Chapter 1714: Clinging On
A crack appeared on the Shield flickering with Holy Light, and Lux, like a chick breaking out of its shell, abandoned the Shield full of Ice Crystals and darted into the lightning-mixed snow.
A layer of black light swiftly covered Lux’s Demon King Armor.
The snow controlled by Bai Jin struck Lux’s Armor as if hitting a remarkably smooth surface, and quickly slid aside.
The lightning controlled by Tico, as if hitting a flat mirror, bounced back off Lux’s black Demon King Armor.
Thanks to her teacher Li Yan releasing magic beside her to neutralize the returning lightning, Tico was not paralyzed by the lightning she herself released.
Lotcar swiftly moved his limbs on the squares, trying to distance himself from Lux.
However, the speed Lux possessed was not something Lotcar could match, and after a few breaths, Lux was less than a hundred meters away from Lotcar.
The distance was enough, Lux raised the Holy Sword.
Iyas drew the Longbow and shot a Light Arrow, intending to halt Lux’s attack.
The Light Arrow grew larger during flight, transforming into a Light Spear aimed at Lux’s chest.
With no expression on his face, a massive black spiral wrapped around the Holy Sword, Lux fiercely swung the sword forward, instantly slicing the incoming Light Spear into two, turning it into countless light dots shining in the air.
Iyas’s Light Arrow still failed to delay.
Lux grasped the Sword Blade with his left hand, and with a swipe along the sword body, the black spiral wrapping the Sword Blade was ejected toward Bai Jin and the others.
The black danced in mid-air, transforming into a shapeless black creature with a gaping mouth, clawing towards Lotcar.
Meanwhile, the path ahead of Lotcar seemed to have nails scattered on it, with dense magical spurs arising.
With each step on these magical spurs, Lotcar would suffer slight injuries, gradually slowing his speed.
This is an Ice Attribute trap magic!
Just when had Lux set up this magic?
Could it have been before he came down from the high platform... or when he was decomposing the high platform piece by piece?
It’s not the time to consider such things now.
Fingers danced quickly in mid-air, Bai Jin drew a tinier Magic Array, ancient characters leaped on the small Magic Array, transforming into a cluster of jumping flames.
With a flick forward, the flame burning on Bai Jin’s fingertip danced outward, colliding head-on with the shapeless black demon creature, igniting a blaze on its head.
Initially not large, the flame was like a lit torch, but after two or three seconds, it exploded like gasoline on the ground with a "Whaa—", engulfing half of the black creature’s body, causing it to let out a painful howl.
Iyas placed her hand on Lotcar’s back, continuously infusing him with Holy Light, dispelling the abnormal status on him while Healing his injuries.
Tico and Li Yan were trying to clear the spurs on Lotcar’s path.
No matter their diligent efforts, they still could not prevent Lux from catching up!
Lux jumped off the square, wielding the Sword Blade infused with Holy Light, slicing through the black creature he created, crossing the blazing flames, and reaching above Lotcar.
"[Dividing Wall]."
Underneath the helmet, purple light flickered as Lux glanced ahead of Lotcar, a thick transparent wall rose abruptly, instantly blocking Lotcar’s path.
"[Tornado Slash]."
Lux’s half-turn body swung the Sword Blade, kicking up a Hurricane towards Lotcar.
Qiuye tremblingly stood up from Lotcar’s back, took a deep breath, and turned the handle of the sword ninety degrees.
A flash appeared, expecting a strike but seeing only a withdrawal.
Countless Invisible air currents spewed from the blade, violently colliding with Lux’s [Tornado Slash] in mid-air, stirring a strong wind that blew up the mane on Lotcar’s neck.
But Qiuye’s power was insufficient to shake the Demon King.
The expectation was that the opposing Wind Blades would cancel each other out, but Lux’s Tornado Slash was superior, and the tiny Wind Blade struck Lotcar’s back with "Bam."
Even Li Yan’s mid-way protective Barrier for Lotcar failed to prevent the tiny Wind Blades from penetrating the Defense, injuring Qiuye and Iyas.
Lux shattered Li Yan’s newly constructed Shield with one slash, then fiercely chopped down on Iyas again.
He Meng jumped up from Lotcar’s back.
Improving significantly after Iyas’s Healing, He Meng was determined to retaliate against the man before her.
Assuming Human form, He Meng stood in front of Iyas, clenching her small fists.
He Meng punched forward, her fist stretched out like rubber by several times, Lux’s figure wavered in mid-air, dodging He Meng’s little fist, and moved closer to Iyas’s head.
Iyas knew Lux was targeting her, and had already prepared.
Utilizing the effect of the Guiding Scepter, Iyas constructed a solid Shield for herself.
Sure enough, that solid Shield couldn’t stop Lux’s Holy Sword either.
The moment the Holy Sword touched the Shield, the Shield composed of Holy Light crumbled.
The Demon King exists to vanquish the goddess, naturally possessing numerous methods to counter Holy Light.
Even if Lux were close, employing Holy Light Skills would likely yield little benefit, so Iyas opted to... incline quickly to the right front, and slide along Lotcar’s smooth fur, plunging towards the ground.
Landing under these circumstances would only make her a target for Lux, so Iyas didn’t land on the ground; she tightly clutched Lotcar’s fur, clinging to Lotcar’s side.
Iyas’s actions could only momentarily relieve urgent problems, unable to fundamentally solve them, yet she had no better options.
Lux’s attack missed again, slashing a deep gouge on Lotcar’s back, spilling blood.
Using the Holy Sword to secure a rib on Lotcar’s back, Lux stood on Lotcar’s back, just a meter away from Qiuye.
The Magicians flew into the sky, aiming their magic at Lux, yet they did not act rashly; if they all launched a magic attack at once, it would definitely involve Qiuye and the others. At the very least, they had to wait for Lux to leave Lotcar’s back before launching a joint attack.
Whether they could drive Lux off Lotcar’s back depended on Qiuye and He Meng’s performance.
Retracting her thrown hand, He Meng swiftly made a mark in mid-air with her fingers, peeling off numerous light blue small balls from her fingertips.
Her hand swung forward vigorously, the light blue small balls traced amazing paths, shooting towards Lux from all directions.