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Chapter 727: Chapter 33: Pursuit
Kong and Vanilla immediately entered a state of high alert the moment Ragnar appeared, roaring. The space around Kong slightly warped, while Vanilla had already gripped the hilt of the Cross Sword in reverse, battle intent rising in her fiery red eyes.
Lynch squinted slightly at Ragnar, who charged at him like a madman. He was equally alert in his heart, but a mocking, cold smile appeared on his face as he deliberately provoked him with words: "Oh, isn’t this Captain Ragnar? Long time no see. I heard you’ve been ’promoted,’ and have become a slave under a sell-out contract with the Tower of Order? Tsk tsk, congratulations on finding such a ’good home’!"
These words were like a hot iron branding Ragnar’s most painful scar! His anger, already on the verge of being out of control, exploded completely, his eyes so red they almost dripped blood, as he let out a beast-like roar that was unlike any human voice: "You’re courting death!"
Boom!
An even more violent and fierce flame erupted around Ragnar than ever before, with a hint of ominous dark red mixed in. He wasted no words, lunging directly at Lynch like a human-shaped flaming meteorite, at an astonishing speed!
"Your opponent is me!"
Vanilla shouted crisply, her figure flashing in front of Lynch. The Cross Sword in her arms suddenly unsheathed, brilliance flowing over the sword body. An overpowering "Sword God’s Power" erupted, transforming into a gigantic, condensed Sword Qi, slashing straight at Ragnar!
As the inheritor of the Sword God’s power, Vanilla excels in frontal assault. Even before entering the Lost Tower, she possessed the formidable strength to independently counter and even suppress ordinary late Domain fighters. After years of trials and accumulated knowledge within the tower, her strength has advanced even further.
However, facing this fierce and unmatched strike, Ragnar did not dodge or evade! His right arm, covered in a dark red cutin-like layer that seemed to be embedded with some kind of metallic structure, swung out fiercely, the fist compressing concentrated explosive flames, forcefully smashing into the Sword Qi!
"Clang——!"
A deafening bang! Sword Qi and fiery fist collided violently, and the shockwave from their clash shattered the surrounding rubble into powder.
To the slight dismay of Kong and Lynch, the result of this head-on collision was surprisingly evenly matched! No, Ragnar even seemed to have a slight upper hand, forcing Vanilla back half a step with the backlash!
"How is this possible?!" Kong was shocked internally. She knew Ragnar’s strength, and logically, he shouldn’t be Vanilla’s match.
"I’ll go help her!"
Kong rushed forward immediately. Despite the significant suppression of her Domain, her delicate control over space remained intact. She attempted to create subtle spatial folds around Ragnar to disrupt his movements, while several invisible space blades silently struck at his vital points.
However, Ragnar seemed to predict this ahead of time, or he simply relied on strong energy perception, twisting his body with improbable agility for his build, narrowly evading or withstanding most of the spatial disruptions and attacks.
He laughed wildly, his fists unleashing a rain of fire that enveloped Vanilla and Kong, with increasing ferocity, pressing the two of them back!
Lynch stood outside the battle circle, forehead furrowed, the light of the [Eye of Death God] flickering rapidly in his gray eyes, calmly observing the battle.
’This Ragnar... this increased strength...’ He clearly remembered that after being severely injured last time, Ragnar’s realm had fallen, and even if the injuries had healed, he shouldn’t have made such significant progress with damaged foundations. How could he suddenly become so formidable?
His gaze moved past the rampaging Ragnar to the dense, luminous sea of restrictions behind him, quickly finding the answer.
In the vision of the [Eye of Death God], he saw an astonishing scene—countless flows of energy, invisible to the naked eye, were extracting power from those complex magical restrictions, continuously pouring into Ragnar’s body, like rivers running into the sea!
It was this external, massive energy support that temporarily boosted his strength to a level sufficing to suppress both Vanilla and Kong working together!
"What an incredible Purgatory Magic Array..." Lynch was awestruck. This array was like a giant energy amplifier, allowing its host to be almost invincible within its range.
Realizing this, he didn’t hesitate and shouted loudly at the two battling figures: "We can’t fight him here! Retreat! Get out of this restricted area!"
Kong and Vanilla also profoundly felt the ubiquitous suppression and Ragnar’s bizarre state of becoming braver as the fight progresses, knowing Lynch’s judgment was correct.
The two exchanged a glance, synchronized as they both launched an attack to briefly repel Ragnar’s fierce assault, then swiftly retreated, quickly leaving the core area enshrouded by the luminous restrictions, returning to Lynch’s side.
Without lingering, the three took advantage of Ragnar being briefly repelled, their figures moving like lightning, retreated swiftly toward the direction away from the core restricted area of the Broken Chapel. They knew very well, staying any second longer on the opponent’s home court was increasingly perilous.
"Want to run?! Stay!"
Ragnar wouldn’t let them escape. He let out a roar, flames around him surged again, chasing relentlessly like an inescapable shadow! The array-provided energy continued pouring into his body through invisible connections, keeping his speed unabated, even slightly faster than the three in full retreat, rapidly closing the distance!
As Lynch retreated rapidly, he calmly observed the pursuing Ragnar out of the corner of his eye.
In a split second, Lynch subtly moved his hand into his pocket. When his hand reemerged, it was clutching several Alchemy Spheres, smooth, gleaming with metallic luster, about the size of eggs. His movements were extremely discreet, nearly unnoticed amid the high-speed movement and chaotic energy fluctuations.
As they swept across an area full of jagged rocks, Lynch’s wrist flicked slightly, the Alchemy Spheres silently dropping to the ground like droplets, conveniently hidden in the shadows of several massive stones.
Having done this, Lynch didn’t look back, accelerating to converge with Kong and Vanilla, continuing their retreat farther away.
Ragnar pursued closely behind, his momentum continuously climbing. The vast energy from the Purgatory Magic Array flooding into him like a breached dam made him feel overwhelmingly powerful, as if he could rip through space with a mere motion! He sneered, as if already witnessing Lynch being torn to shreds.
However, just as the three of them completely left the outermost range of the restricted luminous area—
"Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!"
Several low hums sounded almost simultaneously from the rocky area on Ragnar’s rear flank!
The Alchemy Spheres discarded by Lynch instantly emanated dazzling rune lights, their surfaces rapidly unfolding, reconfiguring like blooming lotuses! In the blink of an eye, they transformed into three metal Alchemy Puppets about human height, simply shaped but exuding a vigorous aura!
Their eyes glinting with a rigid yet determined red light, these puppets, once formed, unhesitatingly executed the simplest of preset commands—
Charging toward those magical restrictions...