"Is it finally time to use that move?" Alan sighed softly, then looked up at the sky. Although the sky was covered with clouds at this moment, it was basically a clear day, at most partly cloudy.
Seeing this, Alan lowered his head and patted the young Thunderbird beneath him. "Thor, do you know how to summon thunderclouds now?"
"Chirp!" Thor confidently raised his head, implying it was a piece of cake. Controlling the weather, especially summoning thunderstorms, was an instinct etched into his bones.
"Very good." Alan nodded with satisfaction. "Now I need you to do me a favor. Fill the sky above us with a thunderstorm—the more violent, the better!"
"Chirp!" Thor nodded in response, then flapped his wings and shot straight into the sky.
On the other side, when the Rune Serpent saw Alan escape by means of the Phoenix's instantaneous movement, she couldn't help but be furious. How could this guy have so many tricks? He even had a Phoenix as a pet by his side? However, she soon looked at the Phoenix with greedy eyes. This was a magical creature with an incredible life force. If she could capture it, how many doses of the Elixir of Life could she make? Thinking of this, the Rune Serpent's desire to kill Alan grew even stronger.
After some thought, the Rune Serpent no longer paid attention to the Thunderbird flying into the sky. Instead, she pointed her hand at the giant stone sphere beside her, and the stone sphere split again, turning into thousands of stones that tumbled toward Alan.
"Still trying the same old trick?" Alan sneered when he saw this, then activated his overload form again, charging toward the Rune Serpent and not giving the debris any more time to surround him. What he needed to do now was to stall for as much time as possible, allowing Thor to change the weather and increase his chances of success for his final blow.
And the Rune Serpent on the opposite side, seeing Alan charging forward, gritted her teeth and lunged forward as well. She disliked close-quarters combat, but now, to quickly eliminate her opponent, she had no choice but to engage.
"Arcane Serpent!"
As she rapidly advanced, the Rune Serpent cast a spell at Alan, and a massive amount of magical snakes once again spewed forth, rushing toward him.
Seeing that she could still so calmly cast such energy-intensive magic, Alan once again confirmed his guess: this old woman probably still had more than half of her magic left, and there was no chance of winning in a head-on battle.
"Thunder Raven Art!"
Alan let out a soft cry, and flocks of ravens surged from beneath his cloak, fearlessly crashing into the Arcane Serpents. However, Alan's Thunder Ravens, after all, only had a small amount of Wild Lightning attached to them. Although their numbers were vast, they were no match for the Arcane Serpents. One of the opponent's magical snakes could bite to death seven or eight of his Thunder Ravens. But this at least bought Alan a lot of time to get closer.
"Overload - Swift Sword!"
The Eclipse in Alan's hand was instantly filled with Wild Lightning and transformed into a greatsword over three meters long. He rushed to the opponent's front and swung his sword to strike.
"Repel!"
The Rune Serpent pointed her wand at Alan, and a huge repulsive force instantly generated, surging toward him. However, just as the Rune Serpent cast the spell, the Phoenix, which had been clinging to Alan, suddenly turned into flames, carrying Alan and disappearing into the air.
Then he instantly reappeared behind the Rune Serpent, and the Eclipse greatsword had already cut down heavily. Alan seized the precious time, performing a sword dance and continuously striking seven or eight times in a short period, causing the opponent's magical shield to ripple constantly. Of course, his strikes still couldn't penetrate this shield.
And the Rune Serpent's reaction was not slow. Seeing that the opponent already had a way to dodge her gravity spell, she no longer continued to use spells to waste magic for nothing. Instead, she also materialized a spear with magic and began to exchange blows with Alan.
Alan saw this and thought, *Is there such a good thing?* Someone actually dared to play close combat in front of him. He immediately used his superb combat experience, constantly dodging and weaving in the air, launching attacks at the opponent. But after clashing with the opponent's spear, it was Alan who was sent flying backward with a heavy force. In that instant, it was as if he was a mosquito swatted away by a spear.
"What kind of strength does this person have? It's so exaggerated!" After regaining his balance, Alan couldn't help but recall the sensation in his hand during the clash. It felt as if he was wrestling with an elephant; he was completely no match. "Even her physical strength is so exaggerated? This old woman's stamina is also somewhat against common sense…" Alan couldn't help but curse under his breath.
But now was not the time for sentimentality. The Rune Serpent also seemed to suddenly realize that Alan's close combat was not her match, and immediately rushed toward him with great joy, unleashing a flurry of stabs and slashes. Seeing this, Alan dared not be careless. Although the Rune Serpent had a well-proportioned physique, the power she unleashed was comparable to a giant. Therefore, Alan dared not directly confront the Rune Serpent's attacks anymore. He could only mobilize his agile speed, circling and entangling the opponent, spending a lot of time and energy dodging, and then occasionally finding an opening to strike once or twice.
Just like that, the Rune Serpent and Alan gradually fell into a prolonged struggle. One side possessed absolute defense, facing attacks without dodging, while the other was agile and flexible, like a mosquito jumping up and down. For a while, neither of the two in combat could quickly end the fight.
However, facing this situation, the Rune Serpent was quite happy, because in a battle of attrition, she was definitely the one who could last longer. She had actually noticed earlier that Alan's magic had been depleted twice before. The reason his opponent could still persist now seemed to be relying on some kind of potion for replenishment. According to her estimation, after a few more minutes of fighting, the opponent would probably not be able to hold on, while her own magic was still quite abundant.
Once Alan completely exhausted his stamina, her own speed would be able to catch up to the opponent, and at close range, she could then use a mental shock to interrupt the Phoenix's teleportation, thereby capturing both Alan and the Phoenix in one fell swoop. So now, what she needed to do was to continuously apply pressure and deplete the opponent's magic. *Hmm, plan complete!*
And just as the two were entangled in a struggle, each with their own intentions, a storm gradually brewed in the sky above. The young Thunderbird Thor soared at high speed through the clouds, freely releasing his nature, and mobilizing all his magic to guide electric charges and water vapor to quickly gather.
In a short while, the clouds in the sky instantly darkened as if a layer of ink had been poured over them, and faint flashes of lightning constantly flickered in the gaps of the dark clouds. And as time passed, the range of the electric flashes became wider and wider, and their frequency became higher and higher, until finally, it looked like a high-speed engine wrapped in electrical glow, ready to start at any moment.
The Rune Serpent had actually noticed the anomaly in the sky, but she hadn't paid much attention to it at first. But as the power accumulating above became more and more intense, a hint of doubt couldn't help but arise in the Rune Serpent's mind. However, she was now completely entangled by Alan, and it was too late to investigate further. Despite this, the Rune Serpent still thought with a glimmer of hope that her defense was already maxed out. After such a long battle, it had been proven that Alan could not break through her defenses. No matter what tricks the opponent was playing, it would surely not change the final outcome… right!
And just as the thunderclouds in the sky grew more and more intense, Alan, who still had reserves of strength, suddenly used the powerful impact of parrying the Rune Serpent's attack to fly back a considerable distance. But just as the Rune Serpent thought Alan was preparing to charge forward and attack again, the Phoenix on his shoulder suddenly turned into a ball of flame, carrying Alan and disappearing from the spot.
"Hmm? Did this person run away when she saw things going south?" The Rune Serpent extended her senses with some confusion, then suddenly looked up at the sky. "No! This guy is up there."
At this moment, Alan appeared in the center of the sky's clouds, quickly drank his last bottle of Phoenix Tears, then let out a loud roar, and began to frantically absorb the electric charges in the surrounding air!
"Rune Serpent, behold my sword art from the heavens!" Alan muttered coldly, and then his entire being became like an electric man. From head to toe, he was immersed in violently surging lightning, even making his whole body appear gradually transparent. At this instant, it was as if Alan was the embodiment of lightning.
"Overload - Alter!"
As Alan cast the spell, the entire cloud layer was like a sponge squeezed dry of water. The electric light flickering on the surface instantly gathered into Alan's body, which made the originally overcast sky turn clear again!
"What… what the hell is this?" The Rune Serpent, looking up from below, gazed at the transforming Alan with confused eyes, feeling this terrifying pressure, which inevitably brought a hint of dread to her heart. "No… I can't take this head-on, absolutely not. I need to run quickly!"
After recovering from her panic, the Rune Serpent, with a slight tremor, cast a spell to deactivate the Anti-Apparition Jinx she had previously cast, but after trying, she immediately found that she still couldn't use Apparition. Seeing this, the Rune Serpent immediately took out a Portkey from her body, but it still had no reaction after activation.
"How is this possible? Why would the Portkey also fail?" The Rune Serpent activated it again, refusing to believe it, but found it still didn't work.
The Rune Serpent's heart had become even more panicked at this moment, but fortunately, she had not given up her final survival instinct. She suddenly split into over a dozen clones, then sped off in all directions, attempting to use this to evade Alan's attack.
"It's useless. In this state, I've seen right through you!"
In Alan's eyes at this moment, the Rune Serpent, scattering and fleeing, had transformed into individual light figures. From the intensity of the light, he could easily distinguish the location of the main body. Alan could now directly see the magic within a person's body!
Firmly locking onto the Rune Serpent's main body, Alan charged down with his sword, stabbing fiercely, as if transforming himself into a bolt of lightning.
"God! Eclipse! Slash!!!"
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