“Wool Rain, continuous release!”
The Balloon Sheep's body shook violently, this time releasing more than twice the amount of wool as before!
The entire battleground was almost submerged in white wool, and visibility plummeted to less than two meters.
Ziyue traversed through the wool on her Frost Path, but the density of the Wool Rain was too great, and her speed began to be affected.
The wool stuck to her fur, not hindering her movement, but severely interfering with her perception.
Liu Yi frowned slightly.
The accuracy-lowering effect of Wool Rain began to manifest.
Ziyue condensed Ice Blades again, but this time their accuracy was noticeably reduced, and most were easily blocked by the Balloon Sheep's Cotton Defense.
Fang Mingming seized the opportunity: “Float Bomb, continuous fire!”
The Balloon Sheep's body began to contract and expand rhythmically, and one compressed air projectile after another blasted towards Ziyue like a volley of cannon fire!
Ziyue dodged left and right on the ice path, but the effect of the Wool Rain persisted, and her judgment began to falter.
The third Float Bomb grazed her flank, and the shockwave made her body sway.
“Steady.” Liu Yi’s voice came from above, calm as if she wasn't in a match. “Ice Spike, block its firing trajectory.”
Ziyue stabilized herself and let out a clear cry, tilting her head back.
Twelve massive Ice Spikes appeared out of thin air around the Balloon Sheep, falling simultaneously from different angles and heights!
Fang Mingming’s pupils contracted.
Those Ice Spikes weren't all aimed at the Balloon Sheep; instead, they precisely impaled the space around it, completely blocking all its possible movement routes.
Only extremely narrow gaps were left between the Ice Spikes, making it impossible for the Balloon Sheep’s plump body to pass through them.
As a result, the continuous firing of Float Bombs was forced to stop.
“Cotton Defense, all-around!” Fang Mingming hastily ordered.
The Balloon Sheep's wool frantically expanded, enveloping itself in a giant white sphere.
The Ice Spikes struck the cotton barrier with dull thuds, but failed to penetrate.
Liu Yi was waiting for this moment.
“Frost Path, extend and track.”
The ice path beneath Ziyue’s feet suddenly accelerated and extended, no longer in a straight line, but winding forward like a living thing, bypassing the Ice Spikes' blockade and directly piercing towards the back of the Balloon Sheep!
The ice path stopped three meters behind the Balloon Sheep, and Ziyue sped across it.
Fang Mingming finally realized what she was going to do: “Quick, dodge!”
But it was too late.
Ziyue leaped fiercely from the end of the ice path, her entire body like an arrow shot from a bow, pouncing towards the Balloon Sheep's back!
Her fangs were coated in ice, and Frozen Bite was ready to strike.
The Balloon Sheep hastily turned, but its Cotton Defense was mainly concentrated on its front, and the wool on its back was noticeably thinner.
“Sacrificial Tackle!”
Fang Mingming shouted this command at the last moment.
A hint of determination flashed in the Balloon Sheep's eyes.
It stopped defending, instead concentrating all its power in its head, its entire body like a white meteor, crashing straight towards Ziyue!
At this distance and angle, neither side could dodge.
Ziyue's Frozen Bite and the Balloon Sheep's Sacrificial Tackle would collide head-on in the next second.
In the waiting area, Bai Lu suddenly stood up.
The scene on the screen froze at the moment the two figures were about to collide. The silver-blue Ice Fox and the white sheep, in the void between the floating islands, were about to meet in a direct clash.
“It’s about to be decided,” she murmured.
Everyone was waiting for that moment.
However.
Ziyue’s figure suddenly vanished the instant before colliding with the Balloon Sheep.
No, not vanished.
It was an acceleration.
At the last critical moment, she used the very end of the Frost Path to execute an extreme sharp turn.
Her entire body swept past almost touching the Balloon Sheep's back. Frozen Bite didn't aim for its head, but instead precisely bit into the base of its hind leg.
“Snap!”
Frost rapidly spread from the bite point, the Balloon Sheep’s hind leg instantly froze stiff, its entire body lost balance, and the direction of its Sacrificial Tackle was completely thrown off, crashing head-first into the energy shield.
“Boom—!”
The force of Sacrificial Tackle exploded against the energy shield, the shockwave flipping the Balloon Sheep itself, sending it tumbling several times in the air before it barely stabilized. Its hind leg was completely numb, and half its body was covered in frost.
Fang Mingming stood dumbfounded on his maglev skateboard, watching the tottering white figure.
What had he just witnessed?
That Silver Snow Fox executed a nearly impossible sharp turn less than a second before impact.
The end of the Frost Path was clearly reached, yet it used that last sliver of the ice path’s edge to pivot, forcibly altering its trajectory.
This wasn't something that could be achieved through training.
This was combat instinct.
Liu Yi observed the situation on the field, her gaze calm.
The Balloon Sheep's stamina was mostly depleted, its hind leg frozen stiff, severely crippling its mobility.
The recoil damage from Sacrificial Tackle added insult to injury; it was barely holding on now.
Fang Mingming stood on his maglev skateboard, his face ashen.
The Balloon Sheep swayed precariously in mid-air, the frost on its hind leg still spreading, half its body now covered in a crystalline ice shell.
It tried to flap its wool to maintain balance, but its frozen hind leg completely refused to obey, its entire body drifting crookedly through the air like a deflating balloon.
“Can you still move?” Fang Mingming's voice came from above, tinged with anxiety.
The Balloon Sheep let out a weak cry, its voice as faint as cotton floss scattered by the wind.
Ziyue didn't pursue immediately, hovering ten meters away on her Frost Path, her two tails gently swaying, her purple eyes calmly watching the tottering Balloon Sheep.
Fang Mingming gritted his teeth.
He, of course, knew how terrible the Balloon Sheep's current state was. Its hind leg was frozen stiff, its mobility almost zero, and the recoil damage from Sacrificial Tackle continued to drain its already limited stamina.
Even more troublesome was Frozen Bite’s additional effect: after being hit, subsequent Ice-type skill damage would increase.
And the Silver Snow Fox opposite clearly had no intention of giving him a moment to breathe.
Twelve Ice Blades instantly formed around Ziyue. This time there were no fancy trajectories, no feints or encirclements; the twelve Ice Blades shot straight towards the Balloon Sheep like twelve arrows released from their bows!
“Cotton Defense!” Fang Mingming hastily shouted.
The Balloon Sheep desperately rallied its remaining wool to form a barrier in front of itself, but that barrier was less than half as thick as before, and with its hind leg frozen, it couldn't even adjust its defensive angle.
The Ice Blades effortlessly tore through the cotton barrier, striking the Balloon Sheep’s body with undiminished force.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The Ice Blades exploded on its body, scattering ice flakes. The Balloon Sheep let out a wail, its entire body sent flying by the impact, tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily against the edge of a secondary island behind it.
It struggled to get up, but the frost on its hind leg had already spread to its abdomen, and all four limbs refused to obey. It tried several times, but ultimately collapsed helplessly at the edge of the floating island, its eyes slowly closing.
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