Chapter 321 : Solid Ice and Red Lotus
Although the minotaur's power was incredibly strong, just as Hofa had worried.
It was simply a brute.
Seeing the minotaur charging at her, Elucia didn't even dodge... She just snapped her fingers, and Minotaur's eyes were covered with a thick layer of black light.
Unable to distinguish targets at all, the burly minotaur warrior even mistook a section of shrubs for Elucia and struck hard at it.
"Ah ah, Minotaur, what are you doing?!"
Withered Leaf cried out in anguish, but at the same time, a black light appeared beside the minotaur's ears.
His companion's reminder not only failed to help him regain clarity but instead transformed into Elucia's mockery, making the minotaur's eyes turn blood red.
"Moo!"
"!"
The massive battle axe struck down, even smashing a half-meter crater in the floor. Although Withered Leaf dodged in time, she was still affected by the residual force and heavily knocked away.
And in the distance...
Those huge insects were also blocked by Sethilu and the others.
Candel's strength was already extraordinary. As the number one among the western demons, she could easily turn certain fearsome Exotic Decay Lords into obedient little chickens. Those enormous Freeze Mosquitoes were like ordinary mosquitoes before her, unable to last more than a few rounds.
Sethilu also maneuvered skillfully, peacefully playing her role as a mount. She didn't use Bright Ember's power at all, just relying on her physical techniques to maneuver around these enemies.
Yicheng and the other companions provided support from the perimeter. If enemies launched any sneak attacks, they would react immediately.
......
......
Seeing this scene, Withered Leaf was stunned.
She had thought that with just herself, she could trap all these enemies and then use her traps to kill them one by one.
But currently...
What was happening?
Forget about trapping the enemies—she hadn't even forced out their full power.
Rainbow Abyss power hadn't appeared yet, but their side's battle line was already precarious. If this continued...
I would be abandoned again.
Unable to complete Lord Hofa's instructions,
Unable to complete my mission,
Unable to...
Withered Leaf stared blankly at the sky, those pupils becoming so empty and silent, like a pool of murky stagnant water.
However, just at this moment...
"Terminal Ice!"
......
Pale blue ice flames emerged from the floor.
This ice flame spread very quickly. Just now it had only appeared around Withered Leaf, but in an instant it spread like wildfire, attacking around Elucia.
This made the black-haired little loli furrow her brow and become serious:
"Hmph, still dare to resist! Little fox, transform into grilled fox meat skewer form."
"Meow...?"
"I told you to summon Flame Abyss power. Don't you understand yet!"
"Woof woof woof!"
After being bonked on the head by Elucia, the silver-haired little fox bounced and summoned Red Lotus Hammer from her necklace.
As soon as the massive war hammer appeared, it ignited a wave of flames.
Crimson red and pale blue light collided together, creating tremendous noise like a tsunami.
Boom!
Facing the huge impact force, Lonis had to cover her fox ears to avoid being blown over.
But immediately after, a second wave of ice attacked—wherever the cold passed, the ground froze, and even weeds became hard as popsicles.
"Hmph, still want to resist desperately? Little fox, keep supplying me with magic power."
"Woof woof woof!"
Facing the enemy's full assault, Elucia showed no sign of shrinking back.
As if encouraged by her master, Lonis also jumped up excitedly.
Under Red Lotus Hammer's radiance, those pale blue ice flames couldn't get close at all. Instead, they seemed to become fuel for the blaze, intensifying the fire.
This confrontation was already clear—Elucia had gained the upper hand... But this time, the opponent never intended to fight continuously from the start.
"Withered Leaf, Minotaur, retreat!"
"Lord Hofa?!"
The green-haired girl's eyes widened. Though she heard the retreat order, she had no intention of withdrawing.
Because this time...
She had been too disgraceful.
Not only had she failed to kill Elucia, she hadn't even played the slightest role. If Lord Hofa hadn't been here, she would have become a complete corpse.
However, just as Withered Leaf wanted to fight to the death...
"Retreat immediately, this is an order!"
"!"
"Minotaur, you retreat too... Damn it!"
Though Hofa wanted to retreat with Minotaur, this minotaur had already seen red.
It seemed trapped in endless hallucinations, continuously smashing its giant axe heavily against various defensive facilities of Ice Rock Fortress.
Things having reached this point, even Hofa couldn't awaken him and could only retreat with Withered Leaf.
Half an hour later, Ruins City.
Kneeling on the ground, Withered Leaf's heart was ice-cold.
Because she knew that in this battle, her performance could be described as utterly disastrous.
Not only had she let enemies see her position, forcing Minotaur to attack prematurely.
More critically...
After seeing that the mist couldn't affect the enemies' minds, she hadn't chosen to change attack methods.
Instead, she chose to deepen the mist's density, trying to prove something.
But...
What could she prove?
She couldn't prove anything...
Instead, she let Minotaur also be affected by her mist, making him fall deeper into illusions.
Otherwise, at least Minotaur could have retreated.
So Withered Leaf's heart was ice-cold, only wanting to seek death.
However, Hofa just shook his head and said:
"Withered Leaf, this battle isn't your fault. Withdraw for now."
"Lord Hofa?!"
The green-haired girl's eyes widened. In her impression, though Lord Hofa wasn't cruel, he had always been someone who rewarded and punished fairly... How could he not execute her after suffering defeat?
But this man in a black suit, his head burning with blue ice flames, only said:
"That was Elucia's true form. Being able to muster courage to fight against that guy already counts as completing the mission."
"!"
"Moreover, this was also my tactical error. I didn't expect Elucia to be so much stronger than when I saw her last time..."
"Lord Hofa?"
Withered Leaf stared in shock, because what made her feel worse than death was... seeing deep fear in Hofa's expression.
This meant that even Lord Hofa was no match for the opponent.
But how was this possible?
Lord Hofa was a manipulator of Ice Abyss power, and also a descendant from the thousand-year-old Doomsday Independent Kingdom...
"Withered Leaf, withdraw."
"My lord..."
"I want to be alone and think about the next battle strategy."