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Chapter 367 Saving the Little Elf 2
That faint, yet scalding call was like a red-hot needle, piercing Yuan Bao's heart.
The scorching heat of the body in his arms burned her skin through the tattered clothes, while the dark purple, eroding lines that spread beneath her pale blue skin, writhing like living creatures, exuded a chilling malice.
Ice and fire, life and death, were tragically intertwined within this seemingly weightless body.
"Warning! Corrosion rate 82%...85%! Target's consciousness is fluctuating violently! Source depletion is accelerating! Vital signs are continuing to deteriorate!" Little 9's alarm was so sharp in Yuan Bao's mind that it almost shattered, and every fluctuating number carried the heavy weight of a death countdown.
The emerald eyes that had just opened a crack trembled violently the moment they saw Yuan Bao's face. The faint light that had been lost and found trembled in the depths of her pupils, and was then overwhelmed by a deeper panic and despair that almost crushed her soul!
"No...!" A broken syllable was squeezed out from her cracked lips, filled with heart-wrenching terror.
With the last vestiges of her strength, she tried to lift her battered arm, attempting to push away Yuan Bao's arms that were tightly embracing her. Her movements were as weak as the struggle of a dying butterfly. "Go...hurry...go! It...it's awake! It really...awake!"
Those emerald-green eyes were fixed on what was behind Yuan Bao, the pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints due to extreme fear!
Yuan Bao suddenly turned around!
The group of shadow tentacles, which had been pierced by the giant golden crystal spikes, pinned in mid-air, twisting wildly and spraying foul blood, suddenly stopped struggling!
They froze for a moment as if frozen, and then the core of the constantly churning and boiling shadow fountain connected to the base of the tentacles suddenly collapsed inward into an extreme, absolute dark singularity that seemed capable of devouring all light!
next second!
boom--! ! !
An indescribable, terrifying energy surge, like billions of stars simultaneously annihilating at the center of a singularity!
A dark purple energy shockwave, visible to the naked eye and viscous like liquid asphalt, carrying an absolute will to annihilate everything, exploded wildly in all directions in a ring shape at a speed beyond thought!
Wherever it passed, space shattered like fragile glass!
Those giant crystal spikes, burning with pale golden flames and having just performed a great service, were reduced to dust like sandcastles in the face of this pure, law-level annihilation energy!
Before the shockwave even arrived, the destructive energy pressure slammed into Yuan Bao's back like a heavy hammer!
puff!
Yuan Bao's body trembled violently, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and a surge of hot liquid welled up uncontrollably!
She forced herself to swallow, but a trace of bright red blood still spilled from the corner of her mouth!
The shield constructed from peak attributes emitted a piercing wail, and its light dimmed rapidly at a visible speed!
The charred crystal clusters beneath their feet could no longer hold on and shattered completely with a crash!
The figure Yuan Bao was holding in his arms was violently thrown away by this devastating impact, like a leaf falling in a storm!
"Ugh!" The violent shock and energy impact made her vision go black, and it felt as if her internal organs had shifted!
But she held the person in her arms tightly, like the strongest alloy shackles, without the slightest loosening!
In the instant her body was thrown into the air, she twisted her waist forcefully, turning her back to face the direction from which the shockwave was coming!
boom! boom! boom!
It smashed through three crystal cluster pillars that were stuck diagonally in the ground and had long been corroded like rotten wood!
Each impact brought excruciating pain, as if bones were about to crack, and a rapid depletion of the shield's energy!
Finally, it crashed heavily onto a relatively thick but cracked section of a huge crystal cluster wall!
“Shield energy…10%! Imminent collapse! Warning! Accelerated spatial structure collapse! Residual impact of unknown high-dimensional laws annihilating…continuous erosion!” Xiao 9’s voice was filled with strong electrical noise, and the computing core had obviously also suffered severe damage.
Yuan Bao knelt on one knee before the broken wall covered with spiderweb-like cracks, breathing heavily, each breath carrying a heavy stench of blood.
A searing pain shot through her back, and the shield's light had dimmed to a flickering candle in the wind. She looked down at her chest.
The scalding temperature seemed to have subsided somewhat, replaced by a chilling cold.
The dark purple patterns beneath her light blue skin seemed to have gained new nourishment, spreading and deepening wildly, almost covering most of her body, and exuding a nauseating stench of decay.
Those emerald-like eyes closed helplessly once more, their long eyelashes like broken butterfly wings covering the lifeless, bluish-black eyelids.
Only the faintest, almost imperceptible fluctuations proved that a sliver of life still flickered stubbornly within this broken body.
"Erosion rate... 92%!" Little 9's voice trembled with despair. "Core consciousness... on the verge of collapse! Origin... about to be completely corrupted and assimilated!"
Just then, the core of the Shadow Fountain, which had unleashed a devastating attack, surged up again after a brief silence!
This time, it was no longer in the form of a fountain; the viscous, dark purple energy flow seemed to have a life of its own, slowly converging and shaping upwards!
A blurry, enormous, and distorted shadowy outline is slowly coalescing in the murky energy flow!
It exudes a malice that is deeper, more ancient, and more soul-freezing than its previous pure tentacle form!
It was as if a world-destroying beast that had been sleeping for billions of years had just been completely awakened and was now stretching out its terrifying claws that were enough to cause dimensions to collapse!
The mere oppressive aura emanating from that silhouette caused the already crumbling space to emit an even more mournful wail!
The shield around Yuan Bao flickered violently, like a light bulb with a faulty connection, and could go out completely at any moment!
“Master…” A faint whisper, seemingly coming from the deepest part of the soul, brushed past Yuan Bao’s ear once more.
Yuan Bao suddenly lowered his head.
The little sprite in my arms, without me noticing, managed to open its eyelids a crack with great difficulty.
Those eyes, once as pure as emeralds, were now murky, veiled by a layer of despair. Dark purple lines had even crept up to the corners of her eyes.
With her last ounce of strength, she focused on Yuan Bao's blood-stained face. Her eyes held no fear, only a heartbreaking, utter sorrow and... farewell.
“…Leave me alone…” Every word felt like sandpaper rubbing against his soul, carrying the scent of blood and gore. “…The core…is…extracting…the forest…the last…source…it…is…going to…completely…devour…everything…Quick…escape…”
Her voice grew softer and softer, until the last few words were barely audible, just the movement of her lips.
The hand that had been raised with difficulty to try to push Yuan Bao away finally lost its last bit of strength and fell limply down, its fingertips tracing a cold mark across Yuan Bao's blood-stained clothes.
In those emerald-like eyes, the last faint light, like embers that had burned out, slowly, slowly... died out in the ashes of despair.
Corrosion level... 95%!
At that moment, Yuan Bao's heart stopped beating.
Time seemed to freeze.
All that remained in my ears was the roar of collapsing space and the low hum of the shadow core as it coalesced, like a millstone crushing the world.
The body in my arms was losing heat rapidly, becoming cold and stiff.
Those writhing, dark purple lines, like victorious poisonous vines, viciously covered her broken body, proclaiming the ultimate victory of death.
escape?
Yuan Bao slowly raised his head.
The icy gaze, like ancient, unyielding ice, pierced through the pervasive dust and murky energy flow, fixing itself firmly on the terrifying silhouette of the gathering shadow, radiating an apocalyptic pressure!
The bright red stain on her lips had not yet dried, but now it slowly, very slowly, curved upwards into an arc.
That wasn't a laugh.
That was a boundless killing intent from the deepest part of the Nine Nether Hell, capable of burning everything!
It's a sign that the peak attribute has been thoroughly enraged and driven to the brink of despair, about to unleash a world-destroying power...
An aura, so deep yet far more terrifying than ever before, emanated from Yuan Bao's kneeling body, like volcanic magma suppressed for millions of years, silently boiling and roaring!
The shield went out completely.
But the space around her began to distort!
The light began to bend!
The cracked crystal clusters beneath my feet silently turned into the finest powder!
She lowered her head, looking at the small, cold face in her arms, devoid of life and etched with shadow. Her fingertips gently brushed across the tightly closed eyelids, the movement incredibly tender, as if afraid to disturb a deep sleep.
"Escape?" Yuan Bao's voice was soft, as soft as a feather falling to the ground, yet it contained a chilling storm capable of making stars tremble. "My guardian spirit burned itself out here..."
She slowly and resolutely stood up.
The cold body in her arms was carefully and protectively held in her embrace, one arm wrapped around her chest. Her other bloodstained hand slowly spread its fingers, palm facing the terrifying shadow that was forming and radiating a world-destroying pressure!
"...Its life is in my hands today!"
The instant the last word fell!
boom--! ! !
Within Yuan Bao's body, the dormant volcano erupted!
Yuan Bao no longer used the energy impact as before, nor did he use the manifestation of profound techniques!
This moment marks the complete liberation of 400 peak attribute points!
It is the ultimate fusion of all the knowledge and sparks of the Mystic Hall under dire circumstances!
It was the ultimate roar of Yuan Bao's soul, a protective will that had been completely ignited and burned across the eight directions!
Centered on her, space was no longer distorted, but... boiling!
The crystal clusters and broken walls beneath my feet silently turned into the finest powder, shimmering with the last glimmer of light!
The pervasive dust, the turbid energy flow, and even the ever-encroaching spatial annihilation laws were all forcibly pushed away, crushed, and purified the moment they came into contact with the invisible force field emanating from her body!
Her figure did not swell, yet she seemed to become the sole core of this shattered world!