After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 794 - 547, Law Giant, Dark Shadow enters the fray
Angel anxiously scratched his head, unfurled his Light Wings, and prepared to search above.
Bailuo stopped him, saying, "Please stay here and pray."
"Pray?"
Angel frowned.
"Yes. Lin Da... my teacher, went to assist the Coldmoon Duke."
"Assist the Coldmoon Duke? A Sacred Rank?"
Angel’s eyes widened. "Reckless! How could Lin Da be so impulsive!"
"Exactly! If Lin Da doesn’t return, this miss won’t let Bailuo off! It’s Bailuo who stopped us from stopping Lin Da!" Lia spun in circles on the spot, gritting her teeth. "Idiot, such an idiot! What on earth is he thinking?"
Even if Lin Da could transform into a Dark Shadow, what could a Level 79 Dark Shadow possibly do in a battle between Legendary Ranks?
This was the first time Lia felt she might never see Lin Da again.
"I trust teacher." Bailuo crossed his legs, resting his hands on Lia’s shoulders, and said seriously, "Teacher promised me. He will definitely return."
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BOOM!
BANG!
Outside, deafening sounds continued to erupt, and buildings crumbled into dust under the force of the battle’s shockwaves.
Steel-reinforced skyscrapers collapsed like bubbles in a storm, disintegrating with a mere gust.
The battle raged on for nearly thirty minutes.
The two Legendary combatants fought from the Ice Abyss to the outskirts, their ferocious Magic Power laying waste to every structure within a radius of several kilometers, reducing the area to flat, barren ground.
The city’s once pristine cobblestone streets vanished, revealing brown soil beneath. A massive crater, bowl-shaped and unfathomably deep, spread across the earth.
Every burst of magical light from the sky struck like a Magic-guided Cannonball, gouging out new craters in the landscape.
The Azure Tree suffered severe damage, reduced to bare trunks and stripped branches.
The sky was split into stark dichotomies: one side was a deep-blue starlit night adorned by a full moon, while the other was an expanse of swirling snow, dominated by a crescent moon.
After thousands of rounds of exchanges, neither combatant seemed visibly injured, their battle appearing evenly matched.
But upon closer observation, one could notice a string of sweat beads sliding down the New Moon Knight’s chin, her hair clinging to her flushed cheeks.
Conversely, Evelyn remained composed, her breathing steady. Her silver hair gleamed like snow, her Battle Armor spotless, and her Moonlight Longsword glowed as pure as jade, exuding an ethereal beauty.
"Damn sister, how is she this strong?"
The New Moon Knight gripped her spear tightly, gazing intently at the impassive silver-haired woman in the distance. An unsettling irritation rose within her.
In a one-on-one confrontation, it was nearly impossible for her to defeat Evelyn.
At the Legendary Rank, one could use Domains to generate Magic Armor, which provided even greater defense than a Life Barrier. Unless there was an overwhelming disparity in strength, it was virtually impossible for one combatant to forcibly capture or kill the other.
Even if she managed to scrape out a miraculous victory against Evelyn, the idea of actually restraining her was nothing but a pipe dream.
Of course, the reverse was also true. As long as she wished to leave, Evelyn wouldn’t be able to stop her.
"I’ll have to call in that Abyss Demon. Two of the Four Heavenly Kings fighting side by side—no matter how powerful Evelyn is, she’ll have to bow down."
The New Moon Knight thought grimly.
Meanwhile, the battle in the Royal Capital was drawing to a close. The other three Heavenly Kings—Abyss Demon, Golden Armor, and Angel—would soon be free to join her.
"Trying to flee?"
Evelyn, seeing through her intentions, opened her left hand toward the sky. In an instant, a barrage of Ice Cones rained down violently.
Ultimate Skill: Death Ice Prison!
Clang! Clang! Clang!—
A Magic Barrier formed around the New Moon Knight, absorbing the impact of the Ice Cones. She sneered, "Sister, next time we meet, I’ll be sure to teach you a good lesson."
The New Moon Knight spread her brilliant, ghostly-blue Light Wings and soared toward the northern outskirts of Cyan City like a meteor streaking through the sky.
The Two Realms Transmission Array set up by Oren’s team awaited her in that direction!
I’ll be back!
She spat out her parting words.
BOOM!
At that moment, a mountain-crushing footstep resounded from the distance.
"ROAR!!!"
A beast’s roar shook all of Cyan City, its shockwave stirring up vast clouds of dust and debris. Nearby ruins were blown into the air, and massive boulders the size of grinding stones floated like leaves on the wind.
Even the New Moon Knight couldn’t help but frown.
She turned her gaze to the source of the noise in puzzlement.
Initially, nothing was there. But following the resounding roar, black light erupted, and a colossal beast, reaching ten thousand meters tall, materialized before her eyes.
Even the clouds could only reach its knees. Its fur-covered black feet stomped on the ground like two towering iron monoliths.
"A Law Giant?"
The New Moon Knight murmured in disbelief.
When she had descended upon Cyan City, she had scanned the entire city with her Magic Power. How could a Law Tier adventurer have escaped her detection?
Evelyn, who had been trailing behind in pursuit, also paused, gazing up at the ten-thousand-meter-tall behemoth. For the first time, a ripple of emotion crossed her otherwise tranquil eyes.
"You’ve returned?"
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"Dad, what is that? Such a huge monster!"
"I read about it in a book—it’s called a Law Giant! A Law Tier powerhouse has come to save us!"
"Hiss… I can’t even see its entirety. Just how tall is it?"
Within the shelter, people clambered over each other to peek out of the skylights.
In the distance, the silhouette of a humanoid black beast loomed like a thundering war machine, striding toward the New Moon Knight.
"Law Tier?"
Angel squeezed to the front of the crowd, utterly stunned.
How had Cyan City harbored a Law Tier presence without his knowledge?
Bailuo, Lia, Isa… the members of White Dove United stood frozen by the skylight, their faces marked by disbelief.
They had some guesses about the Law Giant’s identity, but the truth seemed too impossible to accept.
"Teacher..." Bailuo clasped her cat-like ears in her small hands, folding them over her slightly rising chest, silently praying in her heart.
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"Hah, a mere Law Tier dares to block my way? Arrogant!"
The New Moon Knight sneered condescendingly, tilting her chin upward. Then with a *whoosh*, a surge of energy exploded beneath her feet, carving a hundred-meter-wide crater into the ground as she ascended to ten thousand meters to meet the giant face to face.
She finally saw the beast in its entirety.
It was…
A black Greatsword-wielding ape.
Its pupils glowed with a ferocious golden light, and magma-like heat spewed from its nostrils. Its bristling fur resembled steel needles, and its chest and arms rippled with coiled, bulging muscles, exuding raw, unstoppable power.
Most distinctive of all was the colossal black Greatsword strapped across its back.
Roughly eight thousand meters long and two hundred meters wide, it resembled a massive ruler. Its spine featured a blood groove, through which a golden vein ran the length of the blade.
Dense black Magic Power condensed around the Greatsword, crackling with arcs of lightning.
Though the figure before her was clearly a Law Giant, the New Moon Knight couldn’t suppress the faint unease creeping into her heart.
"The Heavenly Ruined Demon Ape? In this era, is there truly someone capable of summoning such an ancient magical beast from eons past?"
The true form of a Law Giant was often the lingering soul of an Ancient Giant Beast wandering the continent. Adventurers would form connections with these souls, channeling Magic Power into them to drive these behemoths to serve their will.
However, the older the soul, the harder it was to communicate with it, as its remaining Soul Power was often pitifully weak.
The Heavenly Ruined Demon Ape was one of the most ancient and elusive of all such beasts.
The New Moon Knight had only read about them in historical records.
Legend had it that the Heavenly Ruined Demon Ape once rivaled the Royal Clan of the Giant Dragons—the Holy Dragons—in power.
One swing of its Greatsword was said to shatter the skies, causing spatial turbulence to flood the Mystic Continent, resulting in untold bloodshed. To stop the devastation, the World Tree Goddess herself was forced to intervene and eradicate their entire race.
In a way, the Heavenly Ruined Demon Ape was even more formidable than the Holy Dragons. Their volatile nature made communication with other species nearly impossible, and not even the World Tree Goddess’ commands could reign them in.
With no other choice, the Goddess obliterated them.
