Lupa's live stream fell silent for a few seconds again, then dense bullet comments surged in like a tsunami.
[Punching Gym 2000 Yuan Sends Gauze Hat: Hasn't the Hero always filmed videos from an ordinary person's perspective? You're telling me this is an ordinary person?]
[AAA Zhezhi Taking Commissions Online: I knew Jinzhou's Hero was strong, but I didn't expect this strong! One sword splitting the sky.]
[Lingyang: Awoo~]
[Wind Instrument Fist Little Daoist: I didn't expect Young Hero to have cultivated to such a level. By the way, where's that so-called professional debunker from earlier?]
[Professional Debunker (Has Quit the Internet): I was the one who offended. I admit my mistake.]
Augusta, who had already finished dealing with the tyrant Corrosaurus, hurried back:
"What happened? I just felt a very powerful frequency fluctuation. The moment I turned my head, I saw sword light splitting the clouds in the sky."
"That was slashed out by Noah." Iuno answered, still not fully recovered as she looked at Noah: "I didn't expect… you to be this strong…"
Augusta glanced at Noah, then looked up at the massive crack in the sky and couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.
At this moment, she couldn't help wondering if asking Noah to help solve Septimont's life-and-death crisis was somewhat overkill.
"Bad news, Augusta, Noah." Iuno suddenly shook her head and turned around, speaking urgently: "We failed to lure out that god-king inside the Dark Tide. The plan has failed."
"Never mind those plans for now."
Noah looked up at the moon phase still hanging high in the sky, his brows furrowed.
The sword from earlier hadn't affected that high-hanging moon phase in the slightest.
"Quickly recall all the gladiators. We've been tricked. A War Threnodian is nearby. Every clash of blades and weapons will strengthen its power."
This surge period was already far beyond what Septimont's local gladiators could handle.
"But if we don't eliminate those Dark Tide creations…" Augusta looked troubled, then gritted her teeth and made a decisive call.
Septimont was important, but these gladiators who were willing to offer their lives and courage for Septimont's survival were equally important!
"I'll listen to you. I'll arrange for their retreat immediately."
The howling horns sounded again across the Asphodel Barrens—this time signaling retreat.
"What's going on? We've only been fighting for a short while. Why are we retreating already?"
"There might be an unexpected situation. Just follow the orders first."
"Wait, no. What is this!"
All the gladiators put away their weapons and were about to return, but suddenly, large amounts of Dark Tide emerged from various spots across the originally flat Hunting Ground.
Dense clusters of Dark Tide converged, weaving together into ferocious and horrifying faces. Every massive figure emitted Overlord-class fluctuations.
One Tacet Discord covered in black-purple lightning flashed forward and hurled a lightning spear toward the nearest group of people.
The separated Etheric Sea slowly recombined. The entire plain was once again covered in shadow. The new war drums were struck first by Nightmare · Thundering Mephis—
...
"I thought Noah was so powerful. Turns out he's just another reckless brute."
Inside a deep cave, Ovathrax laughed wildly. Through the projection, it could see Retroact Rain falling once more across the entire Hunting Ground:
"Etheric Sea and Retroact Rain are originally condensed from massive amounts of Reverberation energy. Even if shattered, they will recombine. And there's also the moon phase that can strengthen The Lament—it's unsolvable!"
"Beautiful, too beautiful."
Leviathan gave sincere praise:
"These Overlord-class Dark Tide creations are undying and unkillable. They can grow stronger by absorbing the Dark Tide, and the Dark Tide on the Hunting Ground is endless."
"Under Retroact Rain, war phantoms can be generated. Under the moon phase's enhancement, those phantoms can deal real damage, yet the phantoms themselves cannot be attacked."
"We have already trapped the enemy on this undefeatable ground. Ovathrax, you are truly a genius of war!"
Receiving praise from another Threnodian, Ovathrax snorted lightly, clearly pleased.
Then Leviathan suddenly let out a surprised cry:
"I sensed it! Some Dark Tide has already contaminated those gladiators. I'll corrupt their spirits right now to lend you a hand!"
"No need for you to add unnecessary details!"
Ovathrax snorted heavily:
"I'll accelerate the Retroact Rain right now… Retroact…"
Its voice suddenly turned sharp:
"Where is my Retroact Rain?!"
...
The Terminal loop's spatial barrier isolated all Retroact Rain outside the Asphodel Barrens.
Noah switched to Phrolova. His scarlet left eye gazed up at the moon phase in the sky, continuously modulating it.
Finally, that cold and desolate moon phase slowly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"Good thing I pulled Phrolova earlier. Otherwise, there would've been no way to deal with this moon phase."
As if sensing something, he suddenly turned his head and instantly switched from Phrolova to Carlotta.
The Last Dance appeared in his hand instantly. At the same time, an opal-constructed longspear appeared at his side as he pulled the trigger.
"Victory leans toward me!"
Carlotta Resonance Liberation—New Tide Era.
Several gunshots merged into one. The magnificent opal bullet compressed terrifying power and in the blink of an eye blasted the Nightmare Crownless condensed from Dark Tide into a pool of tidewater.
He put away the gun and casually blew at the white smoke rising from the barrel:
"Carlotta seconds~!"
At the same time, in Lupa's live stream, the user named Shining Opal sent another 99 rockets.
[Shining Opal: Yes yes yes, my ability is just this powerful. High burst, long range, fast attack speed. Carlotta seconds anyone!]
"Too amazing, Laureate!"
Cartethyia clapped excitedly behind him, praising repeatedly:
"Those Dark Tide creations were instantly killed by you. They didn't even have time to harm the other gladiators. Almost all the gladiators have safely regrouped now."
"Haha, basic operation." Noah smiled.
In truth, these Nightmare Tacet Discords were much stronger than the local ones in Jinzhou at the time.
But it wasn't a big problem. The Nightmare Tacet Discords had inflated stats, but his own stats had inflated too!
Recalling when he first challenged the Statue of the Crownless, his strongest character was only a one-chain Jinhsi. Now the characters he commonly used had all been replaced with 2.0 version six-chain big carries.
"By the way, Little Cart, I noticed some gladiators got contaminated by Dark Tide during the hunt. Please help them purify it."
"Got it!"
After watching Cartethyia leave, a voice came from behind.
"I admit, you really are very strong."
Noah turned back and saw that the speaker was Iuno, who continued:
"However, these Dark Tide creations can continuously absorb the Dark Tide to revive. They are undying and unkillable. There's simply no way to completely eliminate them."
At this point, Iuno performed her signature move of flicking her blue ponytail. The corners of her mouth curved into a kitten-like arc:
"But, I can help you solve this problem."
What is she babbling about?
Noah withdrew his gaze and silently opened the [Team].
Current team: Carlotta, Phrolova, Shorekeeper.
The moon phase had already been modulated. He no longer needed Phrolova, but he still needed the Shorekeeper's Terminal loop to isolate the Retroact Rain screen.
Modify [Team]—
Current team: Carlotta, Iuno, Shorekeeper.
"I will help you anchor these Tacet Discords, preventing them from turning back into Dark Tide. Once killed, they will not revive."
At this point, a trace of gloom flashed in Iuno's eyes.
The price of anchoring Dark Tide creations was exchanged with her own disappearance.
She didn't know how much Resonance power anchoring one Overlord-class Tacet Discord would consume from her.
If it all got consumed, she would disappear from everyone's world.
If she disappeared, then so be it. Using a death that shouldn't have happened for one person in exchange for Septimont's survival was a good deal.
It was just… she still hadn't seen the god-king from the prophecy yet. Could her power really last until after anchoring these Overlord-class Tacet Discords to then anchor that final god-king?
Thinking of this, Iuno let out an almost imperceptible sigh, then suddenly sensed a familiar energy fluctuation.
This fluctuation felt as if she had been split in two—one half here with her, and the other half in...
"What are you doing!"
Iuno suddenly cried out in alarm.
Before her eyes, Noah had somehow taken out her Moonbow. A blue arrow constructed from pure anchoring power was nocked on the bowstring.
In an instant, her mind spun rapidly as she understood everything.
So Noah's Resonance ability was actually using other people's Resonance abilities.
But how did he know that her ability could anchor Dark Tide creations—no, that wasn't the main point!
The main point was that the side effect of her Resonance ability was that it would make her disappear!
Realizing this and seeing Noah draw the bowstring to a full moon with the blue arrow ready to fire, Iuno cried out again:
"Don't—"
Before she could finish, the arrow left the bow. Like icy blue flowing fire with a faint blue moon glow, it accurately struck the newly reformed Nightmare Crownless.
The Dark Tide creation let out a piercing roar of pain, but this time it did not shatter into black tidewater like before.
Switch—Carlotta!
"I crown myself with glory!"
Six revolving cold spears fired in unison. The muzzles sprayed eerie blue light and once again accurately hit the Nightmare Crownless.
The moment it was hit, countless brilliant opals instantly covered its body, rendering it immobile.
[Carlotta Six-Chain Bonus: Resonance Liberation "Death Omen" shot damage is higher, crystal generation doubled. When "Death Omen" hits a target, the target cannot act for 1.5 seconds.]
Death Omen, Death Omen, and more Death Omen. Illogical opal crystals spread. The Nightmare Crownless helplessly ate shot after shot, finally turning into a warm Echo with resentment.
Noah once again blew at the light smoke from the barrel, casually
Carlotta desuwa~
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