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Amidst the ravaged landscape, every step Hailong took brought a tearing pain to his chest. Had Haiyu not continuously infused him with gentle life energy, he would likely have collapsed long ago.
His compound-eye goggles flashed frantically, alerting him to the rapidly approaching killing intent from behind.
"Hurry, faster! As long as we get to the beach, we still have hope."
Hailong growled hoarsely, blood continuously spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Whirlpool was pale and didn't even have the strength to speak.
Hai Yu was almost pushing himself to the limit, his left hand pressed against the sea dragon's back, while his right hand continuously channeled life-sustaining energy into the coral, and his own breath grew weaker and weaker.
"My abilities are almost exhausted... I must find a place with a good water supply as soon as possible..."
Stop thinking about useless things!
Coral glanced back at the approaching pursuers and roared, "The mission to capture the lighthouse has failed, and our team has lost six members. Even if we manage to get back, the council will not let us off easily!"
"Only by surviving can you have the chance to think about the future."
Hailong gritted his teeth and shoved Haiyu's hand away abruptly. "Haiyu, conserve your energy. Prioritize protecting the coral. Vortex, prepare to intercept the enemy. Someone must cover the rear to buy time."
Before he could finish speaking, a whooshing sound suddenly rose behind him.
"Target spotted, fire at will." Chen Yuan's icy voice came from above.
"call out!"
Mark's shoulder-mounted annihilation shoulder cannon fired first, sending a high-concentration ion bomb arcing towards Hai Yu, the last member of the team.
Upon seeing this, the vortex immediately used its power to resist.
boom!
The ion bomb and the water blade collided in mid-air, and the shockwave from the explosion sent rubble and dust flying from the ground.
Almost simultaneously, Feixue's sniper rifle fired. The bullet did not strike the massive sea dragon, but instead precisely bypassed it in an arc, heading straight for the vortex that was using its ability to disrupt it.
The vortex sent chills down his spine as he desperately tried to raise a wall of water to intercept it.
puff!
The sniper bullet pierced the wall of water, its power greatly reduced, but it still slammed into her shoulder armor, causing her to stagger. Her shoulder armor shattered, blood seeped out, and her abilities were instantly interrupted.
"Ugh!" Vortex groaned in pain.
"Mo City!" Chen Yuan ordered.
"Roger that!"
Mexico City could no longer contain itself; the shoulder-mounted Hive missile pods activated. "Try this."
Several high-explosive missiles, trailing plumes of fire, covered a large area in front of Hailong and his men, not only blocking their path but also launching indiscriminate bombing.
"Water Wall!"
Despite the excruciating pain, the vortex once again manipulated the water flow, painstakingly forming a defensive barrier in front of the group.
"Boom boom boom!"
The missiles exploded one after another, causing the water walls to shake violently and eventually shatter. The impact of the explosions still sent Hailong and the others staggering, and Haiyu almost dropped the coral.
Chapter 111 Coral Cliff
"Now, Ran Bing!" Chen Yuan seized the opportunity.
Ran Bing understood, and the light from the muzzle of the ice crystal cannon shield condensed.
"Freezing rays!"
A beam of icy blue, extremely cold light was not aimed at people, but at a large area of ground in front of Hailong and the others.
"Crack!"
The ground was instantly covered with a thick, smooth layer of solid ice. Hailong, Suijiao, and the others, who were running desperately, slipped and lost their balance, falling into a messy heap.
Only the eddies could barely control the water flow beneath my feet to keep me steady, but I could hardly move an inch.
"ended."
Chen Yuan coldly announced that the palm cannon was beginning to charge, and the deadly energy beam was aimed at the sea dragon that had fallen to the ground.
At this critical moment!
"Don't underestimate people!"
Hailong slammed his hand on the ground, using the force to leap into the air, his entire body emitting a powerful, focused sound beam.
"boom!"
The sound beam wasn't meant to attack people, but rather to shatter large sections of ice in front of it, creating a narrow passage.
"Walk!!!"
Hailong roared hoarsely, but due to the forceful exertion, he spat out another mouthful of blood and nearly collapsed.
Upon seeing this, the vortex immediately manipulated the water flow to sweep up the sea dragon, sea urchin, and coral, causing them to stagger forward.
Chen Yuan and the others easily neutralized the sonic attack, but in that brief delay of one or two seconds, the enemy had already scrambled across the ice area and desperately tried to escape.
"Hmph, a death throes!"
Chen Yuan snorted coldly, about to give chase again.
Suddenly, Loongson's alarm sounded: [Warning: High-intensity unknown biological signal responses detected ahead, numerous and rapidly increasing. Exercise caution when pursuing!]
Chen Yuan paused, his brows furrowing beneath his mask.
He looked at Hailong and the others who were about to break through the encirclement, and a restless feeling rose in his heart.
But at this point, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released.
"No... If this continues... no one will be able to leave..."
A resolute look flashed in Coral's eyes. She suddenly pushed away Hai Yu's supporting hand and stopped in her tracks.
"coral?"
Hai Yu was taken aback and looked at her in confusion.
Hailong also noticed something was wrong and turned around to shout, "Coral, don't do anything foolish."
But it's too late.
The coral's previously listless aura suddenly became abnormal. It was not a recovery, but a kind of energy fluctuation that was extremely unstable yet unusually surging, like a final burst of energy before death.
On her armor, which was a blend of off-white and coral pink, the coral-like textures suddenly shone with a dazzling, almost burning, blood-red light.
Once an Awakened One reaches the third rank, they can generally unleash their life essence potential, but this requires consuming life force, which is lifespan.
"I'm sorry... Captain... this is all I can do for you..."
Coral gritted her teeth, her voice suddenly becoming calm, "Live...and tell the council...the real threat to the Lighthouse..."
She gripped the Guardian's Staff in her hands tightly, the staff already covered in cracks, and suddenly raised it high above her head.
The bio-crystal at the top of the staff suddenly burst forth with an intense yellow light far exceeding anything seen before, even blindingly bright.
"With my broken body, I will become your sturdy shield, and life will blossom... Coral Cliff!"
She let out her last and most resounding cry.
With this shout, Coral's life essence, spiritual power, and even the energy contained in every inch of her flesh and blood were burning and pouring into the staff in a destructive manner, as she prepared to gamble everything.
Click!
The Guardian's Staff could no longer withstand the terrifying energy and instantly shattered into countless points of light.
At the same time, an indescribable, extremely solid bio-energy field suddenly expanded outward from the shattered staff, like a supernova explosion.
This time, the force field she unleashed wasn't meant to protect her teammates, but rather it instantly swept past Hailong and the others, rising abruptly between them and Chen Yuan's pursuing team.
"Buzz!"
A colossal energy barrier, almost solid in its thickness, its surface covered with incredibly clear and complex dark red patterns resembling layers of ancient coral reefs, appeared out of thin air.
"Ok??"
This barrier not only blocked their way, but its range also extended to the sides and upwards, forming a huge semi-enclosed cage that enveloped Chen Yuan, Mark, Fei Xue, Ran Bing, and Mo Cheng.
The interior of the barrier is shimmering with light and can even block out most sound and energy detection.
"coral!!!"
Hailong's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a heart-wrenching roar. He tried to rush back, but was held back tightly by the vortex.
"Let's go, Captain. Don't let Coral's sacrifice be in vain. Besides, this was her choice."
Whirlpool cried out, and the tears calmed Hailong down.
Haiyu's eyes were filled with endless grief, but he knew that this was the only chance of survival that Coral had fought for them with her life.
He shoved Hailong and Vortex violently, hissing, "Go!!"
The three took one last look at the energy barrier that resembled coral stained with blood, and the figures of the pursuers who were temporarily trapped behind it.
Inside the walls.
Chen Yuan's palm cannon energy beam struck the dark red coral barrier, but it only caused a violent ripple to spread across the barrier without breaking it.
Mark's greatsword could only leave shallow marks when it slashed.
Snowflakes' sniper bullets, ice-cold rays, missile bombardment from Mo City...
All attacks that landed on it were like throwing mud into the sea; they could only shatter the light of the barrier but could not break it instantly.
This barrier, which embodies everything about the coral, is far more robust than any previous defense.
"What the hell is this thing?" Mo Cheng kicked the barrier angrily.
"Her life is waning; this should be the last time she uses her ability," Ran Bing said, frowning.
Chen Yuan's gaze beneath his mask was icy. The Dragon Core was rapidly analyzing: "Extremely high structural strength, stable energy properties with a violent life force... It is rapidly decaying, calculating the breakthrough time... It is estimated to take 1 minute and 17 seconds!"
"Get started now," Mark said in a deep voice.