On the other side, Sangonomiya Kokomi, with renewed determination, once again stood before the Golden King Beast.
Gazing at the oppressive Golden King Beast in the sky, Sangonomiya Kokomi silently calculated the time it would take for the guards to discover the anomaly and call for reinforcements.
Facing such a powerful monster, she needed to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
But Sangonomiya Kokomi showed no signs of retreat.
This time, Sangonomiya Kokomi was determined to stall this Abyssal Monster that would bring immense disaster.
Because she would absolutely not betray the resolve Yuuko had shown by using his life to block that strike for her.
Sangonomiya Kokomi stared intently at the Golden King Beast in the sky, muttering softly:
"Yuuko-san, I will not fail your resolve. I will definitely protect Watatsumi Island, so please, don't die..."
As she finished speaking, a surge of water vapor appeared around Sangonomiya Kokomi.
She floated up like a fish.
She drifted lightly in the air, as if she had transformed into a fish happily swimming in water.
Then, she continuously waved her hands, launching one water bubble after another, spraying them towards the Golden King Beast in the sky.
The Golden King Beast, for some unknown reason, revealed a strange smile and waited calmly, without any defense or evasive action.
Eventually, these water bubbles struck the Golden King Beast, exploding on its body with loud bangs.
However... the explosions of these water bubbles couldn't cause any DMG to the Golden King Beast; they couldn't even break its scales... Seeing this, Sangonomiya Kokomi's expression grew even more serious:
"Such a tough body... but even for Yuuko-san's resolve, I will not give up!"
With that, Sangonomiya Kokomi summoned group after group of jellyfish again.
These jellyfish appeared densely around the Golden King Beast, blocking all its escape routes.
Subsequently, each jellyfish erupted with a powerful water shockwave, sweeping outwards.
If it were just a single jellyfish, the power of this shockwave might not be much.
But the shockwaves unleashed simultaneously by hundreds of jellyfish were not to be underestimated!
In an instant, ripple after ripple of water spread out in the air, continuously converging and erupting with immense energy that appeared gentle but concealed deadly intent.
They roared in unison at the Golden King Beast's massive body.
Presenting a beautiful scene like a reflection in a mirror or the moon in water.
But when the water ripples dispersed, the Golden King Beast's massive body remained perfectly intact, suspended in mid-air.
A look of mockery even appeared on the Golden King Beast's face.
It was an expression like a hunter toying with its prey.
Seeing this, Sangonomiya Kokomi's face couldn't help but turn pale.
After all, she had used all her offensive abilities.
Yet, she still couldn't inflict any DMG on the Golden King Beast.
This already demonstrated the disparity in strength between them.
But no matter what, whenever she recalled Yuuko sacrificing himself to block that attack for her, Sangonomiya Kokomi would never be disheartened.
Sangonomiya Kokomi remained full of resolve.
However, the next moment, the Golden King Beast suddenly opened its massive mouth, and dazzling light erupted from within.
A beam of energy composed of Geo Element shot out from the Golden King Beast's mouth, heading towards Sangonomiya Kokomi with an unstoppable force.
Boom!
Looking at the Geo Element beam filled with terrifying energy, Sangonomiya Kokomi could only desperately dodge to the side.
Unfortunately, her left hand was still hit by the beam.
She rolled several times on the ground before barely managing to get back up.
Now, Sangonomiya Kokomi's left hand was immobile, but luckily, she was a healer and immediately summoned a jellyfish to treat herself.
However... Boom!
The Golden King Beast actually fired a second Geo Element beam!
"It can fire such beams at will..."
Gazing at the beam getting closer and closer, Sangonomiya Kokomi knew she couldn't dodge it anymore.
She gradually felt despair.
Because the gap between herself and the Golden King Beast was simply too despair-inducing.
"I'm sorry, Yuuko-san, I couldn't bear your resolve... I couldn't... protect Watatsumi Island... I'm sorry..."
Sangonomiya Kokomi herself wasn't afraid of death.
At this moment, all she felt was guilt towards Yuuko.
"It's quite shameful, I've only known Yuuko-san for a short time, but I've been surprised by his actions again and again. He..."
"He not only holds no prejudice against Watatsumi Island but even trusts me... He's truly a very strange Inazuman..."
"And in the end, he even sacrificed himself to save me for Watatsumi Island..."
"I regret it so much, not being able to repay his resolve, nor his kindness..."
After so many thoughts flashed through her mind, Sangonomiya Kokomi despairingly closed her eyes.
But the next moment, with a huge explosion, a figure appeared before her eyes.
Sangonomiya Kokomi, however, found that she hadn't suffered any DMG... When she opened her eyes, she realized that a figure had appeared before her, she didn't know when.
It was a figure covered in a shield with irregular patterns.
The Geo Element beam fired by the Golden King Beast was completely blocked by this figure.
Soon, the Geo Element beam dissipated.
And this figure was still perfectly unharmed; even the shield on its body showed no signs of damage.
"Yellow Fox..." Sangonomiya Kokomi was slightly stunned as she looked at this figure.
Yuuko turned his head, looked at the fallen Sangonomiya Kokomi, and smiled:
"I noticed a rather big commotion and came to check it out. It seems a tough big guy has arrived. But you've worked hard, Kokomi, I'll take it from here."
With that, Yuuko walked step by step towards the Golden King Beast.
Sangonomiya Kokomi was stunned again, then hurriedly shouted:
"Yellow Fox-san, this Golden King Beast is an Abyssal Monster; its scales are very rigid, and it's agile, making it difficult to deal with! We'd best wait for reinforcements to arrive before we..."
Yuuko waved his hand, not even looking back, and continued walking towards the Golden King Beast:
"You just rest there. Also, I've already notified the soldiers at the nearest camp; they'll send medical personnel over shortly."
...On the other side, the Golden King Beast uncharacteristically did not continue its attack.
Instead, it stared silently at the tiny human slowly walking towards it.
For some reason, it felt that this human before it was extremely dangerous.
The Golden King Beast even unconsciously took a small step back.
At this moment, Yuuko smiled:
"What's wrong? Are you scared? Weren't you just toying with your prey like a hunter? What happened now?"
Hearing this, the Golden King Beast's anger immediately flared.
It was the king among the Rifthounds; even within the Abyssal main forces, it was a leader-like existence!
When had it ever suffered such humiliation?
Roar!
A roar erupted from the Golden King Beast's mouth. It swung its massive body, spun in a circle in the air, and used that momentum to swing its huge tail.
At this moment, Sangonomiya Kokomi, watching from afar, anxiously warned:
"Yellow Fox-san! Please dodge quickly! The Golden King Beast will use a tail swipe attack!"
However, Yuuko did not respond; instead, he quietly watched the Golden King Beast, waiting for its tail swipe.
This scene made Sangonomiya Kokomi even more anxious.
But there was nothing she could do about Yellow Fox's actions.
Now, she could only pray that Yellow Fox could handle the Golden King Beast's powerful tail sweep.
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