Boom!
The knight, having leapt high into the air, plummeted and collided with the barbarian’s spiked mace.
A terrifying shockwave, carrying the flames of the Molten Core domain, rolled outward continuously, lifting many heavy rocks in its wake.
The Sam Armor retreated immediately upon contact, using the momentum to perform a backflip before landing.
At that moment, the Barbarian Hero suddenly let out a furious roar.
[Gluck has used ‘Wild Roar’ on you.
Performing stun check…
Check failed.]
Although the Sam Armor’s Spirit attribute was only 200 points, it possessed a 49% resistance to control skills while in the Secondary Combustion state.
As the Barbarian Hero attempted to attack while the enemy was “stunned,” the Sam Armor leaped nimbly, swiftly dodging its follow-up strike.
Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the Barbarian Hero’s eyes.
It seemingly hadn’t expected this weak hunk of metal to resist its control skill.
However, it did not lose heart.
Its body flashed with light as it activated a burst-type buff skill.
Its tall frame caught up to the Sam Armor, which was trying to dodge, and it smashed its mace down.
Naturally unable to dodge in time, the Sam Armor could only raise its arms and cross them in front of its chest to block.
Boom—!
With a loud crash, the Sam Armor was smashed into a giant crater.
As dust filled the air, some damage appeared on the Sam Armor’s hardened gauntlets, revealing the black leather inner lining beneath.
Seizing the opportunity, the Barbarian Hero prepared to launch a fierce assault, intending to give its enemy no room to breathe.
“Blazing Propulsion!” The small thrusters on the Sam Armor’s back began to spew fire, propelling her body forward to crash into him.
The Barbarian Hero, about to swing its mace, was naturally caught off guard.
However, it didn’t choose to defend.
Instead, it reached out with its free hand, attempting to seize the Sam Armor.
The Sam Armor had no choice but to increase its power output.
This was where the advantage of high Agility came in; the Sam Armor was still one step faster than the Barbarian Hero, slamming heavily into the tall orc’s body.
Bang!
The Barbarian Hero was knocked back two steps, its footing slightly unstable.
The Sam Armor took this chance to put some distance between them and regroup in a safe position.
“…She actually managed to survive a round against the Barbarian Hero?” Shiro, who was silently watching the screen, raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit of newfound respect for this silver-white knight.
Clearly, this mecha possessed some abilities that her naked eye couldn’t see through.
“But it ends here.
A mere Elite, and only a Mid-stage Elite at that—against a Barbarian Hero, it’s only a matter of two rounds.” Shiro revealed a pair of small tiger fangs, seemingly taking pleasure in seeing others being ravaged and crushed.
Meanwhile, the Barbarian Hero stabilized itself.
The buff effect it had used earlier had vanished, but as a Hero-level character, even if it could only use the masteries and skills of one class, it still had plenty of buffing abilities.
The Barbarian Hero’s eyes began to turn crimson, and two long streaks of white steam snorted from its nostrils like arrows.
It gave a sudden leap, its tall body casting a massive shadow on the ground that completely enveloped the Sam Armor.
Sam naturally couldn’t go head-to-head with it; dodging remained her top priority.
However, the Barbarian Hero used some unknown skill in mid-air, causing its falling speed to suddenly skyrocket.
Sam had no time to react and only managed to pull half of her body out of the way.
This time, the Barbarian Hero smashed out a wide crater over twenty meters deep, occupying nearly half of the prison hall.
Half of the Sam Armor’s plating was shattered.
Firefly was heartbroken.
This was her most precious piece of equipment, practically worth half her life.
Fortunately, Sam was a Bio-mecha with self-repair capabilities; otherwise, she would probably remember this for the rest of her life.
Having barely dodged the Barbarian Hero’s attack, Sam hid in a corner, panting slightly as she glanced at the countdown.
[00:03:12]
Good, she had held out for 6 minutes.
Only 3 minutes left…
Just as Firefly was thinking this, a dark shadow suddenly shot out from the large pit, looming over Sam like Mount Tai.
It was the Barbarian Hero!
It actually intended to use the same trick again!
Seeing that she couldn’t dodge this strike, Sam didn’t plan to keep hiding.
Crimson flames overflowed from every joint of the armor, almost enveloping Sam’s entire body.
Supernova Overload!
Since the Barbarian Hero was directly above her, Sam couldn’t perform a Knight Kick and had to use her head to ram upward.
“Come on!
Let’s see whose head is harder!
As a member of the Fourth Calamity, Firefly had never feared anyone in this regard!”
At worst, it’s just death!
Boom!
The hard helmet collided with the spiked mace.
Firefly felt like her brain was rattling; she was almost knocked senseless.
Fortunately, perhaps because her skull was quite hard, the helmet only cracked a little and didn’t shatter completely.
The Barbarian Hero was also thrown off balance by the collision, falling from mid-air and slamming heavily onto the ground.
Watching the screen, Shiro was dumbstruck.
“That actually worked…?”
One could only say she lived up to being a Martial Artist.
“Hmph, although it’s a bit unexpected, looking at that knight’s current state, she definitely won’t survive the next round!” Shiro stared intently at the Sam Armor.
Despite being alone, she muttered to herself as if trying to prove her credibility to someone.
Firefly indeed felt lightheaded now, seeing stars and even double vision.
But seeing the Barbarian Hero on the ground, she still seized the opportunity, leapt high, and locked onto the fellow.
“Scorched Earth Meteor Strike!”
She plummeted down, wreathed in endless flames, looking like a great sun in the sky.
The Barbarian Hero scrambled up, but before it could raise its mace, Sam kicked it in the chest.
The massive orc’s body was sent flying backward, rolling several times on the ground.
After doing all this, Sam was nearly exhausted, standing in place with her back hunched, seemingly recovering.
“Haha!
Looks like she’s finally finished!” Shiro was overjoyed.
Meanwhile, the Barbarian Hero slowly crawled up from the ground, dragging its heavy body.
A hint of regret flashed in its eyes, which were filled with tyranny.
Then, it swung that massive spiked mace and charged toward Sam with great strides.
At that moment, Sam raised her head.
From beneath the helmet, which was covered in spiderweb cracks and looked like it could shatter at any moment, came a cold, mechanical male voice:
“I will—”
The Barbarian Hero didn’t stop, continuing its charge.
Shiro’s lips curled into a mocking smile as she whispered, “Hmph, nothing more than a deathbed struggle.”
“—Set the seas ablaze!”
The smile on Shiro’s face froze.
In her vision, an extremely powerful force suddenly erupted from the knight whose armor was half-shattered.
Raging flames filled the entire prison hall, translucent Firefly-green wings extended from her back, the shattered armor began to heal, and two Firefly-green lightsabers appeared in her palms.
“What…
on earth is that?” she muttered blankly.