Chapter 352: Collision, Lion King Organization

Just as Lingyun was taking Nangong Nayue to find Yese Xiayin, a fierce battle was erupting in one part of Itogami Island.

Liuli gazed at the people before her with an indifferent expression, black currents of energy flickering on her body. Behind her, Ashtarte had already summoned the Fingertip of the Rose. After undergoing the infusion of Lingyun's Source Power, the Fingertip of the Rose had undergone significant changes, shifting from its initial rough humanoid outline toward a truly human form. Fluorescent light shimmered on Yese Xiayin's body, and three pairs of light wings flapped slowly behind her, emitting faint rays of light.

"People from the Lion King Organization?" Liuli sneered. "Just as Lingyun said, as long as something happens to Na Yue, you lot will latch on like mad dogs!"

The people surrounding the three of them did not speak, but the killing intent emanating from their Shikigami suddenly swelled; it appeared they were not without reaction to Liuli's words.

"Ashtarte, your mission is to protect Xia Yin well. Xia Yin, leave the healing of wounds to you. As for these guys in front of us, leave them to me!" Liuli said, waving her hand.

"Order accepted!" Ashtarte manipulated the Fingertip of the Rose and instantly blocked the path in front of Yese Xiayin.

"Sister Liuli, please be careful," Yese Xiayin, who was not skilled in combat to begin with, said worriedly.

"Don't worry, they are just a mob. What kind of big scenes haven't I seen? This is just a trifle!" Liuli said indifferently, her figure shooting out like lightning.

The moment Liuli moved, the many Shikigami surrounding them let out silent roars simultaneously and lunged at Liuli in unison.

"Just a bunch of fakes, yet you dare to act arrogant in front of me!" Liuli twisted her hands, and instantly, countless black Light Swords were fired from between her hands.

Seeing the incoming Light Swords, the numerous Shikigami tried to dodge. However, the Light Swords fired by Liuli traced gorgeous trajectories through the Void, accurately striking every single Shikigami. The Shikigami struck by the black Light Swords let out mournful cries one after another, then turned into ash and vanished into the Void.

Having destroyed the lunging Shikigami in one blow, Liuli suddenly stepped forward, the terrifying force directly carving a shallow pit into the ground.

The instant she took this step, Liuli's figure instantly broke the sound barrier, appearing before one of the Lion King Organization's Attack Mages. She raised her fists, slamming them directly into the man's chest with terrifying power.

With a "Boom," the intense sonic boom erupted only then, stirring up a gale. Amidst the gale, the person struck in the chest by Liuli was instantly sent flying like a cannonball, smashing a large crater into a wall and kicking up a cloud of dust. After the dust settled, the person in the crater was revealed; the man was almost unrecognizable, and it was unlikely he would survive.

Liuli killing an Attack Mage from the Lion King Organization in seconds the moment she made a move made everyone present nervous. Liuli's strength was not in their intelligence reports; in other words, in their eyes, Liuli was just an ordinary person. But now, this ordinary person had erupted with strength comparable to a top-tier Attack Mage, forcing them to be secretly vigilant.

"Hmph!" As Attack Mages of the Lion King Organization, the people here were naturally not just freeloaders; various different Curse Techniques were unleashed toward Liuli's direction.

A thin layer of Destruction Power rose on Liuli's body, and no matter what kind of attack technique landed on her, it was instantly and thoroughly destroyed by the Destruction Power.

The Attack Mages standing in the rear who were skilled in curse arts simultaneously launched Curse Techniques at Liuli. Various different curses landed on Liuli one after another, causing her body to falter. Just as the Lion King Organization's Attack Mages thought they had an opening, a burst of white light descended from the sky, enveloping Liuli and instantly dispelling all the curses on her body.

Seeing this scene, the pupils of the Lion King Organization's Attack Mages constricted, and they immediately split off a portion of their group to deal with Yese Xiayin. With someone so skilled in purification present, their Curse Techniques were equivalent to nothing. However, with Ashtarte's protection, these people did not gain any advantage.

After several rounds of combat, several Attack Mages of the Lion King Organization were severely wounded. Facing such losses, even the people of the Lion King Organization could not help but feel a pang of pain. Faced with this situation, the Lion King Organization's Attack Mages present immediately changed their combat style, splitting off only a small portion to pin down Liuli, while the others attacked Ashtarte and Yese Xiayin with full force.

Before being taken in by Lingyun, Ashtarte only knew how to use the brute force of her familiar to crush enemies, and Yese Xiayin was previously just a middle school student—where would she have any combat experience? Under the siege of the numerous Attack Mages from the Lion King Organization, the two soon fell into a perilous situation. The Fingertip of the Rose summoned by Ashtarte already had cracks appearing on its body; if not for Yese Xiayin's healing, her familiar would have already collapsed. Liuli wanted to go and rescue them, but the few Attack Mages around her were dragging her down firmly, making it impossible for her to break free.

"You lot, damn you!" Liuli arched her brows, and a small Scythe pendant instantly fell into her hand. "Destruction Scythe!"

Following Liuli's low shout, a black Scythe appeared in her hand. Liuli swung the Scythe and slashed down at one of the Attack Mages. That Attack Mage blocked upward with the weapon in his hand, but his weapon was no different from paper before the Destruction Scythe, being cut directly into two pieces. The Scythe of the Reaper slashed down, opening a huge wound on the rapidly retreating Attack Mage.

"Shadow of Destruction!" Liuli flicked the Destruction Scythe in her hand, and countless shadow blades swept out from the Destruction Scythe, instantly blasting everyone around her away.

Having routed the Attack Mages around her, Liuli immediately rushed toward Yese Xiayin's side.

"W-what is this situation?" On top of a high building, Xiao Gucheng gazed at the battlefield below with a look of astonishment. "Those people are Attack Mages, right? Why are they attacking Yese-san and the others?"

"This..."

Himeragi Yukina gazed at the battlefield below, her expression very grim. She was extremely familiar with the techniques these people were using; in fact, the techniques she used daily were these very ones. In other words, these people were from the Lion King Organization. Why the people from the Lion King Organization would attack Yese Xiayin and the others, she herself was also completely confused.

"Quick, we cannot hold back anymore. These few people all have very important research value. We must take them all back before that Vampire arrives," one of the leaders said to the others.

"Research value?" Neither Himeragi Yukina nor Xiao Gucheng were ordinary people, and their hearing was naturally far superior to that of average people. When this sentence reached their ears, both of their expressions changed instantly.

Just at this moment, Himeragi Yukina suddenly caught a glimpse of a flash of silver light from the Void, and a sense of ominous foreboding welled up in her heart.

Following a flash of silver light in the Void, Lingyun appeared in mid-air with Nangong Nayue. When he saw the battle situation below, although he had been prepared in his heart, his rage still rose uncontrollably.

"You are all, courting death!"

Following Lingyun's angry shout, four different powers—water, fire, wind, and lightning—gathered around him simultaneously, then transformed into four baring-fangs-and-brandishing-claws giant dragons that bombarded downward.