Capítulo 838: Chapter 300: Clearing Skies (Part 2)

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The wails of the Nightmare echoed through the heavens and earth.

The Fallen Sea Shrimp, formed by the Nether Sea Dream, had completely lost its original form at this moment. Its pitch-black shell was riddled with holes, and its distinctive weaponized claws melted like wax in the white light.

The Black Lake, which attempted to spread toward the city below, was half-dried under the scorching Holy Flame. The other half evaporated and adhered to the mountain-like Chopping Axe, making it swell to a size even larger than its body, losing the form of an axe, turning into a grotesque heavy hammer.

Despite its twisted and ugly appearance, its power was undeniable. Every swing of the giant hammer caused the space to split with web-like black cracks amidst wails.

However, facing this terrifying power of devastation, neither the Hero nor the Holy City’s army retreated even a bit.

Led by the Divine Wood Bishop, the Holy Temple Army transformed into a torrent of light, slicing through the Fallen Sea Shrimp, taking away a large chunk of the remains; even coalescing into a Holy Spear not inferior to the Nightmare’s colossal hammer, clashing head-on with it.

Although it was the first time fighting alongside each other, the Hero’s magic power quickly resonated with this powerful military force in their cooperation. The Holy Flame protected each of them, burning any Nightmare that dared to approach to ashes.

Meanwhile, with the strong support from the Holy City, the Hero’s pressure was significantly reduced.

However, her flight trajectory wasn’t as smooth as it was at the start.

She saw a young Holy Paladin get swept off his horse by the gust from a giant claw, but was quickly caught by a light chain thrown by a comrade; noticed an old Knight’s armor shattered by a spreading space rift, only to have the light of a Shield Spell accurately descend from the rear the next second.

The Great Demon’s invasion was so ferocious that even strong figures like the Sergeant might fall on the spot. Despite the Knight Order being composed of seasoned warriors, they seemed to be walking a tightrope on the edge of a thousand-foot cliff.

So this enormous bird bombarded the ferocious Magic Creatures below while nervously watching every figure in the Holy Temple Army, with the Radiance of Unpaid Love ready at a moment’s notice, fearing any of them might fall behind in the Nightmare’s assault.

‘So why don’t you just kill the enemy in front of you? You’re protecting those people like they are your own children, and some of them might even be older than your grandchild.’

The Depraved Hero couldn’t help but mock.

‘If it doesn’t work, let me take over and blow them all up together; they’ll thank me for it.’

The Hero, realizing she was somewhat distracted, did not retort to her other self.

While she wasn’t as extreme as her other self, she understood that protection requires sacrifice, and battles are always accompanied by it.

However, even if being laughed at as too naive, too greedy for this, she still wanted to reduce this cost as much as possible.

‘No need, I can do it.’ Her Phoenix Eyes focused again, shining with an unclouded light.

Revenge on those unreasonable evils—to prevent anyone from plunging into despair from which they cannot escape.

‘After all, that’s why I became a Hero.’

[Hero Skill Activation: Sacrifice (Strength + Agility + Constitution + Charm, merged and adjusted due to the excessive value)]

D1176+1764+d1213+1820+d2058+3087+1390=d1176(561)+d1213(1175)+d2058(1)+8061=9798

[Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group (Fallen Sea Shrimp) Skill Activation: Sea Slash, Spirit Shattering Axe]

D1340+5360=d1340(440)+5360=5800

The Hero flapped her wings again, soaring over the heads of everyone in the Knight Order, transforming into a blazing sun across the sky, once again striking at the Great Demon.

The Fallen Sea Shrimp was not resigned to its fate either. Its mountain-like giant claws swung in what seemed both fast and slow, leaving a pitch-black trail in their wake, with space fragments falling like rain.

Seeing herself about to be pinched by the giant claws, the Hero did not hesitate. With an explosion of magic power, she abandoned all defenses, only accelerating to the maximum and crashing straight into the embrace of the Fallen Sea Shrimp.

‘Hey, you won’t be able to break through at this speed!’

‘Then smash it!’

But before the Hero could be hit, the torrent of the Knight Order suddenly split in two, flying toward each of the giant claws.

The split action caused the magic power gathered by the Holy Paladins to weaken considerably. The Fallen Sea Shrimp’s terrifying Nightmare Spirit permeated the defense, causing the pupils of several younger Holy Paladins to tremble slightly, with Nightmare stains appearing on their armor.

Perceiving this scene, the Hero’s pupils contracted, but before she could make her next move, the Divine Wood Bishop’s roar thundered like a thunderclap:

“Advance!!!”

That loud voice was like a war drum: despite being affected by the Nightmare, not a single Knight fell behind. Under the command of the Divine Wood Bishop, they gritted their teeth, releasing the magic power twisted into a single strand, transforming into hundreds to thousands of light chains streaming out, firmly binding the two giant claws of the Fallen Sea Shrimp.

Then all the Heavenly Pegasuses flapped their wings together, surging with mighty power as the myriad chains tensed together, slowing down the swinging motion of the Fallen Sea Shrimp’s mighty pincers.

The Hero’s eyes sharpened, lacking any confusion. She fully unfurled her wings, a clear and bright youthful voice ringing through the skies:

“Yes!”

In the next moment, the Phoenix, having reached its maximum speed, flashed through the closing gap between the claws, crashing with full force into the remains of the Fallen Sea Shrimp.

[Critical Success +1175*0.5=588, Extreme Failure cannot reverse -2058*0.3=617, Hero deals 9769-5800=3969 damage to Fallen Sea Shrimp]

[Fallen Sea Shrimp sustains 3969 damage, HP -2258/3519]

[Hero has slain Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group (Fallen Sea Shrimp) R8 LV61]

[Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group Skill Activation: Linger in Dreams]

[Hero Skill Activation: Phoenix Food]

[Due to the effect of Phoenix Food, the skill activation of Nether Sea Dream Erosion Group failed, and the Hero gained all experience points, +610000]