99: Troublesome
Fast, it had to be fast.
Qila searched frantically through the maze-like rooms for anything that might be useful.
This clock tower definitely contained something that could shut down 'Fog City'. As long as she could find it, everything would be over.
"You three go search over there, you must find it!" Qila shouted to the three bewildered heroes.
"What are we looking for?" The Blonde Youth, just rescued by his teammates, ruffled his hair into a mess. Though he couldn't grasp the situation, this cute little girl should be on his side.
He only remembered being ambushed by a monster, and when he woke up again, he found himself in this room with his two partners crouching beside him.
So his first thought was, "Is this heaven?"
Fortunately, Lu Siyu's iron fist brought him back to reality—heaven wouldn't have such violent people.
"I don't know either, but it should be something very peculiar. You'll know at first glance that it's extraordinary." Qila tossed aside a pure gold sword. This place seemed to be that deity's warehouse, containing far too many items.
Though the clock tower didn't look very large from outside, once inside it became extremely spacious. This should be the deity's special ability—the internal and external spaces were different.
This is way too vague, right? The Blonde Youth suppressed his urge to complain, noticing his two partners had already begun following Qila's instructions to search for that thing.
He still couldn't understand the situation, but at least he knew to obey.
But... "With so many things, finding one special item will be quite difficult."
There was certainly difficulty, but compared to the two downstairs, their difficulty could practically be called child's play.
What did it feel like to fight a deity? Leticia now had an answer.
Very difficult. Extremely difficult.
Breathing in small gasps, Leticia felt her hands trembling. The last time her hands shook was when Bai Ling's sneak attack nearly finished her off.
Releasing such a large quantity of high-level spells in a short time—even as the Demon King, she was nearing her limit.
"Can you still fight?" Bai Ling's expression was quite serious. The sword in her hand had completely solidified, showing she was taking this seriously.
Mist swirled around them—thick fog the God of Fog had actively released, surpassing even the outside fog in interfering with perception.
Unlike mortals like Old Eagle, the God of Fog could sense targets through the fog and attack them, putting Leticia and Bai Ling at a considerable disadvantage.
The God of Fog's attacks weren't as weak as the fog beasts controlled by Old Eagle's subordinates. Leticia's instincts told her that taking even one hit would directly cost her combat ability.
"If you can keep fighting, of course I can." Coughing twice more, Leticia replied.
"Your condition isn't good." Bai Ling spoke honestly. Before her arrival, Leticia had been fighting this God of Fog alone for quite some time.
After her arrival, the battle's intensity escalated further, leaving Leticia no time to rest.
The prolonged high-intensity combat was severely draining not only the girl's magical power but also her stamina.
If this continued, Bai Ling feared Leticia would collapse first.
"I managed to escape even when you beat me that badly. This situation is much better than that time."
Seemingly annoyed that the two girls still had the mood to chat, the God of Fog's attack struck again from within the mist.
Bai Ling immediately swung her sword, dispersing the incoming attack.
Looking at attack power alone, the God of Fog was slightly weaker than Bai Ling.
The sword light shattered the sneak attack, rushing into the thick fog's interior, making the deity hiding within click her tongue.
If possible, she wouldn't want to achieve victory through such disgraceful means. She, a dignified deity, actually needed sneak attacks to defeat these two mortals—if others knew, she'd definitely be laughed to death.
But Bai Ling's attacks made her truly feel threatened. Unlike Leticia's magical attacks, Bai Ling could break through her defenses.
Conversely, Bai Ling's own defenses were quite fragile—weaker than even an ordinary person's.
Glass cannon—the God of Fog's assessment of Bai Ling.
One-on-one, she had countless methods to eliminate this brute who was useless except for attacking, but now it was two-on-one.
Leticia would protect Bai Ling's body from attacks.
Though Leticia couldn't contribute on offense, defensively she perfectly compensated for Bai Ling's fragile defenses.
The God of Fog's attacks couldn't break through Leticia's defenses before Bai Ling could react, and once Bai Ling reacted, she could forcibly break the God of Fog's attacks with her own offensive power.
Why were this person's attacks so strong? Her past opponents never had such terrifying offensive capability.
Moreover, unlike Leticia who was showing fatigue, Bai Ling maintained excellent condition. Her hands remained steady, her sword light still brilliant.
Why would such a level of powerhouse appear among mortals?
Though puzzled by these matters, the God of Fog didn't believe she would lose.
She was hidden while that perfect vessel was nearly at her limit. Just a bit more attrition—once Leticia fell, Bai Ling alone posed no threat.
The only variable was those girls who'd gone to the second floor.
If they found that thing before she defeated these two, all her efforts would become meaningless.
Not only that, this place would be forcibly closed for a hundred years, during which she'd be completely cut off from the outside world.
Leave these two here and deal with the people upstairs first?
The idea was good, but the God of Fog couldn't do it.
What Qila said was actually correct—the God of Fog was indeed a prisoner. While life existed on the clock tower's first floor, she couldn't go to other floors.
Only by defeating—no, killing—these two girls could she deal with the others.
"Hey Bai, can't you be more reliable and just drag that bastard out of the fog to finish her off?" Leticia pressed her temples, half-jokingly.
"Can't find her position. Area attacks consume too much—I'd be caught off guard." Bai Ling shook her head. If she could do that, it would be simple.
She was better at single-target, extremely high-power attacks. Area AOE really wasn't her specialty.
It was fine for bullying weaklings, but obviously couldn't be done when fighting existences like the God of Fog.
"Can you do it?" After answering Leticia's question, Bai Ling asked in return.
"Can't. My magic completely can't break her defenses." Leticia shook her head.
Deities were truly somewhat troublesome to deal with.