Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Later, when the other companions traced the direction from which the silver current shot out, the opponent had already disappeared without a trace.

Similar scenes kept happening underwater, and progress slowed significantly after entering this underground base.

"No, we need to change methods." The blonde leading woman gripped her sword and tore apart the Autonomous Unit of an orca that darted from the water, then waved her hand to gather everyone around her.

"Contact the rear, airlift powerful bombs over, and directly blow open the base's bottom."

"Won't this harm Songstress Shui Yanqing inside?" A member cautiously inquired.

"That's not your concern. It's for the event coordinators to worry about."

"Understood, I'll contact them immediately."

A few minutes later, a whistling sound piercing the sky came from afar, and amid the true dusk, three aircraft dove over the valley, dropping packaged boxes. These boxes opened parachutes in mid-air and were received by personnel below.

At this moment, the water flow barrier within the valley had been completely broken, and the base plaza was cleared out as well.

Prin looked at the busy members below, inquired about the situation, and nodded, "Let's proceed as she suggested."

Soon after, an intense blaze erupted in the valley, sending dust and water splashing tens of meters high, while the originally sturdy base was blasted open with a gap leading straight to the bottom.

'Now is the time!' With a shout from a member, everyone jumped into the blasted gap, entering the space at the base's bottom.

Deep underwater, two mermaids supported Shui Yanqing, who was awakened by the explosion and slowly opened her eyes.

"Has it come to this?" Shui Yanqing struggled to prop herself up, trying to stand.

"Please take care of yourself." The two mermaids supported her again.

"We can hold them off for a while longer. Lady Yanqing, please escape through the secret passage underground." They said to Shui Yanqing.

"No need, without you, I can't win alone." Shui Yanqing shook her head, her usually beautiful sea-wave hair now somewhat dull.

"What a pity, I originally thought I had some trump cards." She initially thought, relying on her ability to communicate and resonate remotely, she should have an advantage early on, so she didn't hesitate or avoid fighting when facing Prin.

Unexpectedly, confronting them, the opponent poured all their combat power, and the minor advantage from early remote support couldn't compensate for the massive disparity in numbers and raw power.

Losing a large portion of living forces in the initial battle, and later, it snowballed, each fight weakening her further, forcing retreat after retreat.

Indeed, direct confrontations between songstresses most easily expose the weaknesses of each other's nature. She always worried too much, cautious and hesitant, wishing to gain an advantage while preserving strength, which instead led to failure. If at the initial battle she had personally led all her forces, defeat might not have occurred, and she wouldn't be so passive later on.

Underwater at the base, five mermaids swam, joining forces to cast a special array underwater, causing the colorless undercurrents to swirl and forcing the advancing Red Flame Cluster to divide attention in resisting these sudden, member-sweeping undercurrents.

And during the battle, these mermaids also exploited the underwater environment, performing various secret techniques, causing plenty of troubles for the Red Flame Cluster members.

Ultimately, they spent a considerable price to defeat these mermaids and clear the final obstacles.

'Has it ended?' Watching the approaching footsteps echoing from the distant passage, Shui Yanqing, seated in the final point room, sighed and picked up the Sapphire Scepter beside her.

Next to her, the only two remaining mermaids levitated, grasping weapons, and stood in front of her.

'Bang—'

With a burst of dark red flames seeping through the gap in the door, the entire door was blasted open, revealing a group of disheveled yet fierce red-clad figures at the far end of the corridor.

As the flames dispersed, they saw the three people in the distant room and relaxed slightly.

Indeed, the opposite side also had only three people left.

These red-clad figures slowly dispersed, surrounding the three in the room. The leading man began to persuade them to surrender.

"Lady Shui Yanqing, why not exit here? We will respect your choice."

Upon hearing this, Shui Yanqing lowered her head, contemplating, and after a few seconds, lifted her head to reply.

"No, if you had tried persuading me to surrender at the start, there would have been a 30% chance I'd agree, but now it's unnecessary. As you said, since losing is inevitable, why not end it more elegantly?"

"Let's begin the battle." She waved the Sapphire Scepter in her hand, triggering a deluge of bubbles that obscured everyone's vision within the room. These special bubbles disrupted senses, isolating sound, instantly turning present members into isolated islands.

In the ensuing chaos, icy blades slashed through, and several Red Flame Cluster members were pierced through and frozen before they could even cry out, forcing them to retreat from the scene.

No need to worry about death; though frozen and immobile, with Sequence 6 Transcendent vitality, as long as help arrives in time, recovering is quite easy. However, even after recovery, they must leave the competition area.

...

Outside the valley base, Prin watched the small light dots on the screen in front of her. Some flashed while others dimmed and extinguished, and another surge of impact and flames erupted within the valley, illuminating a corner of the night sky.

"Though defeated, she was still a respectable adversary."

Shortly after, the event's shuttlecraft slowly descended into the valley, carrying the injured, retreating members away on stretchers.

On the fifth day since the competition began, Prin defeated Shui Yanqing, receiving an additional ten thousand points reward. Thus, the initial brutality of the confrontation among songstresses began to reveal itself.