Chapter 85: Fighting to the Death
The battle with the Banshee was utterly brutal. If it weren't for everyone's extraordinary willpower, the situation would have collapsed long ago.
As a hero, Terion had fully entered a blood-burning state, braving the Banshee's attacks to fight her head-on. The Banshee's claws pierced his chest, yet he, with a face covered in blood, roared as he thrust the Warhammer's handle into the Banshee's abdomen.
At this moment, it was hard to tell which of them was the more terrifying monster.
But Tier Two heroes had too few traits; merely relying on close-range hacking and slashing, they were unable to kill this Tier Five strange unit possessing seven Catastrophe-level traits.
The helplessness of a Physical Warrior facing a mysterious and unpredictable intelligence-type boss was vividly displayed.
Reya had narrowly escaped death for the seventh time. This was her first battle following Lin Rui, which now made her deeply question whether a Divine Spirit was protecting her. Why did she always brush past death each time? Every time she suffered severe injuries, she teetered on the brink of death. Often when she thought she was definitely going to die, she somehow managed to survive with just a sliver of health left.
Loren glanced at Reya, who was sent flying over a hundred meters, her armor shattered, her shoulder partially exposed, and her body covered in blood. With a solemn expression, he said to Lin Rui, "Lord, we're dancing on the tip of a knife right now. If this continues, an accident is bound to happen sooner or later. We must make a decision soon."
Lin Rui calmly analyzed the battlefield. Although the Golden Pansy Clan's army was in a dire state, the Banshee was not in great shape either.
Aside from Terion, all the participants were Tier Three elite soldiers of the family, including Reya, Loren, and Death's Claw, who were at Tier Three Rare level. With Lin Rui's Commander Trait and the blessing of two pieces of Divine Armor, the damage they dealt was considerable.
The Banshee's Life Value had dropped to around 60%.
After such a brutal sacrifice, Lin Rui had grasped most of the Banshee's intelligence, with only one trait and two skills left undiscovered.
But what Loren said was indeed a troublesome fact; continuing to probe further, no one could guarantee that an accident wouldn't happen, and these soldiers teetering on the brink of death could perish at any moment.
Terion delivered a heavy hammer blow that knocked the Banshee's head askew, whereupon she let out a piercing screech. At this moment, nine Vengeful Spirits were already swirling around her, and the surging Spiritual Energy cast a green light across the battlefield.
Terion stuffed his lung back into his chest and spat out polluted blood, shouting, "Lord, it's time to exchange death for hope. If we drag this on, we're just sending ourselves to our deaths. Only an all-out strike might reverse the situation."
Lin Rui gripped the Dragon Roar Sword tightly with his right hand, looked at everyone, and shouted with invigorated spirit, "Then let's burn our bridges and see whether it's she who dies or we who perish! All in, full assault!"
The Holy Light from the Embrace of the Radiant Archangel spread from behind Lin Rui across the entire battlefield, enveloping all soldiers in golden Holy Light.
Lin Rui gambled that, in this split-second of life and death, on this fiercely intense battlefield, the remaining traits and abilities of this Banshee would be insufficient to turn the tide.
Under the illumination of the Holy Light, everyone launched a full-scale assault, with long halberds, warhammers, and claws causing attack after attack around the Banshee.
Lin Rui waved his right hand, activating a crucial skill: "Instant Prison: Shadow Kill Array!"
In an instant, Lin Rui's surging Spiritual Energy was directly depleted. This skill alone consumed 1250 points of Spiritual Energy, and even after deductions, it still required a thousand points of Spiritual Energy.
Under a full-scale launch, with Tenfold Casting, thirty Mirror Images identical to Lin Rui, wielding the Dragon Roar Sword, appeared.
Each one wore a calm expression, attacking with their swords, the sword light and thunder flashes making the glare impossible to look at directly.
And for the Banshee enveloped in the dazzling sword light, it was an overwhelming brightness. Absolute brightness, like absolute darkness. In pure brightness, just like in pure darkness, nothing could be seen.
The Banshee suddenly lost all observational ability, unable even to hear sounds, engulfed by the Frosty thunder around her.
For the onlookers, it was only a sense of grandeur and brilliance. However, for those inside, it was an incomparable terrifying experience. Clearly alive, they could only feel the dense attacks, unable to make any effective response.
This terror was akin to an intense group battle commencing, only for the computer or phone to suddenly black out. Skill casting sounds could be heard fiercely, yet they had no idea of the specific situation.
Though the Banshee remained relatively calm, her terrifying Willpower kept her from utterly panicking. Relying on her formidable Physique Value, she surged in one direction, intending to shake off these low-tier opponents surrounding her.
But when the blinding effect ended, the Banshee was horrified to find that she hadn't surged in the direction she had intended. Instead, she circled around, still surrounded by the attacking figures of her opponents.
Before she could comprehend what was happening, the blinding effect triggered again.
Lin Rui waved his hand, and the Frosty Ice Blade Frost Splendor descended from the sky. Ten ice spears, trailing long flaming tails, smashed down viciously on the circling Banshee.
This was entirely within Lin Rui's calculations. No one could walk a straight line when blinded; the vast majority would circle counterclockwise or clockwise after brief movement.
The densely lined icy path circled around the Banshee as she turned.
With a tremendous explosion, countless fragments shot into the Banshee's body, frostily slicing across her entire being.