Damn it!

When they had obtained the artifact, the Witch Sisters were so excited, thinking they could look cool tonight just waiting for a fierce enemy battle to unfold. Then she would stylishly dispatch the enemy, rush back to save Ash from danger, and naturally, Ash would fall deeply for her and couldn't help but hold her tightly. Meanwhile, the Sword Maiden would still be entangled by creatures from the Void Realm, unable to intervene, only watching the Witch's complete victory...

Sure enough, the battle was fierce, but she couldn't gain any advantage at all! Moreover, her opponent particularly countered her swordsmanship domain, making Diya feel like the Void Realm was suggesting something.

"I'm not doing well either," Sonia dodged the dive of the Winged Car Dragon, and the crimson waves from the 'Blood Moon Shattered Lake' swept across its belly, only to erupt with a grating symphony of steel, not even managing to break its skin.

Sonia's artifact for the night was "Silver Collection·Moon Shadow Master," with the effect "Each attack grants 1 layer of holy domain damage reduction blessing, lasting 30 seconds, up to 10 layers." This meant that with the same amount of magic power, Sonia's Holy Domain could absorb more damage, which was why she was qualified to clash head-on with the Winged Car Dragon.

The best time to strike the Winged Car Dragon was when it stopped, but the creature always rushed far away and then soared into the sky before diving back down, moving much faster than Sonia.

The most frustrating part was that after Sonia first grievously wounded its wings with "Meteor Disaster," it would shoot out steel feathers to trigger the Meteor Disaster every time it dove.

Village Girl's Meteor Disaster wasn't incapable of defending against and counterattacking long-range attacks; the principle was to trace the source from the attack trajectory. But the problem was that the Winged Car Dragon was also in a state of high-speed motion, meaning that by the time Sonia struck back, it was no longer in the original place.

If Meteor Disaster wasn't effective, the Car Dragon's quasi-holy domain fur could block all of Sonia's slashes. When it moved at high speeds, Sonia couldn't even shave off its hair; the sword light waves that hit it were like petting a dog.

"Focus fire to break their formation," Ash said. "Two people focus on one target, while another person and Weiser figure out a way to engage with two targets—"

"I have an uncertain inspiration," Weiser suddenly spoke up. "I need you guys to fly close to the ground and give me time to test different possibilities. Of course, I can engage too if necessary. I'll follow the captain's lead."

"Let's test the possibilities then," Ash made the decision immediately. Logically speaking, even if two people focused fire, it'd be difficult to take down a target quickly—the creatures from the Void Realm aren't punching bags. Won't they fly away when hit? On the ground, you can encircle and block, but in the air, they can simply fly away.

"But the focus fire plan has to proceed simultaneously. We can't delay any longer. Sword Maiden, you and the Witch—"

"Captain, is your reserve of magic power still enough?" Weiser asked. "You're dealing with two enemies."

"I'll engage with them, Observer you and the Witch focus fire," Sonia said immediately. "I have 'Moon Shadow Master,' my Holy Domain is sturdier than yours."

With time pressing, Ash nodded, "Alright! Weiser, keep an eye on Sword Maiden's side, prioritize her if she's in danger! Go!"

The four of them immediately plunged into the steel forest below, this dreamlike domain was roughly the Kingdom of Blood Moon, with towering buildings and bustling cities. However, Ash and his team had been fighting so long that the people on the ground had long since fled.

After lowering their flight altitude, Ash and his team became even more cautious—even the slightest contact with any point of support would cause their magic power to stagnate, not only dispersing their Holy Domain but also causing them to fall from the sky.

Points of support naturally included the walls of high-rises, balconies, and railings—anything grounded could trigger the negative effect of "Above the High Sky."

The creatures from the Void Realm also followed in pursuit. Compared to Ash and his team, they seemed even more at ease. Even the Winged Car Dragon danced ballet elegantly as if on an eggshell. This was precisely why Ash chose the sky as their battlefield, after all, the high-rise buildings were a much greater threat to them than the creatures from the Void Realm.

As the gap closed between the Sword Domain and the Winged Car Dragon, Sonia executed a looping slash at the Sword Domain, while at the same time, Diya accelerated her flight, plucking her fingers, and threads entangled the body of the Long Spear Sanctuary!

When the Long Spear Sanctuary attempted to cut the threads, Ash conducted an elevating maneuver, Heart Sword intercepting the Long Spear, buying time for Diya to trigger the "Flowing Gold River" effect.

The creatures from the Void Realm were not teammates; they simply executed the optimal combat strategy based on instinct. Now that Sonia was willing to take on two, the Sword Domain and Winged Car Dragon naturally had no qualms about ganging up on fewer opponents.

However, as several rounds passed, even with the "Moon Shadow Master" artifact boosting her defense, Sonia's magic power rapidly depleted like floodgates opening.

Different from ground combat, when facing multiple hostile targets, Sonia could still rely on the terrain to minimize the hit area on the ground, but in aerial combat, the attack possibilities of the enemies were too many, she simply couldn't defend against them all!

And moreover, the Knife-Wing Car Dragon and the Sword Maiden Holy Domain coordinated their attacks with tacit understanding, whenever she defended against one, the other would take the opportunity to strike from a blind spot, nearly forming an airtight oppression.

Sonia suddenly understood how the Fish-Slicing Dragon felt—back in the Sea of Knowledge, she and Ash used to treat the Fish-Slicing Dragon in exactly the same teasing way.

What goes around comes around, the Void Realm is truly cyclical...

But I am no stepping stone like the Fish-Slicing Dragon!

Sonia lowered her flying height once again, threading dangerously through the spaces between buildings, which forced the Knife-Wing Car Dragon and the Sword Maiden Holy Domain to be mindful of their positioning. In some parts, the Knife-Wing Car Dragon even had to retract its wings. The two could no longer maintain their rhythm, and Sonia felt the pressure on her lessen significantly.

Just at that moment, Sonia heard the sounds of battle nearby; turning her head, she saw Ash and the others entangled in a fight between the buildings behind her. She immediately changed her flight direction toward the corner street, but at that moment, the Knife-Wing Car Dragon swooped down from above. She had no choice but to lower her altitude and accelerate—

Snap!

A neon sign for "Blush Grass" appeared in front of her; it was too late to evade!

As she slammed into the sign, the magic power throughout her body became stagnant, the Holy Domain unraveled, and her Void Wings shattered. She broke through the sign's glass and plummeted.

The effect of "Above the High Sky" would last for 3 seconds. Sonia's magic power had not yet recovered, and the Knife-Wing Car Dragon's blade-wing was already close at hand, casting a huge shadow over her field of view.

She was doomed!

Perhaps because she had hit her head, Sonia's mind went blank. But out of the corner of her eye, as she saw Ash turn and fly toward her, a strange color burst forth from her ruby eyes—

Boom!

With a loud explosion, the Knife-Wing Car Dragon shot over Sonia's head, like a derailed train smashing into the ground. The Sword Maiden Holy Domain also tumbled down, splatting into the dirt.

"Glad I made it in time," Weiser's voice echoed from above. "The second word suffix is that falling buildings will cause a powerful negative effect."

Weiser flew to Sonia's side, waiting for the Claw Club president to jump up before catching her in a lift, laughing while explaining: "The Knife-Wing Car Dragon is not afraid of magic power stagnation, so why does it dive from the air instead of choosing the more efficient ground bounce? The latter is far more powerful in both speed and destructive force. It turns out the Knife-Wing Car Dragon fears the buildings themselves."

As Weiser explained, a chunk of information also flowed into the mages' minds.

"Tower of Overturn: The dust basking in the shadow of the tower will witness everything collapsing. Any target struck by a collapsing building will be stunned for 10 seconds."

"Word Suffix Recognition Reward: A small amount of Space Faction experience, a small amount of magic power."

"Limited Word Suffix Privilege: In the next Dream Bubble Shadow, you may trigger the Tower of Overturn effect once."

"Thank you," said Sonia, who couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after the harrowing experience. "If it weren't for you, I might have had to wait another ten days or so to enter the Void Realm."

"Don't mention it, aren't we friends who help each other out?"

"Well..." Sonia said somewhat embarrassedly, "My magic power has recovered, you don't need to hold me so tight."

Weiser was hugging her back with one hand and her waist with the other, almost melding her into his body, and Weiser was also staring intently into the Village Girl's eyes, their noses nearly touching, a social distance that was enough to make the Village Girl shy.

"Sorry about that." Weiser let go and politely said, "You are a fascinating person."

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