Chapter 164: Chapter 136: Want to Die? _1
Accompanying the energy shockwave that burst the dome, the next moment, the battle between the two sides unfolded.
Queen Mek flapped her wings, and flew high into the sky. However, she wasn’t the only one who could fly.
Duanmu Huai, on the back of the Metal Secret Dragon, roared upwards, with Lorena and Ogis faithfully following beside him. On the other side, Greiya and Felin, being Dragonkin, spread their wings and took to the skies, while Ann, holding her Sorcerer’s Book, flew up beside Greiya.
In comparison to Queen Mek’s enormous size, everyone else seemed as tiny as sparrows. But size often doesn’t equate to combat effectiveness — in fact, Duanmu Huai preferred opponents of larger size, feeling that Queen Mek, being of average size, was somewhat disappointing.
It’s just not possible to get inside her body, after all.
With a roar, Queen Mek raised both her hands, quickly a beam of light descended from the sky, bombarding them. Everyone quickly scattered, and then they saw the beam of light directly strike the ground, immediately creating a sea of fire.
Hmm… Not surprisingly, the threat of a BOSS is not to be underestimated.
Moreover, at this point, several teleportation gates suddenly opened around Queen Mek. Soon, robots draped in long robes flew out from within. They lifted their heads, revealing their eerily mechanical shapes from beneath their cloaks, and everyone was taken aback.
“Everyone, follow my command!”
Riding the Metal Secret Dragon, Duanmu Huai raised his War Hammer and shouted loudly.
“Ann, you will attack Queen Mek with me. Greiya, you are in charge of protecting Ann! Felin, leave those metal monsters to you!”
Ann, being a mage, was quite powerful, but was a traditional turret-type mage created by Manaria, meaning she always needed someone by her side to protect her. She did not have the ability to unleash spiritual energy and fight at close range like Astarte. Hmm, perhaps she should have also been given a Power Armor too? At least it could be used for self-defense…. but she didn’t know if Ann would accept it.
Not the first time they had fought with Duanmu Huai, everyone moved into action upon hearing his command. Greiya stood in front of Ann, showing her teeth and claws in a defensive stance. Felin, on the other hand, stretched out her hand, and with the howling cold wind and snow, a long-handled Battle Axe appeared in her hand. Felin then leapt up and charged at the metal monsters before her.
At the same time, Duanmu Huai also guided the Metal Secret Dragon, charging towards Queen Mek.
Ogis and Lorena were positioned to the left and right of Duanmu Huai, closely watching the front—their roles weren’t very obvious in this aerial battle, but Duanmu Huai still brought them along. After all, Ogis could control her Guardian Puppet to protect them, and Lorena’s “Iron Fist” possessed an attack strength comparable to the highest on the field. In other words, if an attack failed to achieve its purpose, Lorena simply needed to add another punch, and it might succeed.
Situations often arose during games. For example, when you gave your all to deliver the final blow to a BOSS, only to find that the BOSS was no more than half deceased. Because you’ve exhausted your final moves, someone must volunteer to sacrifice themselves with a similar attack to completely eliminate the BOSS… this kind of cliché was commonplace in boss battles.
That’s why Duanmu brought Lorena along every time he went into battle. With Lorena present, such emotional tear-jerking scenes threatening to kill off characters had virtually no value.
To be honest, Duanmu Huai wasn’t sure whether Lorena’s “Iron Fist” was considered Divine Arts or Magic. Yet he knew this was definitely not something that could be trained from a few hundred punches and dozens of miles of running every day….
But he should focus his thoughts on the battle in front of him first.
The first one to initiate an attack was still Ann — Mages always had the advantage of preemptive long-range attacks. She held up her sorcerer’s book in her right hand and pointed forward with her left. Soon, a purple lightning bolt fired from her fingertips, targeting Queen Mek, yet blocked by the barrier appearing around her as expected.
this was only to be expected. If she lacked even this basic ability, she wouldn’t be fit to lead such a powerful civilization.
But this did not dissuade Duanmu Huai. He guided the Metal Secret Dragon, and while using the lightning as a cover, he directly collided with Queen Mek. He then lifted the War Hammer and brought it down hard on Queen Mek.
The Thundering Hammer crashed directly onto the barrier in front of Queen Mek, causing the entire barrier to flash. However, it was clear that this did not manage to break through the barrier in front of him. Fortunately, Duanmu Huai was not alone in this fight. As he attacked, Ogis’s silk thread in her hand also condensed into a weapon similar to a Knight’s Longspear, rotating and shooting forward. On the other side, Lorena held up the Holy Canon, striking down forcefully in front of her.
The three of them attacked almost simultaneously, hitting Queen Mek’s protective barrier. Although they failed to break through the barrier completely, they still caused Queen Mek’s body to tremble. She hastily flapped her wings and dodged— the flickering golden brilliance in front of her suggested that her barrier had reached its limit.