Chapter 190: Demon Soul Orb

From the Swift Element's promotion to the seventh level to Lei En's sudden acceleration, almost hammering Marquis Ji Liu to death, everything unfolded so quickly that it lasted only a few seconds.

The Storm Priest sensed the danger to Marquis Ji Liu, but couldn't come to aid in time.

When Lei En rushed toward her, he saw her use a Thunderclap Technique that stunned Asitan, then immediately unleash a whirlwind that lifted Asitan into mid‑air.

At his current speed, re‑activating "Rapid Run" made him almost as fast as a charge.

In an instant, Lei En closed the distance.

However, when he entered within ten steps, the ground suddenly spewed bolts of lightning that coiled around his feet, as if he were stuck in a mire, making his body unusually heavy and his speed drop sharply.

"Static Field!"

Lei En's gaze swept over the orb beside the Storm Priest, instantly identifying the source of the spell.

It wasn't until now that the Storm Priest realized what was happening.

A flash of surprise crossed her eyes; she raised her hand and instantly cast a "Lightning Arc", a bolt as thick as an arm striking Lei En, but it was blocked by his thorn electric armor and dragon‑scale skin.

Lei En pressed through the electric current, advancing step by step.

Seeing the war hammer within reach of the Storm Priest, she dared not linger; with a "crack", her figure turned into a golden flash of lightning and vanished.

The static power faded, and Lei En's whole body relaxed.

He turned his head; the Storm Priest appeared on a landing about thirty meters away, just as a massive fireball plummeted from the rooftop!

It was Ai Mi Li Si's spell.

She lacks a flight technique, but her Dragon Roar deters enemies from flying before her, so she adopted a high‑ground strategy, standing on the roof to both prevent the Storm Priest from soaring and to bombard from above with spells.

At this moment, Ai Mi Li Si's body was half‑dragon.

Below her neck, genuine dragon scales had sprouted; her pupils turned golden, a pair of small red dragon horns adorned her forehead, her fingernails resembled talons, and her entire being radiated a dragon's aura, exuding a terrifying, awe‑inspiring power.

A splendid scepter shaped like a dragon claw was gripped in her hand, the claw clasping a deep‑red crystal, swarmed by fire Element on its surface, forming a blazing, dazzling flame.

Each time Ai Mi Li Si swung the scepter, a fireball materialized; her casting was swift and steady, nearly instantaneous, and the fireballs' power was astonishingly great.

"Boom!"

This time, the Storm Priest couldn't escape and was solidly struck by the fireball.

A wavering water shield enveloped the Storm Priest, and most of the fireball's explosive force was absorbed by the water shield.

The second fireball followed immediately, blasting her into a nearby building.

Asitan broke free of the whirlwind, fell from the sky, brandishing a long sword, ready to rush in for a close‑range attack on the Storm Priest.

"Don't go."

Lei En quickly warned him.

Asitan's swordsmanship was undeniably superb, but against a spellcaster, his sword skills were far less effective.

This is the flaw of all melee professions.

Ai Lun E Si's world is real, not a game world; there is no notion of class balance. Supernatural classes have hierarchies; spellcasters always hold the initiative and are inherently stronger than melee classes.

The higher the level, the harder to defeat.

Spellcasters' tactics are endless; even a single flight technique leaves most melee classes helpless.

Even if you get close to the spellcaster, figuring out how to break the shield is another huge problem.

Not to mention the myriad control spells; spellcasters have literally a hundred ways to slaughter melee fighters.

The most tragic are the Iron Guard and Berserker; their career histories are a bleak, tear‑filled saga, and slogans like "Heaven left, warrior right" are merely self‑comfort in a dead‑end.

After shouting, they die on the charge.

This Storm Priest is not only a spellcaster but also a cleric; such a divinely‑created transcendent class is far stronger than ordinary transcendants.

A pure swordsman like Asitan facing the Storm Priest alone is essentially a death sentence.

As soon as Lei En finished speaking, hundreds of transparent wind blades erupted from the building.

Each wind blade was half a meter long, semi‑transparent, forming a seamless net of sharp edges that sliced everything in front into fragments.

It was the Fourfold Spell "Wind of Sharp Blades".

Cold sweat broke out on Asitan's back; had Lei En not shouted, he would have rushed in and either died or been gravely wounded.

Lei En was unafraid of that.

When the Wind of Sharp Blades passed, he immediately charged forward with his war hammer, only to be met by a Thunderclap Technique that blasted him back.

Protected by Truth Will, Lei En was not stunned and remained clear‑headed, though his ears rang and a thin stream of blood seeped out.

"Whoa!"

He felt helpless; this is the typical situation for a melee fighter facing a spellcaster.

The Thunderclap Technique casts quickly and over a wide area; its massive roar deafens and disorients, and its powerful shockwave can knock people down and fling them, making it nearly impossible to defend against.

It is, by far, the most useful control spell he has ever seen.

Without Truth Will, even a single Thunderclap Technique could overwhelm him; other melee classes would be forced to await death.

Fortunately, the Thunderclap Technique's effective range is relatively short.

Otherwise, there'd be no need to fight.

Lei En landed and stepped back, deciding not to engage the Storm Priest in melee; even if he charged, the static power around the Storm Priest prevented a hammer‑kill, and she could retreat with an Electric Flash Teleport.

He glanced up at Ai Mi Li Si; she instantly understood, flames rose beneath her feet, enveloping her body and activating "Flame Flash Technique", a burst of fire that instantly leapt to the ground.

"Force her out."

Lei En said, tucked his war hammer into a dimensional‑space ring, then drew the Lambo Spear.

Holding the spear, he then shouldered the ammunition box, which took a moment.

Ai Mi Li Si swung her dragon‑claw scepter, sending fireball after fireball, but a fierce wind wall blocked them; the fireballs exploded against the wall yet failed to destroy it instantly.

Behind the wind wall, the Storm Priest produced a shell‑like object and muttered an incantation to activate it.

A towering otherworldly gate opened, seawater gushed out as if a dam had burst, and a dozen or so strange creatures swam forth.

This creature has a humanoid shape, a snarling fish head with sharp teeth, a robust human upper body, but a snake‑like tail for its lower half, its whole body covered in smooth, colorful scales, a row of fins on its back, strong arms gripping long iron halberds, and yellow eyes full of brutality.

They swim swiftly in the water; when they land, they immediately prop themselves up with their tails like cobras, standing over two meters tall.

Lei En had read about this creature in a book; it is called a Naga.

They are the most well‑known sea race, an intelligent species whose presence appears in every ocean of the world, living underwater year‑round and rarely communicating with outsiders.

Naga are followers of the Sea God and obey the orders of the Storm Priest.

At this moment, the wind wall finally burst open from a fireball, seawater surged out, and this group of Naga, brandishing long halberds, rushed forward, heading straight for Lei En and his two companions.

Ai Mili Si was about to launch a fireball when a rapid succession of gunshots rang in her ears.

Da da da da……

Countless invisible bullets shot at the Naga; blood blossoms erupted on their bodies, flesh was pierced, limbs shattered, they let out painful roars, then fell like reaped crops, their blood staining a large swath of seawater red.

Seeing this, Ai Mili Si and A Si Tan were both stunned.

They had heard that Lei En possessed a legendary soul gun and knew that he used that weapon to kill over a hundred super‑humans in a very short time, even a legendary Wizard, and had seized the Azure Fortress.

Yet when they saw it with their own eyes, they were still shocked.

"Don't let her escape!"

Lei En swept fire while reminding Ai Mili Si.

After the Storm Priest summoned these Naga, they could at most block for a while, creating interference, but they were wiped out cleanly in an instant; the terrifying gunfire hammered her heart, instantly breeding a desire to retreat.

With a crack, she transformed into lightning and flashed out from the building.

This Electric Flash Teleport, the Storm Priest deliberately chose a spot mid‑air, as far from Ai Mili Si as possible; upon appearing, she immediately cast a flight spell on herself and rose into the sky.

"Ha da!"

Ai Mili Si let out a dragon roar toward her, but it was a beat late, the roar missed its mark.

The Storm Priest's body twitched but did not fall; she exhaled, created a whirlwind behind her to accelerate her flight.

Lei En instantly swung his gun upward.

Metallic bullets poured out, striking the surface of the Storm Priest's water shield and stirring violent ripples.

Each bullet's power equaled an Arcane missile; perhaps a legend could ignore a single Arcane missile, but when the attack frequency reached four or five times per second and always hit the same spot, creating a resonant effect, it became terrifying.

The water shield's fluctuations grew larger; the shield was linked to her spirit, and her soul force surged as if a valve had opened, dropping rapidly.

The fierce vibration of her soul force made even casting spells difficult.

The Storm Priest's complexion turned pale as she frantically altered her flight path in the sky, dodging left and right, trying to avoid some bullets.

No matter how she flew, Lei En's gun barrel remained firmly locked on the target, his hands steady as a mountain.

The gunfire roared nonstop, bullets shadowed his aim, crazily striking the same point on the water shield; within seconds the shield thinned, seeming about to be shattered.

"Ah!"

The Storm Priest screamed, could only activate Electric Flash Teleport, descend, and hide in a room.

Lei En released the trigger, and the gunfire finally ceased.

At this moment Ai Mili Si had already chased after, and after a Flash Flame Technique she landed on the rooftop, reclaiming the high ground. The red glow flowed through her dragon‑claw staff as she began casting.

A flame burst formed after a few seconds and was thrown into that room.

Amid the explosion, the Storm Priest, just catching her breath, was blown out, the Electric Flash illuminated her as she fell to the ground, trying to use some debris as cover to evade Lei En's shots.

Yet Lei En had already guessed her intention.

She planted her feet hard on the ground, leapt upward, activated a flash, and lightly landed on the nearby clock tower.

This was the highest point in the port, overlooking everything below.

Lambo's Gun spewed fierce flames; bullets flew at a speed beyond naked eye, aiming at the Storm Priest on the ground.

Da da da da……

The gunfire echoed throughout the port; at that instant, countless guests, mercenaries, super‑humans, dockworkers, and merchants hiding in the port's buildings and on the ships all saw Lei En standing atop the clock tower, shooting at a legendary super‑human from afar.

This scene would be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Inside the port, most areas were open courtyards with hardly any places to hide.

The Storm Priest skimmed low over the ground; before she could get far, continuous bullets struck her, forcing her to the ground, and her shield began to vibrate again, severely hampering her casting.

She barely managed another Electric Flash Teleport, fleeing dozens of meters forward.

But Lambo's Gun's effective range reached eight hundred meters, making that flash distance useless; the bullets, like festering sores, hammered the shield relentlessly.

At this time, Ai Mili Si completed a spell.

With no interference, she calculated the lead and a flame burst spell fell like a meteor beside the Storm Priest, exploding.

Flames erupted, the ground trembled.

Under a double barrage, the Storm Priest's Water Shield Technique finally shattered like bubbles; the following bullets struck her body, knocking her to the ground without piercing her.

A faint layer of armor appeared on the Storm Priest's skin.

Wind Armor!

This was the final layer of protection; armor spells mainly boost resistance, offering less physical defense than shields, and after one or two seconds the armor is broken.

The Storm Priest was immediately riddled with blood‑filled holes.

Lei En fine‑tuned his barrel, about to aim at her head, when a pale‑purple pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping the Storm Priest; bullets hitting the pillar vanished like a cow into the sea.

Ai Mili Si's fireball also had no effect.

"Targeted Teleportation, someone's rescuing her!"

Lei En's heart tightened.

Watching the Storm Priest about to be teleported away, the bullets could no longer harm her; Lei En gritted his teeth, not forgetting the demonic soul he still desired.

The Storm Priest fell into a coma; her three precious pearls lay not far from her, and the light pillar expanded outward, seeming to draw the pearls into its cage and carry them away.

Da da da, bullets punched holes in the ground, and the soil knocked one of the pearls out, sending it flying.

Lei En controlled it just right; with several consecutive shots, the orb moved farther and farther away from the Storm Priest.

After a few seconds, the pillar of light contracted.

The Storm Priest's figure vanished with it, and the orb fell onto the ground a short distance away, not taken away.

Lei En stopped firing, turned his gaze to the ground, and another pillar of light materialized out of nowhere, enveloping the Ice Barrier of Marquis Jiliu. The timing of the Targeted Teleportation Technique was extremely deft; exactly three minutes later, the Ice Barrier vanished, taking the gravely wounded Marquis Jiliu away.

"Ha ha…"

Lei En let out a sudden laugh; the two enemies were rescued, yet he felt not the slightest discouragement.

This level of mastery of the Targeted Teleportation Technique, at least above the Seventh Ring, is not something an ordinary legendary Wizard can wield; the Mo Du aristocrats staged such a massive formation, plotting to kill themselves, and finally revealed their hand.

The bait I set has attracted the big fish onto the hook!

Lei En looked up at the Fu Kong Cheng in the sky, then his gaze descended, finally landing on a ship on the water outside the harbor.

If nothing goes wrong, that big fish is on that ship.

Nevertheless, none of that concerns him; Lei En leapt down from the Clock Tower, sprinted to where the Storm Priest had been teleported, and picked up the orb.

The pale‑blue orb in his hand instantly conveyed a sense of coolness.

Inside the orb, a yellow demon soul flickered in and out, and seven Element runes were hidden within, each linked to the Lightning Element.

Lei En, seeing the orb's form, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a fine thing!"

(End of chapter)