Defying the Fate of Beheading

"Save me, save me, save me..."

The little swan, shielded by Lumi, let out a mournful cry as they fled around.

That brute was just too tough.

She tried using the Combat Mage's [Magic Arrow X], but no matter the type, it couldn't leave a mark on the metal statue.

So she changed her approach, using the strongest destructive magic currently at her disposal.

But the result was even more disheartening.

The statue was completely unharmed.

Only then did she realize that her current methods could not contend with a creature of this level.

The only thing she could do was focus her magic power on strengthening Lumi.

So, from just a moment ago, she continually cast enhancement spells onto Lumi,

[Bear's Endurance], slightly strengthening physique, granting a temporary shield.

[Bull's Strength], slightly increasing strength.

[Cat's Grace], slightly increasing agility.

[Owl's Insight], slightly enhancing perception.

[Eagle's Splendor], slightly boosting charisma.

...

Streams of magical light wove around Lumi, pushing her already heightened aura to its peak.

The heavy bow in Lumi's hand never stopped.

Stepping on the bow with each action, she drew it like a full moon, releasing a precise and deadly arrow.

Ordinary professionals might not even have time to react before being shattered into a cloud of blood by this piercing strike.

But her sharp, penetrating attacks barely left a mark on the metal statue.

Thankfully, she had maxed out her evasion talents, otherwise counterattacking while holding the little swan would have been impossible.

Maybe it was annoyed.

Shafts of dark light flickered across the statue.

The dense metal shell cracked with countless patterns.

The moment the patterns appeared, the statue's power increased further.

The Dark Crow Leader lifted his head to look at the statue and sighed:

"Has it been noticed already? Though it's a divine monster, it still retains a bit of the Dark Night Goddess's wisdom."

He took off his helmet, revealing a face full of scars.

From the very beginning of the battle with the statue, he had silently released a special entity.

It belonged to the race known as the Silicon Race.

This race was incredibly small in stature, only about half a centimeter tall, so small that ordinary people might not even notice their existence.

They came from the depths of the starry realm.

Years ago, they crossed a spatial rift to enter the Star Continent.

The family he belonged to had once fought side by side with the Silicon Race.

This enabled the blood relatives of their family to sign a contract to summon the Silicon Race to fight alongside them.

In most cases, they wouldn't rely on this race.

After all, due to their size, their overall combat power was insufficient.

You can't expect a group of half-centimeter high beings to punch out a tsunami.

It's just as ridiculous as counting on Prince Louis's joke about developing "magnetic rotation" methods.

But in specific circumstances, the Silicon Race's combat power is exceptionally strong.

Because every member of this race possesses a special type of magic—

Metal Disintegration Ray.

Literally, it's a ray that can disintegrate metal instantly.

The intensity of this type of magic is absurdly high.

Even some divine alloys could be disintegrated by the Silicon Race given enough time.

However, due to the Silicon Race's size, the area of metal they can affect is limited.

But under certain conditions, merely destroying part of the metal is already sufficient.

The Silicon Race is generally as light as a feather, and typical attacks have little effective impact on them.

Upon the first encounter with the statue, he discovered that the Dark Night Goddess's statue was a singular entity.

Ingrained with numerous ancient divine inscriptions.

Leaving a noticeable mark on it wasn't easy, but targeting critical rune nodes for destruction could affect the statue's overall strength.

In this regard, the Silicon Race's Metal Disintegration Ray holds an absolute advantage.

Indeed, the Dark Crow Guard's impact on such a presence surpassing legendary levels is limited.

So they were collectively trying to restrain the statue to buy time for the Silicon Race.

Unfortunately, just after destroying the 10th rune node, the statue began to retaliate.

Due to the limited effective range, the summoned Silicon allies needed to be within 20 meters of the statue.

But now, black flames were raging around the statue.

The blistering heat waves prevented the Silicon Race from approaching, let alone using the Metal Disintegration Ray.

In this nearly shattered state, the statue's power was greatly amplified.

General Locke reached the Dark Crow Leader:

"What are your Dark Crows doing? If you don't cooperate with us to give it our all, we won't be able to suppress that thing!"

—He had already seen that the Dark Crow Guard was covering for those two fleeing in the skies.

"I don't care who they are; what's most important right now is to abandon them and focus all efforts on suppressing that creature."

"Do you want your men to all die here?"

The Dark Crow Leader Hill glanced at him and calmly said:

"Even if we all die here, I cannot let anything happen to them."

General Locke's face darkened:

"Who are they? Worth you doing this?"

Captain Hill calmly replied:

"One is the lost soul of the Hero Team in this world."

"The other is the Celestial Destiny Mage and the Emperor's daughter."

"Whether it's due to my duty or my beliefs, they cannot die here."

General Locke finally understood the situation, saying with a complicated expression: