At that moment, a Black Kite doll quietly fell to the ground, making a soft sound.
"Fu Lin!"
Kiana☆ widened her eyes, filled with terror and despair, stretching out her hands in an attempt to grasp the rapidly dispersing light particles.
However, no matter how hard she tried, the light particles slipped through her fingers like mischievous elves, leaving her with nothing but emptiness and endless sorrow.
Staring at the empty scene before her, Kiana☆'s tears flowed uncontrollably. She gently picked up the Black Kite doll lying on the ground and pressed it tightly to her chest.
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"Ah~~! Died like that?"
Otto raised his eyebrows slightly, staring in surprise at the thrilling scene unfolding on the rooftop, feeling as if the other party was acting out his own role.
He really couldn't understand how the plot could take such a sudden and dramatic turn—the guy who had been handling things with ease was instantly killed by the Third Herrscher, who gouged out his heart.
Did he just drain the entire Pacific Ocean?
Meanwhile, the situation on the rooftop was becoming increasingly tense and thrilling.
...
Kiana☆ stared wide-eyed, her eyes about to burst, fixed intently on the clearly abnormal Mei☆ in front of her, and screamed with all her might,
"Mei☆, what's wrong with you? Why did you kill Fu Lin!"
At this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder stood like a high and mighty queen, gazing coldly down at Kiana☆, with a crystal-clear teardrop slowly rolling from her right eye.
Yet the Herrscher of Thunder spoke in an icy, frosty tone,
"Want to know? Then defeat me!"
As soon as the words fell, the Herrscher of Thunder suddenly lifted her long, powerful leg and kicked fiercely at Kiana☆'s abdomen with raging lightning.
The kick was powerful and landed solidly on Kiana☆, as if venting something.
A muffled grunt escaped from Kiana☆, and her body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, flung out uncontrollably.
Carried by inertia, Kiana☆ crashed heavily into the railing at the edge of the rooftop with a loud "bang."
"Ah!"
Kiana☆ groaned in pain, her once rosy complexion instantly turning pale as paper, with large beads of sweat forming on her forehead.
However, the Herrscher of Thunder gave her no chance to catch her breath or react. Her figure flashed and she approached Kiana☆ like a ghost.
The Herrscher of Thunder reached out and tightly gripped Kiana☆'s neck, pinning her firmly against the railing.
"Kiana, Kiana—how could someone as weak as you possibly protect Fu Lin!"
The Herrscher of Thunder looked down on Kiana☆'s painful struggle with disdain and scorn, mocking her continuously.
Then, as if discarding a worthless object, she casually swung her arm and threw Kiana☆ forcefully once more.
Kiana☆'s body traced an arc in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, rolling several times before barely coming to a stop.
Hovering above them, Fu Lin floated in the air with a bewildered expression, staring wide-eyed at his nearly transparent body, filled with shock and confusion.
After a long moment, Fu Lin finally came to his senses as if waking from a dream and hurriedly summoned the system interface.
The screen still showed the mission as ongoing, completely unaffected by his death.
Fu Lin frowned and muttered to himself, "Strange, I clearly died, so why is this mission still continuing?"
As Fu Lin was lost in thought, fierce fighting sounds suddenly erupted from below, instantly drawing his attention.
Looking down, Fu Lin saw Kiana☆ being ruthlessly beaten by the Herrscher of Thunder.
"....."
Suddenly, he understood why Kiana☆ hated Mei☆ so much—it turns out the worst beating she ever took was from Mei☆.
Seeing this scene, Fu Lin was burning with anxiety, wishing he could rush down and stop them immediately.
But no matter how hard he tried to move his body, it was all in vain. He could only watch helplessly like a bystander.
"Hiss, Mei☆ really hits hard..."
In the end, Fu Lin couldn't bear to watch any longer and slowly covered his eyes with his hands.
Even so, the sounds of battle continued to ring in his ears, and Fu Lin's heart tightened with worry as he silently prayed for Kiana☆'s safety.
Fortunately, Kiana☆'s will was strong. Supporting herself on the railing with one hand, she stood up again, gasping heavily, her eyes burning with unstoppable fury.
Kiana☆ shouted with a weak yet determined voice, "Cough cough... I will definitely defeat you!"
Hearing this, the Herrscher of Thunder was momentarily stunned, then curled her lips into a mocking smile, slightly tilting her head as she looked down at the battered and bruised Kiana☆, sneering,
"Hmph, with that half-dead look of yours? Pure delusion!"
Before she finished speaking, a baseball bat somehow appeared in Kiana☆'s hand.
The Herrscher of Thunder sneered and said, "You think that lousy stick can defeat me?"
Kiana☆ gripped the baseball bat tightly and, without hesitation, swung it at the Herrscher of Thunder with all her remaining strength.
Unfortunately, by now Kiana☆ was exhausted, her movements sluggish. The Herrscher of Thunder easily sidestepped the attack.
Not only that, but she followed up with a swift kick to Kiana☆'s calf, causing her to lose balance, grabbed her arm, and flung her out once again.
With a dull thud, Kiana☆ crashed to the ground once more, the baseball bat flying out of her hand in a graceful arc.
Looking at Kiana☆ lying on the ground, the Herrscher of Thunder's mockery deepened.
She slowly approached Kiana☆ step by step, stopped in front of her, bent down, and said coldly,
"See? You're too weak. The weak don't deserve Fu Lin. If I can't have him, neither can you!"
At this moment, Fu Lin, who had been watching everything unfold, blushed furiously after hearing such an embarrassingly melodramatic line, covering his face in agony.
The extreme awkwardness made him feel as if he had been placed in a blazing furnace, his whole body uncomfortable, wishing he could crawl into a hole to hide.
But soon, Fu Lin snapped out of his embarrassment.
Suddenly, he realized that if the Herrscher of Thunder continued to ruthlessly provoke Kiana☆ like this, the consequences might be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Fu Lin panicked and shouted at the top of his lungs, "This is bad!"
Meanwhile, the pitiful Kiana☆ was lying weakly on the ground, feebly pounding the hard ground with her fists over and over.
Tears flowed like a flood from her eyes filled with despair and sorrow, as she sobbed and muttered,
"That's right... you're absolutely right... someone as useless as me... can't do anything!"
The next second, everything went black before Kiana☆'s eyes, and she sank into the depths of her consciousness.
"This place is..."
Here, Kiana☆ saw the familiar figure quietly floating in midair, and she shouted hoarsely,
"Sirin, I know you can hear me. I need your power!"
However, at Kiana☆'s desperate plea, Sirin merely glanced at her coldly, then turned her head away without the slightest intention of responding.
Seeing this, Kiana☆ didn't give up. She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say loudly again and again,
"I need your help..."
"I need your help..."
"I need your help..."
Then time ticked by in silence.
Finally, after a long wait, Sirin's cold and unfriendly voice broke the silence,
"Shut up! I will never lend you my power!"
Sirin's tone was resolute and merciless, leaving no room for negotiation.
Hearing this rejection, Kiana☆'s heart sank, but she still refused to give up. Her eyes shone with determination as she pleaded,
"Please, Sirin, trust me, I really need power! If you didn't want to help, why did you bring me here?"
Upon hearing this, Sirin's originally cold face briefly showed a hint of stiffness, but she snorted coldly, her attitude as stubborn as ever, "Self-important."
Seeing Sirin unmoved, Kiana☆ thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and made a bold decision. "Sorry, but I learned this move from Fu Lin!"
Taking advantage of Sirin's lack of defense, Kiana☆ chanted under her breath, instantly summoning several chains that shot toward Sirin at lightning speed, tightly binding her limbs.
"Wait, how dare you...!"
Realizing what Kiana☆ was doing, Sirin became furious, her angry roar echoing through the depths of consciousness.
Outside the consciousness space, Otto stood silently, his eyes hidden behind his mask, staring intently at the figure slowly rising on the rooftop.
Watching the changes in Kiana☆ and her newly revealed form, a flash of excitement and anticipation passed through his previously calm eyes.
Otto murmured to himself in a voice so soft only he could hear,
"How much of the Second Herrscher's power can you use now? Don't disappoint me, K423..."