Chapter 2458 Cooperation
Fang Heng guessed the skill's effect and focused his gaze on Karolina.
Excellent.
Let's keep going!
As Karolina was caught in confusion, she looked up and saw Fang Heng rapidly approaching her once again. Her heart skipped a beat.
This was bad!
If he landed another hit like that...
She could not let Fang Heng get close!
She needed to create more distance between them. Karolina quickly raised her hands and formed a seal in front of her.
Holy Light blazed once more.
Two gigantic hands emerged from behind Karolina and reached toward Fang Heng in mid-air!
Fang Heng observed the approaching phantoms. He could vaguely make out the intricate patterns covering the giant hands.
If hit, there was a high chance of being subjected to a special sealing effect.
The phantom hands were enormous, and their reach was almost unavoidable.
Year Ring! Time Dilation!
Whoosh!
Fang Heng immediately felt the time flow in the surrounding domain slow down several times! It was somewhat similar to the passive skill "bullet time," but with an even more pronounced effect.
Moreover, with time slowed, his speed remained unaffected, and the effects were even stacked with "bullet time!"
He could dodge!
With the enhancement of the Year Ring effect, Fang Heng rapidly descended, lightly touching the ground with his toes before leaping backward with great speed.
Huh?1
That's!
Karolina stared intently at Fang Heng, who had escaped from the grip of the Holy Light skill.
This is the power of the domain!
The two gigantic hands reaching for Fang Heng slowed visibly as they neared him, giving him enough space to escape.
It's a dual-domain ability of spatial and natural elements!
Karolina's brow furrowed tightly.
She suddenly realized that Fang Heng's domain ability was more troublesome than she had imagined.
In the next moment, the two giant hands closed in on Fang Heng!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
Golden light exploded, and the ripples from the explosion shattered the surrounding trees into pieces!
"Chi, chi, chi..."
New vines and roots surged from the ground, rapidly spreading to fill the area affected by the skill explosion.
Fang Heng darted out from behind the explosion's epicenter. It was only then that he realized the Year Ring—the time-slowing skill—affected only the environment and skills within the World of Forests domain, roughly a one-hundred-meter radius around him.
Well, it was still quite effective!
After two skill releases, Fang Heng confirmed that Year Ring had an acceleration effect on himself but only a deceleration effect on the surrounding environment and not on enemies.
Whoosh!
After successfully dodging the massive attack, Fang Heng turned and surged towards Karolina once more.
Karolina spoke with a grave tone, "Assist me."
"Yes!"
Two Purifiers behind Karolina focused their mental energy, condensing it into an imprint before them.
"Divine Wrath: Seal of the Swordstorm!"
In an instant, a multitude of dark-golden rune blades materialized in the space around Karolina. Within seconds, thousands of these dark-golden runic swords hovered in the air.
"Hmph!"
Fang Heng snorted coldly.
The opponent controlled the densely packed golden runic long sword, aiming to limit his movements!
Trying to delay time?
Waiting for the domain skill to end?
In your dreams!
"Abe Akaya!"
Fang Heng shouted and charged toward Karolina.
"Chi xhi! Chi chi!!!"
As the sword rain, hovering in mid-air, detected Fang Heng's approach, it all turned to shoot at him!
"Boom! Boom boom!!"
In the next moment, Abe Akaya's vine roots surged wildly from the ground beneath him, rising rapidly until they formed a sturdy wooden barrier blocking Fang Heng's way.
"Bang! Bang bang bang!!"
A multitude of runic long swords slammed into the physical root barrier created by Abe Akaya, exploding on impact!
Layers of vines quickly condensed behind, continuously blocking the incoming runic long swords!
Karolina's brows were tightly furrowed.
The battle had once again turned into a test of endurance.
She had been too careless!
Fang Heng was far more troublesome than she had imagined!
In the absolute disadvantage of the domain terrain, coupled with having expended too much mental strength earlier, she felt that in a battle of attrition, she was already at a disadvantage.
If it were in a different location, in a fully optimal state, she would never lose.
Whoosh!
The densely packed runic long swords exploded into waves of divine holy light, and suddenly, a shadow flashed out from the ripples.
It was Fang Heng!
Karolina's pupils instantly constricted, and she immediately realized the danger.
"Be careful!"
As soon as the warning left her lips, Karolina saw the dark shadow before her explode!
"Boom!"
Her protective holy shield shattered!
"Divine Rejection!"
The automatically erupting divine Holy Light ripples released a surge of powerful force, propelling everything around Karolina outward!
Fang Heng felt an overwhelming force attacking him. His body was uncontrollably thrown backward again. Lowering his head, he watched Karolina's figure recede, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth as he raised a hand swiftly.
Blood Draw Spear!
Whoosh!
The blood-colored short sword on his back exploded with a bang.
Year Ring - Acceleration!
"Chi! Chi chi chi!!!!"
"Puff!!!!"
Karolina stood in place, spewing a mouthful of blood.
"Lady Karolina!"
The two Purifiers behind Karolina showed expressions of fear in their eyes.
In just a moment of distraction, Karolina was already covered in blood-colored spears.
Blood spears?
When did this happen?
Karolina raised her head, looking at Fang Heng, who was rapidly retreating into the domain of the tree realm. The divine light in her eyes gradually faded as she struggled to open her mouth, trying to say something.
"Bang bang bang!!!"
The Blood Draw Spears embedded in Karolina's body exploded with a boom!
The burst blood rapidly flew away into the distance.
"Lady Karolina!"
The people of the Holy Realm, who were still battling the shady line aura and Abe Akaya's vine attacks, suddenly noticed Karolina's fall and cast their gazes toward her.
What happened?
How could the team leader have died just by turning around?
"Chi, chi chi..."
Karolina lay on the ground as tentacle-like vines rapidly extended from the surface, trying to envelop and drag her corpse into the earth.
"Don't come closer!"
"D*mn it!"
The two Purifiers who had been Karolina's personal guards desperately used dispel and divine touch to prevent her body from being dragged away.
As for seeking revenge?
Fang Heng had retreated after his strike, and they could no longer see his figure.
Not far away, Fang Heng's pupils had taken on a grayish hue.
In the stark world of death gaze, the soul body was particularly conspicuous.
The soul left behind by Karolina slowly floated toward the divine teleportation passage, protected by holy power.
Fang Heng slowly raised his hand toward the sky, aiming it at Karolina.
Back in the days before he became a Death God, he could see soul bodies through his necromancy death gaze ability, but he was unable to see the divine teleportation passages in space.