The Aberrant watched the rapidly approaching red flames with a trace of disdain on its face. It had already blocked such arrows multiple times. Now that its body had been hardened, such weak attacks were even less than an itch to it.
Sure enough, the three arrows condensed from battle qi only slightly delayed its steps, failing to even break through the scales on its body.
But just as it prepared to charge at Xia Duo, its beastly instincts rang alarm bells frantically in its mind.
The Aberrant instinctively tried to dodge to the side, but a silent arrow had already arrived before it, piercing into its chest with a violent rotation that was completely impossible to resist.
Under the cover of the first three fire arrows, this unassuming attack was Xia Duo’s hidden killing move.
The Aberrant paid a heavy price for its carelessness. This arrow opened a hole the size of a bowl in its hard chest, and even the sturdy bones within its body could not stop the intense piercing power carried by the arrowhead.
Seeing her sister's attack succeed, Moen immediately waved her hand toward the large hole in the Aberrant's chest. A broken branch still clinging to its scales instantly came to life, thrusting ruthlessly into the wound.
The Aberrant let out a strange cry of pain and tried to pull the vines out of the wound with its hands, but the dark green vine seemed to have taken root inside its body, remaining completely unmoved.
Even though it clawed its own wound into a bloody mess, it still could not pull out the thin branch. Instead, the originally green branch grew even faster under the nourishment of its blood.
Soon, after absorbing the Aberrant's strength, the green branch grew countless times larger, wrapping it up tightly like a cocoon and leaving it to fall flat on the ground.
At this time, the golden light in the center of the large pit also began to dim slowly. The aura erupting from Po Kong had become increasingly stable, looking as if it would soon be over.
However, upon seeing this scene, a look of fear actually appeared in the Aberrant’s hollow eyes. It no longer cared about analyzing the power trapping it and began to howl frantically on the ground.
Its massive body writhed like a giant maggot, and the screams coming from its mouth were as miserable as a crying child, making everyone feel a wave of irritation.
“What's wrong with it now? Is it afraid of this golden light?”
Moen could tell from the feedback of the vines that this Aberrant's body was growing weaker and weaker. Even if it possessed strength rivaling the Saint Rank, it was nearing its limit under such continuous fierce fighting and heavy injuries.
“Could this be its final lament before death?”
Just as the two girls were feeling puzzled, a series of dense clicking sounds came from the hemispherical dome above their heads.
Due to the dissipation of the Night God's power, this underwater space, which had lost its support, had begun to become extremely unstable, like a giant black bubble that could burst at any moment.
Under a tremor of the black barrier, dozens of figures of various shapes squeezed in from the dome.
“More Aberrants! There are actually so many!?” Xia Duo cried out in alarm at the sight of those eerie figures.
Their hearts sank to the bottom. Although the new enemies appearing now were far inferior in aura to their previous opponent, such a terrifying number was definitely not something the two of them could stop.
The Aberrants hanging in mid-air quickly noticed the people below. After glancing at their companion lying not far away, they immediately understood what had happened.
Without the slightest hesitation, they let go and dropped from the dome, charging straight toward the group.
Starlight, who had recovered slightly, also saw the overwhelming army of Aberrants. Just as he intended to risk everything to release all the dark elements he had just channeled, a magnetic voice rang in their ears.
“Thank you... leave these guys to me!”
Po Kong’s figure had completely emerged from the golden light, standing before them like an iron tower.
At some point, a giant greatsword that looked as if it were forged from molten gold appeared in his hand. The terrifying aura emanating from the blade made everyone feel a sense of suffocation.
Po Kong raised the golden greatsword steadily above his head and shouted softly at the Aberrants about to land on him.
“This move is called Howling Moon!”
As Po Kong’s voice fell, a circular golden sword light slashed out from the greatsword in his hand, cutting through the entire space with lightning speed.
The Aberrants still in mid-air didn't even have a chance to react before they were neatly sliced into two pieces by this magnificent sword light.
What was even more terrifying was that the points where their bodies were severed were coated in a layer of golden light, and they began to gradually dissipate into basic particles.
By the time their remains fell from the air, the group could no longer distinguish their original shapes.
The effect of this move was simply appalling, but it also completely drained all the strength within Po Kong’s body. After finishing this, he knelt on the ground, leaning on the blade.
The golden greatsword also lost its original luster at this moment, turning back into a black iron block before finally disappearing slowly before the group.
“Po Kong, you're actually pretty good! I'm starting to see you in a new light! If we're handing out rewards for merit, you definitely get the top credit!”
Seeing the newly appeared enemies vanish in an instant, Xia Duo widened her eyes and stepped forward in disbelief, patting Po Kong on the shoulder.
She thought Po Kong would be happy with her praise, but to her surprise, he shook his head while panting heavily.
“Little Shadow, don't be happy too soon. I haven't fully mastered this move yet. We're not out of danger!”
“Huh? But the enemies are all dead, right? There are no more Aberrants outside either!”
Hearing his words, Xia Duo frowned slightly and looked up toward the dome. Just as she was about to argue, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she finally realized what the crisis Po Kong spoke of was.
Po Kong’s Howling Moon slash just now hadn't just sliced through the bodies of all the Aberrants. Those destructive sword qi didn't stop after striking the enemies; they had slashed directly into the dome of this underwater space.
A massive circular crack had appeared on the outer shell of the underwater space, and the already unstable barrier was now teetering on the brink of collapse.
“...!!! Po Kong, you should have said so sooner! Sister! Quick! Water Breathing Spell!”
Amidst Xia Duo’s panicked screams, the barrier above their heads could no longer withstand the impact of the water pressure and instantly shattered into countless fragments.
A massive amount of seawater lost its support, turning into a towering wall of water that crashed down toward them with destructive force.
At the critical moment, Starlight threw the dark elements he had previously collected toward the falling curtain of water. The pitch-black energy formed a barrier in the air, slightly obstructing the terrifying flow of water. At the same time, Moen’s Water Breathing Spell finally succeeded in enveloping the bodies of the five people.
Even so, they were still swept far away by the powerful current, swallowed in an instant by the silt and sand of the seabed.
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