Pandora looked at the Witch Demon Elder, sensing the vague threat emanating from him, and instinctively tightened her delicate fists.
After a few seconds, Pandora spoke, looking seriously at the Witch Demon Elder: "You may be powerful, but I can still beat you because I’ve had a long sleep."
"You think sleeping for a long time makes you able to beat me? Ha, do you think you’re one of those near-extinct Longevity Exotic Species, gaining strength merely by hibernation? Then you might as well claim you’re one of those Immortal Strange Species that even Ancient Wizards fear!" The Witch Demon Elder sneered with disdain.
Pandora tilted her head, not understanding the elder’s words, lightly biting her lip with a serious face, she declared, "But I can definitely beat you!"
"I really can beat you!"
With certainty, Pandora finished speaking, then began to rush forward swiftly, her whole body like a derailed locomotive, roaring toward the Witch Demon Elder.
The Witch Demon Elder’s expression turned serious, seeing Pandora’s momentum, he dared not take it lightly. He spread his hands, and pale green soul energy was drawn out, gushing from both palms into the outside world. The energy merged and quickly solidified, forming a giant pale green shield to face Pandora.
Pandora threw a punch, striking the energy shield with a heavy "bang."
The energy shield shuddered violently at first, then quickly returned to normal. Pandora, however, was like a bullet fired from a slingshot, propelled back at high speed by the powerful rebound of the energy shield. With a "thud," she crashed through the main laboratory wall more than twenty meters away, falling inside with no movement.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
The Eden was unbelievably quiet.
The Witch Demon Elder waited, slowly appearing somewhat tense. With a wave, he dispelled the energy shield, stretched his neck slightly, and looked towards the cracked wall of the main laboratory, his gaze uncertain.
Just then, with a "crash," Pandora emerged from the breach, staring directly and resolutely at the Witch Demon Elder.
A bit wary, the Witch Demon Elder reactivated the energy shield, speaking as he looked at Pandora: "Little devil, you’ve already tasted the lesson just now, you should know I wasn’t lying. As I said earlier, if I go all out, you’re definitely not my opponent. So, you should stop pestering me. That way, it benefits both you and me."
Pandora’s face remained tense, not speaking, just stepping towards the Witch Demon Elder, her pace quickening.
"Tap-tap-tap, tap-tap-tap."
The Witch Demon Elder knew well the strength of his energy shield’s defense, watching Pandora approach fearlessly.
But when she came within ten meters, a sudden, intense unease arose in his heart. Out of caution, he called to Pandora: "Hey, little devil, girl! Stop right now, quickly... quickly stop, or I assure you, you’ll be the one who suffers!"
"Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!"
Pandora didn’t slow down at all, instead accelerating, reaching just a few meters from the Witch Demon Elder. Hearing his words, she spat out a big "No," stomped the ground forcefully, causing the nearby surface to cave, and leaped high. Then she fell heavily, like a meteor hitting the ground, as her arms swung down with full force.
In the Witch Demon Elder’s eyes, it seemed, perhaps a delusion, that behind Pandora, there was a fleeting phantom of a purple crystal giant dragon.
The Witch Demon Elder hadn’t even reacted when Pandora had already slammed into his energy shield.
The incredibly strong energy shield shattered in less than half a second under Pandora’s impact.
Pandora, unceremoniously at the Witch Demon Elder’s face, landed a left punch, knocking out half his teeth, followed by a right punch, sending him flying backward.
The Witch Demon Elder hit the ground, groaning in pain, trying to stand up, his mind somewhat dizzy. Pandora had already caught up, grabbing one of his legs, readying to slam him again.
A strong sense of crisis welled up in the Witch Demon Elder’s heart, a sudden thought flashing through his mind: This time, if she’s successful, the impact will be irreversible, and he will indeed die.
The intense desire to survive drove the Witch Demon Elder to instinctively perform a lifesaving maneuver.
The Witch Demon Elder quickly stretched his arm, clawed the ground with chicken-like talons, and soul energy erupted, anchoring him to resist Pandora’s pull.
Pandora sensed resistance, using her dragon-like strength, pulling with all her might, her face gradually turning crimson.
The Witch Demon Elder dared not slack, relentlessly channeling soul energy, engaging in a tug-of-war with Pandora. The rightful source is ɴovelfire.net
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
The scene was at a stalemate...
Under the night sky, Richard returned from Ash Academy.
Without disturbing anyone, he quietly returned to the stone building, entered the study, and then into the Eden.
Once inside Eden, Richard walked towards the mechanical processing sector’s laboratory, but halfway there, he heard unusual sounds from the side as he passed the main laboratory.
"Little devil, let go of my leg, it’s about to be torn off by you."
"Little devil, let go of me, I swear I can hold on indefinitely, you won’t succeed in swinging me!"
"Little devil, do you ever stop! My leg hurts, you know! My body’s nearly torn, let me go!"
Listening, Richard’s eyebrows raised, his expression turning somewhat spectacular, as he turned and headed to the source of the noise—the other side of the main laboratory, where a bizarre scene unfolded before his eyes.
As he saw, the corpse he had brought back, now revived, tightly gripped the ground as if clinging fondly to Mother Earth, seeking eternal rest in her embrace.
Meanwhile, Pandora, who awoke at some point, firmly grasped one of his legs, as if preventing him from seeking death, her expression showing determination and resilience.
The two looked as if they were having a strange tug-of-war match, continuously locked in battle.
Richard rubbed his chin, squinting his eyes.
The Witch Demon Elder seemed to be exhausting, gradually losing his grip on the ground as Pandora slowly dragged him up.
Just as it seemed he’d be lifted and slammed by Pandora, Richard spoke up timely, clearing his throat: "Um... you two should take a break?"
The two, engrossed in their "tug-of-war," suddenly noticed Richard nearby, quickly turning to look, both exclaiming.
Richard remained calm, surveying them, saying, "I have some guesses and questions about why you’re now. Similarly, I’m sure both of you have something you’d like to say to me, right?"
"Me first!" Without waiting for Pandora’s response, the Witch Demon Elder quickly shouted, interrupting, "Kid, save me, I’ll repay you, truly!"