this move were used on anyone else, that massive soul ripple would likely have backfired, turning the host body into an idiot.
But Starlight’s mind had firmly withstood the soul possession from Noah and successfully executed this technique.
“Po Kong! Charge forward, get closer to us! His next attack won't appear on your side again!” After scanning the surroundings, Starlight shouted toward Po Kong.
In this wondrous state, Starlight immediately understood Taros’s attack pattern and realized why Noah felt such disdain for his methods.
First of all, the arrow fired by the combined efforts of Xia Duo and Moen had definitely heavily wounded the physical shell Taros had prepared. In this situation, if He still wanted to keep this shell, He had to buy time for it to recover.
As the dark energy raged, Taros’s main body had quietly shifted with the skeleton, hiding in the shadows of a corner of the hall.
Masked by a soul power far exceeding that of the four of them, Starlight and the others had been completely unable to detect His presence.
The mist permeating the hall could actually be seen as part of Taros’s body, through which He could project His main form to any location where the energy was dense enough.
But every time He appeared to attack, the resulting fluctuations would inevitably affect the surrounding aura, dispersing the gathered dark element mist.
This meant He couldn't attack the same spot consecutively in a short period. While waiting for the mist to regather, He could only change locations each time.
Normally, this movement would be almost impossible for the four of them to detect. But with the intervention of Noah, the soul clone of a Saint Archmage, this method of hiding became child’s play.
This seemingly unpredictable attack was nothing more than an illusion created by the gap in their soul levels.
Starlight could now clearly see that there were no elemental nodes around the four of them that would allow Him to manifest directly. For the time being, at least, they were safe.
Anyone else would have been too terrified to move after those first few attacks, but upon hearing Starlight’s voice, Po Kong didn't care whether Xia Duo was willing or not and immediately pulled her as he leaped down from the altar.
Sure enough, under Starlight’s guidance, the four of them successfully regrouped.
After a brief explanation from Starlight, the other three also quickly understood Taros’s attack pattern.
Now, what they needed to do was figure out how to cross the hall and drag Taros’s main body out from the shadows.
“Who would have thought a god would use such petty tricks? I thought only rogues liked this kind of cowardly fighting style.”
Po Kong looked in the direction Starlight pointed. He saw a very blurry shadow at the edge of the hall. Without careful scrutiny, it would be difficult to notice anything unusual. Ripples of mist were slowly spreading out from that shadow.
Under Moen’s emergency treatment, the deep wound on Po Kong’s back had gradually healed, at least stopping the bleeding. His spirits lifted considerably as well.
“We are still several hundred meters away from His main body. If we want to successfully break through this distance, please follow my commands,” Starlight said solemnly to the three of them.
“I have absolutely no problem with that. Little Star, just give the orders! What about you two?” Po Kong patted his chest and looked at Xia Duo.
After all, this meant entrusting one's life entirely to a stranger they had only met twice. Even though the others had just lent a helping hand, it didn't completely erase their doubts.
“We... of course we have no problem either! Right, sister?” Xia Duo hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and took Moen’s hand as she answered.
“That’s right... Master Starlight, I trust your judgment.” Moen also nodded gently, agreeing to the plan.
“Good, then the goal for our temporary team is set! Get ready to move!”
After receiving their affirmation, Starlight felt slightly more at ease and whispered his plan.
Although Noah’s soul power being attached to Starlight brought him an unparalleled boost, it also placed a massive burden on his body.
Starlight understood that he couldn't maintain this state for long. In reality, they only had one chance to break this stalemate.
After a brief respite, Moen was the first to act, summoning a treant. Unlike the ones she had summoned earlier that were focused on defense, this time she summoned only one, but it had four sturdy legs like a Camelbeast and a broad back.
The three of them, excluding Po Kong, immediately jumped onto the treant’s broad back, while Po Kong took the lead and charged out.
The four-legged treant followed closely behind, moving its massive body. Under Starlight’s wind element protection and Nature’s Blessing, the seemingly clumsy treant actually burst forth with speed rivaling a galloping steed.
If there were no obstacles, it would only take a few seconds to cover those few hundred meters.
To prevent Taros’s projection attacks, the four of them had to constantly maneuver through the gaps in the mist.
This method of movement undoubtedly made Taros, who was huddled in the corner, extremely uncomfortable.
He didn't understand how these ants had suddenly become able to track His movements, weaving through His attack blind spots like slippery eels, making it impossible to lock onto them.
But Taros wasn't in a hurry because He knew that as the distance between them closed, the mist would become even denser.
Once the mist became too thick to dodge, He could easily intercept them. Furthermore, the fact that they were constantly taking detours bought Him more time to recover.
What Starlight and the others didn't know was that in these few short minutes, the red sphere on Taros’s chest had already been repaired by at least forty percent.
Once He successfully finished repairing the shell, the four of them would face a total catastrophe.
Soon, the four of them charged into the area where the mist was thickest. In this zone, simply dodging was no longer possible, and Taros naturally wouldn't let this perfect opportunity pass.
“Po Kong, forty-five degrees up to your left front! Swing your sword!”
At Starlight’s shout, Po Kong immediately swung his greatsword toward the upper left.
A crisp “clang” rang out in the air. Po Kong’s blade precisely struck Taros’s bone claw as it emerged from the mist, parrying His half-formed attack.
The parried Taros wanted to use His other hand to attack the off-balance Po Kong, but by then, a flaming arrow had already reached His chest.
In His haste, He could only pull back His hand to protect the weakness at His chest.
During this brief exchange, the surrounding mist was once again disrupted by the flow of energy, and Taros’s body retreated again with a roar of frustration.
The treant following closely behind Po Kong successfully carried the three of them into a temporarily safe area.
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