Ha!
The Blue-hooded figure wept silently while clutching the corpse of the Red-hooded one. As the final victor of this battle royale, he felt no joy at all; instead, his heart was filled with pain.
"Wake up, hurry and wake up!"
"This must be a nightmare!"
"Without you, what use are these treasures to me!"
Pfft!
"Since you don't want these treasures, then give them to me!"
The Cyclops Boss crawled out from the pile of corpses and viciously backstabbed the Blue-hooded figure, replacing him as the final winner.
The Cyclops looked at his only loyal subordinate—the Green-hooded figure. He had orchestrated all of this from the start after sensing something was wrong, arranging for the Green-hooded figure to 'kill' him, then play dead while waiting for the final moment to backstab the ultimate victor.
The Cyclops looked at the two large chests of treasure. He originally thought he would be overjoyed to claim all these treasures alone, but looking at the corpse of the Green-hooded figure, he just couldn't bring himself to smile.
"Damn it!"
The Cyclops cursed at the pile of corpses, spewing every foul word he knew. Finally, he collapsed in confusion in the center of the bodies, looking up at the sky, his heart as dead as ashes.
At this moment, everything seemed meaningless.
"Blue~~ Lu~~ Lu~~"
The Water Abyss Mage clapped its hands and slowly floated out.
"Wonderful, truly wonderful!"
"Cyclops, you have shown me quite a show!"
The Cyclops raised the short blade in his hand. Without struggling or begging for mercy, he just asked faintly, "This was all your doing, wasn't it?"
"I was wondering how these cowards, usually timid as mice, dared to resist me."
The Water Abyss Mage lazily hovered in the air, propping its head with its hand. Facing this weak, ant-like fellow before it, it truly couldn't imagine how this guy could possibly break its shield and deal damage to it.
Ignoring something was the greatest form of arrogance.
The Water Abyss Mage slowly floated above the treasure chests. It couldn't even be bothered to glance at the chest of Mora. It directly opened a treasure chest, took out a carrot, and carefully sniffed it through its mask.
"Hmm~ This aroma, truly a rare treasure. I shall accept it without ceremony."
The Cyclops walked behind the Water Abyss Mage and said coldly, "No need to be polite. You can repay the price with your life!"
Then he lifted the clothes around his waist, revealing rows of elemental potions strapped to his chest.
Cryo element potions, Pyro element potions, Electro element potions...
A rough count showed he had gathered seven types of elemental potions.
The Cyclops sneered, smashed two bottles in front of his chest, and then fiercely hugged the Water Abyss Mage's shield.
Boom!
Boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Continuous explosions erupted. The violent elemental reaction blasted a large pit in the entire area!
Whether it was the corpses of the Treasure Hoarders, the chest of Mora, or the carrot in the treasure chest, everything vanished in the face of this intense elemental reaction, leaving not even ashes behind.
Noelle, hiding in the grass, watched the scene in shock. She couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had been far away and hadn't been caught in the blast, otherwise she would surely be severely injured now.
After hesitating for a moment, Noelle didn't rush out to check the situation but continued to hide in the grass.
She couldn't be sure if that Abyss Mage had been blown to death, so it was better to be cautious.
A few minutes later, just as Noelle was starting to wonder if she was being too suspicious, a pitch-black figure flashed into the center of the explosion.
It was that Water Abyss Mage from before!
The previously arrogant Water Abyss Mage was now scorched black, and even its proud Hydro Element shield had completely disappeared.
"Aiya! Damn humans! Good thing I can teleport, or I really would have died here."
"How detestable! They actually burned the precious carrot!"
"I heard the Princess hasn't been eating properly because she misses her brother. I was planning to offer this delicious carrot to please Her Highness!"
"Never mind that, I'll teleport this carrot back first, then go find..."
Saying that, the Water Abyss Mage immediately began a summoning ritual inside the crater left by the explosion.
"Makaba Kamicama Kaho, Makaba Kamicama Kaho..."
Meanwhile, Acting Grand Master Jean, who was searching for traces of Noelle inside the Whispering Woods, saw the massive Mushroom cloud rising in the distance from the explosion. She immediately rushed toward the direction of the blast.
Noelle, hiding in the grass, saw this scene and mistakenly thought the Water Abyss Mage was about to teleport away. She no longer hesitated and immediately rushed out of the grass.
"Die, monster of the Abyss!"
"Makaba Kamicama!"
"Human, you have no martial virtue, resorting to sneak attacks!!!"
Without the protection of its Hydro Element shield, the Water Abyss Mage's fragile body was exposed to the air. Facing Noelle's full-power strike, it only let out a mournful cry before dying, its body turning to ash.
However, just before it died, the teleportation array activated.
A beautiful, slender hand reached out from the other side of the teleportation array and picked up that carrot.
Noelle quickly retreated, cautiously watching the hand inside the teleportation array.
A sigh came from the other side of the array.
The Abyss Princess, Lumine, with golden hair, a white dress, long boots, and a white flower hair accessory, walked out of the teleportation array.
"Although these subordinates of mine are a bit stupid, they are very obedient and respectful towards me."
"Crunch."
The blonde Abyss Princess took a bite of the carrot in her hand. Noelle clearly saw her eyes light up.
"Crunch, crunch."
"Although I don't wish to harm you, you killed my loyal subordinate."
The Abyss Princess Lumine, holding the half-eaten carrot, said coldly to Noelle, her tone icy:
"As preferential treatment for a beautiful Damselette, I can let you choose your own method of death."
Noelle felt the aura pressing down on her like a tide from the person before her and dared not underestimate her in the slightest. She did not relax even a bit because of the girl's comical and cute actions!
"The person before me is the enemy!"
"I will protect everyone!"
Her shield enveloped her entire body, and she swung her ten-meter-long light sword with all her might. Noelle held nothing back; her intuition told her she only had one chance to strike!
Bang—!
The smoke cleared. The Abyss Princess Lumine caught Noelle's light sword with one hand while holding the carrot she had taken two bites from in the other.
With a casual push, Noelle was sent flying dozens of meters away.
She waved her hand again, and a sphere of light carrying the aura of destruction, imbued with the scent of death, shot toward Noelle.
At this moment, blood was trickling from the corner of Noelle's mouth, and her shield was shattered. Facing the swift and powerful sphere of light, Noelle's fate seemed sealed.
However, at the very last second, Acting Grand Master Jean finally arrived!
"Wind! Answer me!!!"
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