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Chapter 185 Do you understand the true value of a top-tier support player? (Part 2)

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Wang Xi rode the Fiery Demon Horse at breakneck speed through the forest, the night wind whipping against his face.

With his legs pressed tightly against Taliel's body, he could clearly feel the rhythm of every strong muscle as the demon horse galloped, containing surging power.

Wang Xi stroked the horse's mane, feeling a warm, fiery touch on his fingertips.

"Taliel, thank you for your hard work." He patted the horse's neck gently, his voice filled with praise.

The demon horse raised its head and neighed, somewhat flattered: "It is my honor to serve you, Lord Gai."

The absolute power that Prince Snow had displayed in the battle had left a deep impression on her. As a fellow powerful being who wielded the power of fire, Taliel willingly submitted to him.

She ran even harder.

After a while.

The man and his horse finally reached the outer edge of Black Lake.

As they approached the Black Lake, the stench and putrid smell in the air grew stronger, making even breathing feel sticky and suffocating.

Wang Xi's gaze swept across the lake shore, his pupils slightly contracting—

Fishmen, land turtles, water horses, water sprites, water snakes, slimes... They were all shrouded in thick black mist, their eyes were scarlet, and they were mixed together without any distinction of race, like a deformed army forcibly blended together.

Most of them are blank two-star, but there are also three-star and four-star elites, and even a few five-star elite leaders with obviously different physiques.

"Damn it!" Talil said in a deep voice. "How did so many corrupted monsters crawl out of the lake?!"

"The pollution is more serious than expected."

Wang Xi said in a low voice.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from afar, and the ground trembled. As if summoned, the horde of monsters turned around and surged toward the source of the sound.

Wang Xi patted Talil's neck, and the demon horse understood, making a soft hoofbeat as it circled around to the flank of the battlefield.

...

...

The battle was fierce in a clearing in the woods near the lake.

Boom! !
The seven- or eight-meter-tall granite giant, King Simon, swung his stone fist, as large as a small mountain, smashing a corrupted tortoise and cracking its shell. But more monsters rushed forward, tearing at his rocky body.

Beside Simon, the defensive line of seven or eight rock giants was already crumbling, and the remains of monsters piled up like mountains at his feet.

The flattened fish-men and water snakes were disemboweled, stained with blood, and exuded a strong, fishy stench.

"Hold on! No one is allowed to retreat!"

The wolf witch Sophia, her fists stained with blood, rebuked him.

She led dozens of demonic wolves to break through the enemy lines, but was entangled by three five-star elite-level corrupted demons.

"Woo——"

Sofia raised her fair neck and roared angrily at the sky.

Her red cloak danced wildly in the night wind, and then her originally petite body grew taller at a visible speed—her physique became slender and strong, her body grew soft gray-white fur, and she had sharp teeth and claws, and her eyes were sinister.

The wolf witch finally revealed her wolf form.

A domineering, kingly aura emanated from her.

"kill!!"

Sophia pushed off with her foot, her body, over two meters tall, streaking straight past in a blur, and with a single punch, she sent a five-star elite-level merman flying.

Behind her, the Sugar Witch Bev stood several meters off the ground, atop a golden canopy of sugar mushrooms, holding a red and white curved wand.

She waved her wand and sang softly.

slam-la-

Countless colorful candies rained down from the sky, each fruit-shaped candy possessing a powerful magic, exploding like bombs upon hitting the ground.

Crackling! Crackle, crackle!
The vibrant syrup bloomed among the monsters, clinging to them and severely hindering their movement, even suffocating them.

Kobolds and goblins provide ranged support from behind trees or rocks, shooting arrows or throwing spears.

However, there were simply too many corrupted monsters, and their barrage of arrows and spears failed to make a ripple in the face of their overwhelming onslaught.

"Simon, to the left!" Bev, who was looking down from above, suddenly noticed something and shouted.

"hold head high!!"

The Rock Giant King roared and turned around, only to see a five-star elite-level blackened water snake already coiled around his left leg, its venomous fangs deeply embedded in the rock crevice.

Simon staggered half a step, his knee slamming heavily to the ground, kicking up dust. While the poison couldn't corrode the rock, the onrushing monsters would knock him down.

The corrupted monsters roared incessantly.

The witch's defensive line is about to collapse.

But at this critical moment.

boom--

A blazing white sea of ​​fire suddenly descended from the sky, like a punitive whip lashed down by a god, carving a scorched trench in the center of the battlefield.

The corrupted monsters writhed and screamed in the fire, turning to ashes in an instant.

"?!"

Everyone was shocked.

Sophia looked up sharply, her wolf-like eyes narrowing: "It's that guy?!"

In mid-air, Wang Xi wore a burning crown, and the pure white royal robe behind him swayed and fluttered.

He soared through the air across the battlefield, palms down, snow flames cascading like a waterfall, or the breath of a giant dragon—

Bear! Bear! Bear!

Wherever it went, demons were burned.

The night was as bright as day.

A terrifying incandescent sea of ​​fire spread, and a wave of heat swept across the land.

"Great, it's Lord Kai!"

The goblins raised their spears and cheered from the tree branches.

"We are saved!"

The red-skinned, dog-headed people were muttering something unintelligible, but they were clearly very excited.

Sugar Witch Bev looked up at the man who resembled a king or a god, her expression complex.

"Imperial decree: Freeze."

Wang Xi suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Point with your hand.

Click-click——

The fires on the battlefield were extinguished, turning into cold mist and snowflakes that blanketed the earth. Whenever they touched a corrupted monster, they would quickly climb onto its legs and freeze it in place.

Seeing that the enemy's operations were largely hampered, Sophia and Bev's eyes lit up, and they immediately ordered a counterattack.

The scales of war tipped instantly, and the balance of power shifted.

Before everyone could even rejoice, a terrifying tremor came again from the opposite shore of Black Lake, and a water column the size of a house rose from the sky, reaching a height of 100 meters.

The vortex in the night sky grew increasingly eerie and unsettling.

"Lillian is fighting Kraken."

Bev shouted loudly, disregarding everything else.

“Mr. Kai, please leave this to us and go help her—”

At this moment, countless green lights are rising from the earth, flying towards the young man in mid-air like birds returning to their nests.

Wang Xi nodded in mid-air.

"Taylor, you stay here to help out and also provide backup for Godariel and the others," Wang Xi said to the Fiery Demon Horse, his gaze sweeping over the two witches. "I'll go help Lillian."

After saying that, he streaked across the sky in a white arc and disappeared into the sky above the battlefield.

The goblins, kobolds, and dire wolves erupted in cheers, their morale soaring.

The fiery demon horse watched Wang Xi leave.

Once she withdrew her gaze, she immediately strode towards the battlefield. Taliel could no longer contain her fighting spirit; she longed for a fierce and exhilarating battle.

"Charge!" Taliel snorted, spewing flames as she carved a long path of fire before disappearing into the horde of corrupted monsters like a meteor.

boom! !

The flames were blazing brightly.

...

...

Across the lake.

The dark lake water was churning violently.

Lillian's flames collided violently with another terrifying force, nearly tearing the night sky in two.

Between the light and shadow, a hissing sound could be heard.

The billowing mist rolled and blurred the view.

On the mist-shrouded mudflats, a bald old man was slowly walking towards them.

He was dressed in a black robe, holding a staff in his left hand and a long sword in his right. His eyes were black and his face was expressionless.

“Lillian…” the old man’s voice was hoarse. “This world will eventually be stained black, and the resistance of the Magic Forest will be in vain.”

"Why not embrace the darkness sooner? You will surely rise to a higher level and avoid the meaningless deaths of monsters."

"..."

Lillian did not answer.

She wore a white dress, her disheveled blonde hair dancing in the night breeze, and spoke slowly and calmly:

“In the past, everyone respected you very much.”

"Because Mr. Kraken is very knowledgeable and likes to tell stories to monsters, even Sophia often brings Bev's pastries to play by the lake and chat with you."

"But everything changed the day that drop of black substance fell from the sky and landed in the lake."

"You are no longer kind and gentle, nor do you care about the monsters anymore. Instead, you have become a hideous monster."

"We originally trapped you in the lake to buy time and find a way to rescue you... But now it seems that this blackening and pollution is irreversible and will only get worse."

Lillian seemed to be confiding in someone, or perhaps trying to convince herself.

Her cool gaze fell on the bald old man.

"I'm sorry, I have no choice but to kill you."

"Pollution?" The old man grinned, a rather chilling smile. "No, no, that's just prejudice born of your ignorance. I've patiently taught you to read more and think more, yet you remain utterly foolish."

His withered fingers caressed the cold hilt of the sword, and thick, asphalt-like ink seeped from his sleeve, dripping down the blade and sizzling as it eroded the mudflat pebbles.

"Stubborn little flame, you simply don't understand that turning black is the destiny of all things... That drop of darkness is a gift from heaven and fate to me."

"Ah, I really miss the old days."

Before he could finish speaking, the old man slammed his staff into the ground.

Duh!
Wow!

Three jet-black tentacles, as thick as millstones, burst forth from the lake, carrying a stench that swept towards the girl in the white dress.

Lillian neither dodged nor avoided the situation, her expression remaining unchanged.

She picked up a lit match with a flick of her wrist. Bear!

The raging flames spun and shot into the sky from beneath her feet, transforming into a giant fire tornado.

Before the three jet-black tentacles could even get close, they were scorched into a cloud of black mist by the blazing flames, and then detonated a second time in the high temperature, turning the area within a hundred meters into a sea of ​​fire.

Kraken was instantly engulfed by the sea of ​​fire.

But his figure soon reappeared, walking out at a leisurely pace—his black robe was burned away, revealing an old body covered with suction cups and scars.

A layer of viscous, jet-black ink covered the surface, blocking the flames and high temperatures.

He maintained his sinister smile and flicked his longsword.

call out--

The dark arc of light split in mid-air, from one to two, from two to four, from four to eight, until it transformed into hundreds of black lines, weaving a large net that enveloped Lillian.

A look of seriousness flashed across Lillian's eyes.

She knew that before he turned evil, Mr. Kraken, the octopus hermit, was extremely skilled in water magic and had also developed many unique ink magic spells.

After being corrupted, the power of these spells increased dramatically, and they also became contaminated with toxins and pollution.

very dangerous.

Bear!!

Lillian lit the second match.

She burst into flames, her white dress turning fiery red. A single glance caused the fire elementals to swarm and converge upon the queen, forming a massive fireball ten meters in diameter.

The ink lines fell and evaporated.

But the next second, a jet-black tentacle pierced through the fireball like a spear and struck in front of Lillian.

Bang! !

The fireball exploded, turning into a mushroom cloud.

Lillian streaked across the flames in a straight line, retreating rapidly to a safe distance. But as soon as she stopped, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Looking down, I saw that my wrist was stained with a few drops of ink that I couldn't get rid of, even the flames couldn't burn them off.

Suddenly, Lillian felt a little dizzy.

Immediately, an uncontrollable killing intent surged from his heart, and the desire to destroy everything and burn all things to ashes grew vigorously.

"This is pollution..."

Lillian frowned, forcibly suppressing the strange emotions within her.

Previously, Kraken's strength was only comparable to the two witch sisters. Even after his corruption and dramatic increase in power, Lillian is still confident she can kill him.

The problem is that Kraken, as the lord of the Black Lake, merged with that drop of "primordial black water," causing his own ink to carry a corrupting power, which could easily be contaminated if he was not careful.

This was quite tricky for Lillian, who was already prone to losing control, making her hesitant to act freely.

"Black! It is the supreme color!"

The bald old man revealed an abnormal, twisted smile.

He flicked his wand, and a ball of black ink surged from its tip, then transformed into a spiraling jet of water that shot straight toward Lillian.

This spell is very similar to the Land Turtle's "Tidal Blade," but it is much thicker and more turbulent.

boom--

at this time.

Snowflakes suddenly began to fall in front of Lillian.

Her movement, which was about to be made, paused. She then raised her eyes and looked up, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Click-click——

A pristine white ice wall rose from the ground, just in time to block the impact of the jet of black water.

boom! !

The ice wall remained motionless, but its color gradually turned black, eventually melting into a pool of black water with a splashing sound.

"Hmm?" Kraken's scarlet eyes stared ahead as he noticed a strange figure suddenly appear beside Lillian.

A young human being wearing a burning crown and a white royal robe.

"Mr. Kai, what brings you here?"

Entering her witch form, Lillian, with her long, fiery hair flowing freely, spoke softly.

"I was worried about you." Wang Xi said without looking at him. "That's why I came to help you."

"..."

Lillian paused, then spoke in a barely audible voice:

"Thank you."

Wang Xi didn't notice the Fire Witch's emotional changes; his gaze fell on the bald old man.

Under Caius's investigation, the other party's entry appeared:
"Demon King - Octopus Hermit - Kraken (Completely Corrupted/Nemesis/Superior 5-Star/Hero)"

Silver frame, top-tier five stars!

He's on the same level as Qu Tao, the president of the Lucheng Yong Association!
Wang Xi looked at Lillian again and found that her entry had also changed:

"Fire Witch Lillian (Friendly/One-Star Title/Legendary)"

One-star gold-framed title!
Finally, it's no longer an unknown skeleton.

Wang Xi attributed this change to his experience in Lucheng. He not only fought against "Gucheng Taiyu" but also learned about the "Title Hero".

After integrating these data, Caius updated the scoring system's data, using Wang Xi himself as the benchmark.

So, both the Fire Witch and the Ice Queen belong to the "Grandmaster" level of existence?

Wang Xi suddenly understood.

"Lillian, I didn't expect you to have brought in a human helper."

Kraken sneered.

He flicked his wand and let out a piercing scream:

"Then let's embrace the darkness together!"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man suddenly exploded, turning into a ball of viscous black water that rose from the ground—Kraken sensed the threat and revealed his true form.

A giant black octopus, over ten meters in diameter, stood on the mudflats, its eight tentacles covered with countless suckers shaped like human faces. The two foremost tentacles were wrapped around a black sword and a black staff, while the remaining six slammed down like battering rams!

“Leave your safety to me.” Wang Xi put his arm around Lillian’s waist. “You just need to focus on casting the spell.”

The fiery-haired girl's breath hitched.

Hearing the other person's unquestionable tone, she didn't argue: "Yes, I believe you."

whoosh-

Wang Xi's pure white royal robe unfolded behind him, embracing Lillian as they soared into the air, tracing a diagonal line.

Boom! !

The enormous, heavy tentacles slammed into the ground one after another, causing the lakeside to shake violently and sending pebbles and splashes of water flying high into the air.

But Wang Xi was too fast, and it was impossible to hit him.

Lillian was completely absorbed in casting the spell.

She lit the third match, her hands clasped together, and a blinding and terrifying magic emanated from her palms.

Buzz! !

Being so close to it, Wang Xi felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were touching the sun and would evaporate on the spot in the next second.

"Rest in peace, Mr. Kraken."

Lillian said calmly.

She pushed down with both hands—a pillar of crimson fire descended from the sky like a spear of judgment. Kraken quickly raised his six tentacles, which intertwined to form a shield, while his black sword and black staff crossed in a defensive stance.

boom! ! !
The black sword, black staff, and five tentacles instantly carbonized.

Flames pierced through the giant octopus's body.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Kraken let out a piercing howl, its remaining tentacles pounding wildly against the mudflats, raising dust waves tens of meters high.

Even so, he did not die.

wow-

The severely injured giant octopus suddenly retreated rapidly into the lake, attempting to escape into the Black Lake.

Seeing this, Wang Xi raised his hand and waved.

A three-meter-long, incandescent giant hand materialized in mid-air and grabbed one of Kraken's tentacles, causing it to freeze in place.

"Humanity--"

The giant octopus turned its head, black liquid flowing from its scarlet eyes, and roared.

"you wanna die!!"

boom--

Kraken roared in fury, whipping its tentacles like a black stone pillar crushing the night sky and crashing into the air.

It roared in with a deafening roar.

Wang Xi loosened his grip, letting Lillian fall, while simultaneously creating a snow-flame staircase beneath her for her to step on.

"freeze."

Wang Xi said softly.

A hint of triumph flashed in his eyes.

click-

Ice crystals instantly condensed around him, freezing him into a square ice coffin.

— "Ice Coffin (Branding)"

Bang! ! !
The jet-black tentacles lashed against the coffin, making a loud noise.

However, the ice coffin was completely unharmed.

Wang Xi inside still maintained a smile.

Kraken suddenly realized something was wrong.

He wanted to escape back to the Black Lake, but his tentacles were held tightly by the incandescent hand, making him unable to move.

Lillian, who had landed on the snow-flame steps, seized the wonderful opportunity that Kai had created for her and lit the fourth match.

next moment.

Whoosh!

A meteor-like pillar of fire descended from the sky and pierced straight through the octopus's forehead.

Kraken fell, but its tentacles continued to twitch.

Wang Xi removed the ice coffin, raised his hand to summon "Chekhov's Gun," and pulled the trigger.

bang——

"The target has been killed!"

"Does it possess the ability to capture the Kraken?"

'……yes.'

(End of this chapter)