The name Kashchey, like a red-hot branding iron, instantly seared through the Black Serpent’s last shred of feigned sanity.
Her burning crimson eyes contracted sharply, leaving only the most primitive, most violent desire for destruction.
“You—are—courting—death—!!!” A distorted, sharp roar escaped her throat.
The surging flames around her were like an enraged mad dragon, transforming into a crimson tsunami that incinerated everything, with unprecedented scale and heat.
It lunged towards Ivan and all the Rhodes Island personnel behind him!
The temperature of the flames was so high that even the exterior walls of distant buildings began to melt.
Facing this destructive torrent capable of instantly vaporizing steel, the Rhodes Island personnel all showed expressions of despair.
“Just as I thought,” Ivan was waiting for the opponent’s full-power, irrational strike!
“Truly worthy of the Creator God, so thoughtful…” Ivan muttered to himself.
Almost simultaneously, he retrieved the three splash-type Potion of Fire Resistance that Him had given him from his “inventory”!
He forcefully smashed the three potions at his feet and the area where the Rhodes Island personnel were gathered behind him!
“Crackle!
Crackle!
Crackle!” The crisp sound of breaking glass bottles was drowned out by the roar of the flames.
The moment the potion in the bottles exploded, it quickly enveloped all Rhodes Island Operators with orange bubbles.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.” The next moment, the destructive torrent of flames completely engulfed their position.
The Black Serpent stood outside the sea of fire, coldly watching the completely covered area, her eyes filled only with the void after her rage.
However, A few seconds later, the momentum of the flames slightly diminished.
The smoke and heat haze gradually dissipated.
Incredibly, in the center of the scorched, even red and molten ground, appeared…
everyone unharmed!
The Rhodes Island personnel instinctively touched their arms and cheeks, confirming that they had indeed survived such an attack.
Just then, a voice with obvious mockery lazily said, “Tsk, your fire…
it’s not very good, is it?” Ivan’s figure became clear, and he even deliberately patted away non-existent dust from his shoulders.
“Potion of Fire Resistance, immune to fire damage.
Haven’t seen it before, have you, old Black Serpent?” “You—!” The Black Serpent’s sanity was completely ignited by these humiliating words.
The flames around her surged again.
But Ivan’s attack was faster.
A dark purple ender pearl accurately smashed onto the ground in front of Talulah!
“Thud!” The pearl shattered!
Ivan’s figure appeared in front of Talulah like a ghost.
The blade of slaughter slashed down directly!
“Clang—!” A dull but deafening roar!
Sparks flew!
However, the blade of slaughter failed to cut through its target this time.
The blade was firmly blocked by a suddenly appearing, translucent, crimson Originium Arts barrier with lava-like patterns, less than half a foot from Talulah’s forehead!
It could not advance an inch further!
“Damn it!” Ivan cursed under his breath, this turtle shell is really hard!
His wrist rapidly twisted, and four ender pearls were thrown by him at tricky angles, scattering in four directions around Talulah.
The next moment, Ivan’s figure began a dazzling teleportation attack.
His figure flashed frantically between different pearl landing points, each appearance accompanied by a black blade light of a full-power slash.
However!
Talulah (Black Serpent) didn’t even move an inch.
She just stood there indifferently, the crimson barrier around her constantly appearing, blocking, disappearing, and reappearing instantly with Ivan’s attack direction…
Each time, it precisely blocked all attacks, with continuous clanging sounds and sparks constantly exploding around her, yet unable to harm a single hair.
Unable to break through the defense!
Ivan gritted his teeth, and with the help of another pearl, he teleported back, creating distance from Talulah.
Gasping heavily, he stared intently at the opponent.
The two once again fell into a standoff.
However, unsettlingly, the Talulah in front of them and the Reunion Movement Soldiers behind her, who had been restless, suddenly all stopped moving.
As if a pause button had been pressed, they stood silently in place.
“They…
why did they stop moving?” Instructor Dobermann observed warily, muttering in a low voice, “Is it some kind of…
tactic?” She quickly ran to Ivan’s side and said urgently, “Ivan, opportunity!
Prepare to retreat.
We can’t get entangled any longer!” The Doctor also immediately pointed to a huge architectural ruin on the side-rear, formed by the Catastrophe and battle: “There, in the middle of the ruins, there’s a gap we can pass through.
As long as we leave this plaza, there’s a hidden spot near the exit where we can hide…” However, before the Doctor could finish speaking, The sky, already stained yellowish by Originium dust and smoke, was suddenly covered by countless meteor showers dragging crimson tails.
They densely smashed towards the entire Chernobog Core City!
The Catastrophe had arrived.
“Quick!
Ivan.
Retreat!” Amiya and ACE simultaneously shouted anxiously at Ivan.
“Save me—!” “Don’t run into the fog!” “Are we…
destined to die here?” A Feline Operator looked at the doomsday-like sky, finally broke down and cried, squatting on the ground, tears mixing with the ashes on her face: “I don’t want to die…
I don’t want to die yet…” Despair, like a plague, rapidly spread through the battered Rhodes Island team.
Just then, a glow of Originium Arts lit up above their heads!
“Please don’t…
leave my side!” Amiya’s voice came from behind.
She raised her hands, exerting all her strength to cast a protective spell, and a huge, translucent magical shield blocked the first wave of dense meteor showers from falling.
The meteors smashed onto the shield, exploding into huge balls of fire, and the shield fluctuated violently.
“This range…
is already my limit…” Amiya gritted her teeth.
The same disaster also befell the Reunion Movement’s camp.
Countless meteor showers smashed into the crowd, instantly turning soldiers into charcoal, and the mournful wails and explosions instantly echoed throughout the streets and alleys.
The Black Serpent’s barrier could protect herself, but she clearly had no intention of protecting those lower-ranked soldiers.
“The peak of the Catastrophe has passed its first wave!
Go quickly before the second wave comes!” Nearl urged.
Just at this chaotic moment, Talulah (Black Serpent), who had been motionless, suddenly moved again.
She raised her hand and shot another concentrated crimson fireball, accurately at the completely unprepared Amiya!
“Amiya!” “Watch out!” Ivan and ACE reacted with extreme speed!
The two were like-minded.
They simultaneously burst out with their fastest speed and rushed in front of Amiya!
ACE’s shield and Ivan’s instantly retrieved shield were stacked together!
“Boom—!!!” The fireball exploded violently.
The huge impact force pushed the two back several steps, the surface of their shields glowing crimson, but they managed to block this insidious attack.
Ivan suddenly turned his head and said to the people behind him: “The Potion of Fire Resistance only lasts for two minutes.
And it cannot immune explosion impact and physical damage!
You all go quickly!
I’ll cover the rear!” “I’ll stay and help you too!” ACE said without hesitation, about to stand beside Ivan.
Ivan suddenly pushed him, his eyes incredibly firm: “Go!
I’m enough on my own!
You all know, I’m very strong!” He tried hard to force a reassuring smile, but the urgent situation made the smile seem a bit strange.
“Don’t worry!
We’ll meet up later!
Go quickly!” There was no time to hesitate!
Instructor Dobermann gritted her teeth: “Everyone!
Follow the Doctor!
Get into the gap!
Quick!” The Rhodes Island personnel, suppressing their grief and fear, supported the wounded and stumbled towards the ruin gap the Doctor had indicated.
Nearl guarded the entrance to the gap, constantly using her shield to block falling debris and sporadic meteor showers.
At the tunnel exit, illuminated by the firelight, Ivan’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
“Where’s Ivan?!” Nearl asked anxiously.
“He…
he went to stop Talulah…” an Operator replied with a choked voice.
Just at this moment!
“Rumble—!!!” An exceptionally huge Catastrophe meteor, like a giant god’s fist, slammed heavily into the entrance of the ruined tunnel they had just passed through.
Triggering a violent chain collapse.
Boulders and burning building materials completely blocked that sole exit.
“No—!” Amiya frantically rushed towards the blocked entrance, futilely clawing at the scorching stones with her hands.
“Ivan, wait.
I’ll use Originium Arts to clear a path for you right now!” Just then, Ivan’s voice came through the radio Amiya was carrying.
Mixed with violent explosions and the sharp clang of blades colliding, yet unusually clear: “Amiya, don’t worry about me.
You all retreat quickly, remember, the Potion of Fire Resistance only lasts two minutes.
Watch out for explosions…” After speaking, without giving Amiya any time to respond, the radio signal was forcibly cut off, leaving only a buzzing busy signal.
“Ivan!
Ivan!
Answer me!” Amiya cried into the radio, but there was no response.
She turned to use Originium Arts to blast open the collapsed entrance and rush back, but was firmly held back by ACE and Instructor Dobermann.
“Amiya!
Calm down!” ACE’s tone was incredibly heavy, “Don’t let down the time Ivan…
bought for us with his life, go, go quickly!” Instructor Dobermann, with red eyes, also forcefully pulled Amiya’s arm, her voice hoarse: “This is an order, survive.
That is the greatest respect for his sacrifice.” Ivan:???
But, I don’t think I’m dead yet.
The tunnel behind them continued to shake, and more debris fell.
— Now it’s just us, come on.