*Cough cough!*
Intentionally putting on a serious look—since the priestess herself didn’t have any strange thoughts, it was all due to the overly dramatic reaction of Dorina—Violet cleared her throat twice and calmly spoke.
“Your name is Dorina, right? Not to mention, with your limited skills, you could barely handle two or three Abyss creatures in a one-on-one fight. Now you’ve even lost your staff, what’s the use of rushing down?”
*Groan!*
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The winged girl, with a red face, stiffened for a moment, and for some reason, her expression became somewhat resentful. Perhaps Violet had touched some strange switch just now. Dorina’s attitude towards the priestess seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.
“Ugh... Miss Violet, you’re so rude! Well, although what you said is true, I dragged down the captain all this time... But as a member of the team, how could I just stand by when everyone else was fighting hard?”
“If Teacher Kama, who returned to the embrace of the Goddess of Freedom, saw this, she’d come down and kick my ass!”
“....?”
It felt like there were a lot of déjà vu and plot holes in these sentences.
Violet decided to ignore them.
“Alright, alright, don’t look like you’re about to burst into tears. You’re making it seem like I’m bullying you. Dorina, let me ask you, was this your first time fighting Abyss Worms?”
“Huh?”
The scholarly-looking white-winged girl tilted her head, and then, for some reason, her eyes gradually dimmed.
“To be honest, it’s actually the second time. Three years ago, there was a massive invasion of Abyss creatures in the Eastern island ruins. It was even more intense than this time, with over a thousand Abyss creatures appearing. It was the first place where the legendary monster, Abyss Worm, descended.”
“In that battle, Her Majesty deployed over three hundred White Wings, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and an entire Silver Feather Mage Corps. It took a whole half-month to completely annihilate the enemies emerging from the Abyss. Our team was also involved, but in the final battle to besiege the Abyss Worm, Teacher Kama still...”
At this point, Dorina suddenly seemed startled, cutely covering her mouth and not speaking further.
“Is that so...”
It seems there’s a hidden story, but it’s probably an internal issue within the winged people, or more specifically, within Sigrid’s team. Violet has no intention of delving deeper.
She has more important things on her mind.
“So, how did you kill the Abyss Worm back then?”
It’s a straightforward question.
If the Abyss Worm has truly reached a level above transcendent, coupled with the characteristics of Abyss creatures, unless the Winged Emperor himself, who is also transcendent, personally intervenes, it’s almost impossible to kill such a monster with just a group of winged people and a few legends.
In the large-scale battle three years ago that Dorina mentioned, the Winged Emperor probably didn’t personally appear, otherwise, she would definitely have mentioned it.
As expected, the girl looked anxiously at the battlefield below and, seeing no signs of defeat for the time being, shook her head as if denying something.
“We didn’t kill that worm. Its regenerative ability was too strong. Even if we trapped it with a barrier, taking turns to wear it down for two days and nights, it still showed no signs of fatigue, instead causing us heavy losses. Helpless, Kama, who was in command at the time, had to gather the entire strength of the Mage Corps and unleash a simulated forbidden curse to destroy it directly.”
“However, just as we were ready, and the forbidden curse was about to be completed, a terrifying pillar of crimson light rose from the abyss below, preemptively obliterating the trapped worm.”
“You mean... a crimson pillar of light? Could it be...”
Dorina reluctantly nodded, for some reason, she seemed unwilling to recall the scene from back then.
“Yeah, it’s said to be similar to the chain disasters that occurred when Abyss creatures first appeared, but I haven’t seen how those islands were destroyed, so I can’t make a specific judgment.”
Indeed... there’s a problem here.
Why would the Abyss prefer to actively destroy its own forces rather than see that worm killed by the winged people? Is it afraid that the body will be dissected, revealing some secrets? Or could there be some other reason?
Most importantly...
If this worm is also on the brink of death, will it also bring out the so-called “crimson beam of light” that the priestess has been curious about from the beginning?
Hehe, might as well give it a try.
Suppressing the smirk that flashed across her lips, the black-haired girl quietly spoke a few words to the dragon girl beside her using telepathy. After the latter nodded and left reluctantly, she turned her attention to the white-winged mage who was anxiously watching the battlefield below.
“Dorina, I know you really want to help Sigrid and the others. Since I’m not good at direct combat, how about this? With me, a priestess, supporting you, shall we work together to deal with that big bug?”
“Huh? Miss Violet, supporting me...? It would be great if you could join the fight, but I don’t have my staff now...”
Someone boldly waved her small hand!
“No problem! That thing isn’t important. Just release magic directly without the staff, but remember not to use magic with too much power.”
If she dies too quickly, it could be troublesome for the Abyss to react.
“???”
The winged girl was full of question marks, but before she could speak again, Violet had already unceremoniously approached, grabbing her hand and pointing it at the huge insectoid figure below.
【Shared Battle Covenant】, link!
“Ugh!”
Used countless times before, the skill that had become so familiar was instantly applied to the temporary teammate at her side. An endless sense of power filled every inch of Dorina’s body, leading her to climb one peak after another, feeling so good that she almost moaned!
Sky, legend, transcendence!
“What are you still standing there for? Get to work!”
The once unimaginable state of ultimate strength, now effortlessly placed beneath her feet, surged with an almost overflowing colossal magic power. The fragrance and whispers of the girl beside her, combined with the sensation of a slightly embarrassed Dorina, naturally prompted her to unleash her most familiar magic.
“Rockfall!”
As the most versatile second-tier basic skill in sky magic, this skill could only summon small rocks with a diameter not exceeding 50 centimeters, often used as emergency materials. However, at this moment, defying Dorina’s imagination, it called forth gigantic stones even larger than its advanced skill, Meteor Shower, with a volume exceeding ten times!
Carrying a heavy momentum and a thunderous roar, it, with the acceleration provided by gravity and magic, charged straight towards the massive head of the Abyss Worm!
“Hiss!!!”
Feeling the threat from above, the giant worm emitted a roar with an indiscernible meaning, swiftly moving several meters sideways at a speed completely inconsistent with its size. It resisted the full-force spear thrown by Sigrid, shaking its head with the solid giant pincers, directly smashing the rockfall summoned by Dorina.
However, it clearly underestimated the density and hardness of the rockfall released by Dorina, who had already reached the transcendence level under the Shared Battle Covenant. The Abyss Worm was instantly stunned for seconds by the counteracting force.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
Exploiting such a huge loophole, three phantom spears thrown by Sigrid pierced into the head of the Abyss Worm, causing it to roll violently in pain!