Chapter 2876 - 1363: Stargate_2

Is this situation really asking too much for a quick end?

Of course, despite being quite displeased, Scarlett wouldn’t stoop to the farcical act of betrayal at the last moment. She merely stood quietly watching the unidentified epic strongman "perform," and the nineteen [Bee Stings] at her side were equally still. In fact, the moment Double Leaf fell, their mission was completed.

As for Yina and the other three members of the Fenrir Team, who had somehow regained their ’freedom,’ they watched the struggling girl on the ground with complex expressions.

They weren’t fools; naturally, they understood the information Double Leaf conveyed in her earlier words. Simply put, the girl not only knew them from before but hinted that they might have once been comrades, even fighting side by side in their final moments.

She had no reason to deceive them because the four of Fenrir Team weren’t worth deceiving.

A vague answer had already formed in everyone’s mind.

Thus, they made no move at this moment. On the one hand, Master Rin Winter had said earlier that no matter what, they should fight with all their strength for five minutes, and that time had long passed; on the other hand, they no longer wanted to strike at the girl who had protected them even in such dire circumstances, falling into this predicament precisely because she chose to protect them.

The previously indomitable girl fell, not because her skills were inferior. Even against epic-level threats, she initially managed to withstand the opponent’s offensive. The real reason for the drastic change in circumstances was the epic Assassin targeting the Fenrir Team, forcing the girl to exhaust herself in futile rescue actions.

Underhanded, shameful, confusingly impressive, but indeed very effective.

The Spellcaster, not proficient in protection, could not avoid falling into passivity, and this passivity turned into a devastating defeat in less than three minutes due to the disparity in power between the two sides.

The girl’s failure wasn’t due to lacking strength but due to Yina, Ned, Crab, Saracha, and Frank.

"Ned, I don’t feel well."

Yina tugged at her unharmed lover, who had returned to her side, and muttered softly.

"I feel the same, but there’s nothing we can do right now."

Ned took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and said through gritted teeth, "If only we were stronger..."

"Even if we were strong, it wouldn’t help. Don’t forget we were awakened by Master Rin Winter."

With cold eyes fixed on the quietly groaning Double Leaf, Saracha spoke in an unnaturally calm tone, "We’ve been together for so long; don’t tell me you can’t recognize Master Rin Winter’s aura."

Crab scratched his head and whispered, "But Master Rin Winter said that we were only to work hard for five minutes, and now the time has passed. Even if... isn’t it our freedom...?"

"Do you think he wouldn’t dare kill you?"

Saracha turned coldly to Crab, sneering, "Don’t be naive, Master Rin Winter—"

"Master Rin Winter is a benefactor and a good person."

Crab shook his head firmly, interrupting Saracha, earnestly saying, "But that’s one thing, and this is another!"

Yina instinctively pressed against the quiver at her waist, licking her lips, "So, what do you think?"

After a few seconds of silence, Ned took a deep breath and quietly said, "Anyway... let’s get closer."

...

Meanwhile, Yi Dong, who had been making a few villainous remarks, was running into trouble, especially when he stepped on the girl’s shoulder under Motan’s command, pressing her down on the cold ground. He was genuinely running into trouble.

To be honest, Yi Dong didn’t see himself as Motan’s tool, nor was he actually a tool for Motan. In fact, Yi Dong often questioned Motan’s ideas and wouldn’t follow his lead blindly.

The reason he was outwardly acting against his wishes at this moment was that Yi Dong could sense that his quirky friend wasn’t indulging in some twisted humor but was carefully, cautiously observing something, with his observation reaching its limit exactly ten seconds before being forcefully stripped from the Epic Tier and suffering its consequences.

In other words, his observation was soon due to give results, and before then, he had to...

’Listen closely.’

At this point, a message suddenly popped up in front of Yi Dong, followed swiftly by another!

"..."

A few seconds later, Yi Dong let out a long sigh and finally ceased his ’entertainment,’ slowly raising the [Flesh Tear Slash] in his hand and aiming once more at Double Leaf’s back, delivering a full-force strike!

At this moment, the Fenrir Team, who had been surreptitiously approaching, rushed forward with all their might to stop Yi Dong’s strike, but ultimately they were just a shade slower than Yi Dong’s blade.

And then—

Thud!!!

A burst of fresh blood erupted from Frank Hughes’ shoulder, who had spread his arms to shield the girl, staining his robes red, spilling on the ground, and splattering onto Double Leaf’s startled face. Just as he was about to be torn in half by the short blade, a sudden haze of starry brilliance exploded from the silver chain at his neck, instantly flinging Yi Dong’s [Flesh Tear Slash] from his grasp while delineating a dazzling yet increasingly solid [Stargate] between them.

Without hesitation, upon witnessing the door turning from illusion to reality, Yi Dong immediately turned and yelled at the nearby Fenrir Team, ’Run! Run to the old place! I’ll explain later,’ and without uttering any more words, not even bothering to retrieve the precious Super Spirit Body medium, transformed himself into a shadowy grey silhouette, turning swiftly and escaping from the ’battlefield’ before them.

The momentary hesitation among Fenrir’s members gave way to exchanged glances, leading them to depart rapidly without looking back.

Meanwhile, a sudden green flash streaked through the sky not far away, prompting Scarlett and the [Bee Stings] to bolt in the opposite direction upon its appearance, scattering in disarray.

"Frank!!"

Double Leaf cried out weakly, tugging desperately at Frank’s sleeve, trying to stand up, but due to complete exhaustion, she collapsed back onto the ground, her health points plummeting to 2%. Frantically, she fished out a potion, swallowed half, barely stabilizing her health before calling out again, "Frank..."

"Frank!"

In the next moment, Diana A. Achizolti emerged directly from the Stargate, embracing Frank with anxiety plastered on her face as she scrutinized the wound on his shoulder. Simultaneously noticing Double Leaf’s less favorable condition, she hurriedly crouched down to cradle her pitiful apprentice half, urging the starlight overhead to seal off their wounds while exclaiming, "What’s going on here..."

"Diana!"

But Double Leaf gripped Diana’s hand, her eyes wide with desperation, and cried, "Help me! Help me find my friends! They’re undead creatures now... or maybe not undead! But you must know! You must have a way! Please, bring them back! Diana, please!"

The Grand Astrologist blinked in bewilderment, "But, you guys..."

Motan gently patted her shoulder, softly saying, "Help her first, I’m superficially injured. Leave Double Leaf temporarily to me for care."

"Alright."

With a downward glance at Double Leaf’s tear-filled eyes, Diana ultimately nodded, and as she ascended, propelled by starlight, she floated away—

...

A minute later, somewhere in the Central District of Academy City

’Prepare to launch a strike on Double Leaf like the skill that just hit her back. Don’t hold back, but slow down your movements a bit. If all goes as planned, Ned and the others will jump to interfere, you need to be faster but slower than me, I’ll block before you hit, I probably won’t be one-shotted by you, but you’ll trigger one of my side flames, so swing the blade, leave Ned and the others instructions to leave as planned, then take off, run as far as possible, then log out somewhere isolated and await my call. Alright, start counting down, three... two... one, go!’

While sprinting, Yi Dong closed the message panel, frequently looking back at the trailing stardust, cursing furiously aloud...

"How am I supposed to log out in this damned situation, you bastard!"

"Hello."

"Wh—"

"You forgot something."

Clang~!

In the next instant, Yi Dong’s [Flesh Tear Slash] was tossed at his feet.

Chapter 1363: Conclusion