In the vast sky above the plains, a striking and bright crimson trail could be seen.
Even though the thrown weapon had reached a height of over a hundred meters...
The eerie power it carried was so terrifying that it swept across the ground with shockwaves, leaving a horrifying scar in its wake.
To the outside spectators...
The impression of this thrown halberd could be summed up in one word: fast!
It was so fast that when they saw the image, only a crimson trail was left in the air.
But for the Elf team, who faced this halberd directly, there were two other words: terrifying!
"This..."
At this moment...
Not only did the elf girls on the field, but even the Elf Dean sitting on the podium suddenly stood up from her seat.
Her once elegant and noble face had turned pale with panic.
"Defend!!!"
Lorna's frantic shout echoed across the vast plains.
This shout for 'defense' had already been uttered the moment Ling Zhan made the throwing motion.
Layers of defense shields with intricate, mysterious patterns appeared in front of the Elf team.
Thirty Druids instantly transformed into their black bear forms, stacking up behind the defense shields to create a second line of defense!
Every elf's face was filled with determination.
However...
They still held on to a glimmer of hope!
They couldn't believe that a single throw could break through their proud defenses!
But as it turned out...
Their glimmer of hope was laughable.
When the crimson halberd, now extended to over ten meters, reached them in an instant...
The Elf team demonstrated to all the spectators what it means to challenge the impossible!
The layers of defense shields shattered like glass upon the first contact with the tip of the halberd.
Boom!!
The crimson halberd didn't stop for even a moment, carrying its destructive power right into the thirty black bears with their fur hardened like steel.
The elf girls, transformed into black bears, didn't even have time to react.
Their steel-like fur and flesh were instantly disintegrated upon contact with the crimson-glowing halberd.
Their massive bear bodies were sent flying backward, lifted off the ground by the halberd's terrifying penetrative force.
The priests and mages behind them were frozen in fear, unable to dodge.
The nightmare-like halberd pierced through all the black bears' bodies and descended upon them.
Including Lorna, who stood there, wide-eyed and stunned.
At this moment...
Time seemed to freeze.
The only thought in her mind was a single assessment of that non-specialist: Monster, an absolute monster.
As that thought faded...
Boom!!
The crimson halberd exploded with storm-like power, sweeping everything in its path!
Even the Elf race's pride, the Holy Tree of All Spirits, was completely disintegrated under the crimson light.
Without the Holy Tree of All Spirits...
The previously revitalized Yun Man, Meng Shuang, and the other divine beasts could only stand there, dumbfounded.
They watched as the now withered Holy Tree of All Spirits had a pure black halberd embedded in it.
The scene in front of the tree was one of utter devastation.
Shattered limbs.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The once beautiful and lively elf girls...
Were now reduced to a field of mangled corpses.
Only Lorna...
She stood, disheveled, in front of the Holy Tree of All Spirits, her face filled with despair and shock as she stared at the scene before her.
Especially as she saw all her comrades reduced to pieces of flesh...
Tears uncontrollably streamed down her face!
In that critical moment...
She had desperately drawn on all the power of the Holy Tree of All Spirits to protect her comrades.
But it wasn't enough...
Anything that came into contact with that halberd's crimson light was instantly disintegrated, becoming as fragile as glass.
In the end, she survived with severe injuries only because the halberd had altered its trajectory at the last second, and the crimson light had faded, sparing her life.
"Sigh!!"
The referee let out a soft sigh.
The outcome of this match no longer needed to be announced.
However...
His gaze toward that non-specialist became even more solemn.
Was it just a simple throw?
Absolutely not.
If his guess was correct, that halberd had been imbued with various skills just before it was thrown.
Among them, there was even an SS-rank skill!
But this SS-rank skill was definitely not the 'Divine Judgment' that the tournament organizers had awarded him!
In other words...
This kid actually had another SS-rank skill!
This...
As the referee speculated...
Ling Zhan had indeed imbued that halberd with numerous skills.
First, his usual routine...
'Critical Hit' + 'Sure Hit' + 'Sunday' + 'Poison Infusion.'
Attaching skills to every attack had become an unshakeable habit for Ling Zhan.
Then...
Came the new skills.
The S-rank 'Ultimate Acceleration.'
The SS-rank 'Piercing Death Thorn.'
These were two top-tier skills he had acquired from a Mythical Chest!
[Ultimate Acceleration (S): Upon activation, for 10 seconds, all your ranged attacks will surpass the speed of light.]
...
[Piercing Death Thorn (SS): Upon activation, your next attack will execute the 'Absolute Penetration' intent.]
Note:
1. This skill is exclusively produced by the system.
2. 'Absolute Penetration' cannot be dodged, defended against, dispelled, purified, or blocked.
3. The effect of 'Absolute Penetration' is on par with a causality law skill of the Order rank; once locked onto a target, no matter where they are, they will be penetrated to death.
4. This effect can be canceled by the user at any time.
Ling Zhan had used this skill to pre-lock Lorna as the target.
All defensive measures were useless.
And the elf girls were killed on the spot by the explosion effect of the 'City Breaker' skill, completely blown to pieces.
The only reason Lorna survived...
Was because Ling Zhan had spared her out of respect for his old classmate, Anna.
Perhaps Anna, studying abroad in the Dragon Kingdom, was also watching this match.
Although Ling Zhan was somewhat cold...
It didn't mean he was devoid of feelings.
After all, they had once been comrades.
And it was definitely not because Lorna, the blonde and golden-eyed elf princess, was beautiful that he showed mercy.
At this moment...
The referee loudly announced the final result.
Although, whether he announced it or not didn't really matter.
The facts in front of them had already proven everything.
When the priests who rushed in resurrected the elf girls...
They all broke down in tears.
It was clear that the psychological trauma they suffered in this battle was immense.
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