Chapter 298: Major Family Events III: Night of the Witch (Part 13)_2
Pupils reflecting the beam of magic power falling from above, Xizi Yue was first taken aback, then rapidly recited in her mind.
"Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig."
Half a second...
Perhaps even less than half a second.
In the crucial 0.01 seconds that could determine life and death, the Twelve Zodiac guarding behind Xizi Yue suddenly streaked towards the sky at a velocity near the speed of light.
Their forms twisted in an instant, resembling the swirls in an oil painting—six of the zodiacs turned into white paint, while the other six became black paint.
Immediately afterward, the black and white merged on each side, forming a massive Tai Chi Diagram where the thick ink and pure white slowly flowed within a perfect, extreme "circle," each occupying half the territory.
The next moment, the beam struck down upon the Tai Chi Diagram. Trembling whinnies, dragon roars, dog barks, and tiger growls emanated from within the diagram, the sounds of the zodiac animals were pitiful as they exerted all their strength to alleviate the force of the descending beam.
Despite their effort, the result was still disheartening—the Tai Chi Diagram barely held for less than two seconds before dissipating.
Yet, it was these two seconds that the Jade Zodiac fought for which allowed Xizi Yue to retrieve an A-rank magic card from her spell book—"Floating Life Shield."
It was rumored that only two "Floating Life Shield" cards could be found worldwide, because, like "Extreme Dream," it was made from the remains of a rare Contracted Beast. Xizi Yue kept one in Ash's spell book, and the other in her own.
In an instant, Xizi Yue's body was enveloped by the holy light of the Floating Life Shield, confronting the grey-blue pillar of light falling from above.
In the midst of the intense light, her safety was still unknown, but at the very least, the front of the Time-Space Train beneath her was brutally crushed into ashes in less than half a second.
In contrast to Xizi Yue, the Doll Witch was not so fortunate—she was crushed into dust by the descending grey-blue beam in a blink, taking the three massive Faceless Puppets protecting her to oblivion as well.
The Doll Witch had not put much effort into defensive measures because as long as her dolls existed within a two hundred meter radius, she could be resurrected by the Witch's Night below her feet.
But now, with Witch's Night already heavily damaged and on the brink of collapse by the Ember Witch, it was rendered practically nonfunctional, equivalent to nothingness, thus the Doll Witch's regenerative ability was nullified, and she ceased to exist in this world.
The next moment, the Ember Witch lifted her hand, and the last of the Floating Gun Turrets didn't target the buildings below, but fired a beam towards the crimson sky above.
Boom——!
Enveloped by a deafening roar, the grey-blue flames soared into the sky, and the blood-red veil covering thousands of miles collapsed instantaneously...almost without even the process of spreading cracks, it simply collapsed outright, followed by pieces of blood red raining down on the entire city like a downpour.
Then, the clear blue sky, like a jigsaw puzzle, gradually revealed itself piece by piece.
Dawn fell upon us, brushing against the pale face of the Ember Witch, lighting up a few shades of the grey-blue flame in her eye sockets.
However, even after all this, she had no intention of stopping.
At this moment, the four Floating Gun Turrets in the sky disassembled into countless parts and then re-engaged like gears, "click-click," converging into that enormous sniper rifle.
The Ember Witch took the sniper rifle.
Then, facing the azure sky, she pulled the trigger once more.
Bang————!
The gunshot sounded like a midnight chime, echoing through the slumbering Huanjing.
Immediately after, a beam of magic power condensed to the size of a fingertip burst forth from the muzzle, piercing through the atmosphere to its peak before splitting into over a dozen meteor-like glows, dragging the heated atmosphere and plummeting toward every corner of the city.
Then in less than an instant, the descending grey-blue meteors bombarded the earth, pulverizing the rampaging, colossal Dolls throughout the city into a black sea of blood.
In the rushing noise, the giants' blood flowed like a flood, staining the surrounding high-rise buildings. Blood smeared on the glass facades, hardly a clear pane to be found, even reflected above was blood.
Blood.
Blood.
Blood.
No wail could be heard, all ended so abruptly.
Only blood was flowing, bringing reality.
Straightaway, the regular-sized Faceless Puppets above Witch's Night were also shattered by the meteor strike into a gushing blood puddle, the vivid blood color violently splashed onto the stage, its ferocity scarcely concealed even by the sweep of the light screens.
Through the Lan Ou mask, Ke Mingye watched this scene with a faintly stunned look, his Adam's apple moving up and down.
"Is this the power of an S+ rank?"
In less than three seconds, the stage of Witch's Night had completely collapsed. Aside from the Sloth Witch, the three remaining witches in the world perished, the rampaging colossal Dolls around the city, and even the small Faceless Puppets were crushed into a copious flow of fresh blood.
Blood...
Blood...
Blood...
No matter which direction you looked toward the city, you would see rivers of blood flowing, black and red indiscriminately soaking this world, like a clumsy painter coloring the canvas in a monotonous and rough manner.