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Her face was filled with shock, and the Demon King's aura rapidly weakened, like—a corpse slowly cooling down.

She gave her companion an incredulous look.

Lu Shiyao responded with a weary, bitter smile, looking down at her hands. From her palms to her wrists and forearms, her skin was as smooth and delicate as a baby's. This was the result of her skin repeatedly burning, cracking, and healing itself.

Just thinking about that feeling makes her shoulders tremble.

The horrific explosion also caught her off guard, and she temporarily lost her hearing. Fortunately…

She looked up, her expression freezing instantly, and then she frantically waved and shouted at the president.

However, since both of them were deaf, Ji Xueyan could only judge from their lip movements.

Unfortunately, Lu Shiyao spoke extremely quickly, and she could only make out a few words in front of her.

"Watch out, behind you."

A chill instantly enveloped her.

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Chapter 145. The Battle of Three

The moment she sensed something was wrong, Lu Shiyao abruptly turned her head behind her.

The "corpse" started moving.

Despite the constant falling debris, the Demon King remained as swift as ever, his right leg sweeping across.

Ji Xueyan quickly constructed an ice wall in front of her.

However, the hastily erected defenses proved incredibly weak in the face of the Demon King, lasting only a moment before being completely shattered.

The kick, still powerful, landed on her shoulder, sending her tumbling and flying.

Oops.

She wanted to retaliate, but her balance was completely disrupted, and she was unable to unleash a powerful attack for the time being. Based on the previous exchange, it could be deduced that a hasty attack would be a complete waste of energy.

In the end, she was still careless? Clenching her teeth, Ji Xueyan's heart was filled with resentment, but at the same time, a cold despair spread all the way to her fingertips.

How could the Demon King possibly let go of such a golden opportunity?

Lu Shiyao wanted to go to the rescue, but as soon as she lifted her right foot, her knee buckled and she fell down.

Damn it, at a time like this. Her eyes twitched, and she tried to pound the ground to stand up.

But the body, already nearing its limit, was clearly unable to complete the task assigned by the brain.

She tried to conjure electricity in her palm, but even though she managed to suppress the pain, her attacks couldn't leave a single mark on her enemy.

In a flash, the Demon King arrived in front of Ji Xueyan, raised his claws, and without the slightest hesitation, aimed directly at her throat.

It was too late. Her eyes dimmed completely, and Ji Xueyan abandoned her half-prepared attack.

Lu Shiyao bit her lip until it bled, staining her teeth with blood, but it was to no avail.

With despair, Ji Xueyan closed her eyes and quietly awaited the final moment.

Ah, I never expected that in the very end, I would be the one who dragged the team down.

hiss.

The sound of the ice rapidly vaporizing went unheard by anyone.

After waiting for a while without feeling any pain, Ji Xueyan opened her eyes in confusion.

On the other side, Lu Shiyao stared in disbelief for a moment, then suddenly slammed her fist into the ground.

"President, now is not the time to rest."

A familiar voice rang in her mind, and Ji Xueyan shuddered, turning her gaze upwards in disbelief.

Warm light shone from ahead, and a familiar figure stood in front of her, grasping the Demon King's wrist.

After a half-second pause, Ji Xueyan covered her mouth with both hands, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

He appeared before everyone now, enveloped in white flames—no, Ji Xueyan quickly dismissed her thoughts, instinctively relying on habitual thinking.

Rather than saying he was surrounded by flames, it would be more accurate to say that Chen Yu himself was burning fiercely.

The ends of her hair swayed like flames, and her whole body appeared translucent. Although she gave off a warm feeling, this state always reminded people of something ominous.

ghost.

"I'll explain my current condition to you later." This time, Chen Yu's voice not only echoed in Ji Xueyan's mind but also in Lu Shiyao's mind at the same time. "The Demon King only has one last breath left, but this is also his most resilient moment. I need your help."

"I will do my best."

"Forget the nonsense, let's get straight to the plan."

Hearing the completely different answers, Chen Yu smiled bitterly, but a warm feeling welled up in his heart—although the forms were different, their determination was exactly the same.

"Thank you." He moved his lips, giving a brief and concise explanation.

"Isn't this plan too simple? Will it really work?" Lu Shiyao frowned and asked with some concern.

Ji Xueyan took a deep breath: "Precisely because it is simple, it has fewer flaws, and this method can maximize the combination of everyone's strengths."

"So, will it ultimately be a head-on confrontation?" Lu Shiyao pondered for a moment. "Are you confident?"

"Don't worry."

"Alright, let's leave it at that."

Lu Shiyao's expression was somewhat unpleasant, not because she opposed the plan, but because she desperately hoped that Chen Yu wouldn't take action. However, the moment she heard his voice, Lu Shiyao knew she couldn't persuade him otherwise.

She could vaguely guess what price Chen Yu had to pay to become what he was in now.

"I know you're all exhausted, but there's only one last hurdle left. Please hang in there a little longer."

"You still have the mind to worry about others?" A surge of heat suddenly welled up in her aching muscles, and Lu Shiyao, with strength returning to her limbs, pushed herself up with her hands and glared fiercely at him.

Even without turning around, Chen Yu still sensed something and subconsciously shrank his shoulders.

"That's true." This time, he didn't transmit his voice to their minds, but sighed silently in his heart.

The Demon King's figure vanished suddenly.

Almost at the same time, Chen Yu also disappeared from the spot.

The dense and heavy impact echoed in the air.

Lu Shiyao felt a blur before her eyes, and afterimages darted around in her vision, but she couldn't make them out clearly.

She glanced at the president furtively, just as he turned to look at her. They exchanged a wry smile and shook their heads at the same time.

It was unexpected that the two, who should have been on their last legs, could still unleash such terrifying power. Or perhaps it could be said that because both of them had reached the point of abandoning everything, they were able to unleash astonishing strength in a short period of time.

Knowing they couldn't intervene for the time being, the two huddled together to gather their strength.

Chen Yu felt lighter than ever before. He could hardly feel the constraints of gravity; in the blink of an eye, he was already in position.

Others couldn't see it, but he was actually completely suppressing the Demon King.

The burning body can cause great damage simply by touching the other side.

However, the Demon King, who used dark red mist as a defense, was not without the ability to fight back. Occasionally, a couple of attacks from strange angles would give him a chance to catch his breath.

Chen Yu gritted his teeth.

His time was extremely limited; he could only maintain this state of activity for five minutes. If he exceeded that...

He didn't continue thinking about it; it was an endless abyss, and if he were to peer into it now, it might cause him to lose the courage to continue.

One minute, only one minute—to render the Demon King incapacitated.

The black longsword had been forged into a translucent, colorless state.

In the midst of the intense exchange, Chen Yu unexpectedly drew a transparent weapon and struck successfully. The Demon King's defense, already pushed to its limit, was breached.

The blade cut past the knee.

I did consider attacking the core directly, but that was the most important part of the enemy, and its strong defense made it extremely difficult to attack even if we were to strike unexpectedly.

By severing the legs and disrupting the opponent's balance, Chen Yu flipped his hands and swung a knife to the left and right, severing both arms from the elbows down.

Fifty seconds.

Ten seconds faster than expected, Chen Yu took a deep breath and jumped to the side.

Behind them, Ji Xueyan, having gathered her strength, unleashed a barrage of massive ice blocks.

The final chapter will be updated tomorrow. Thank you all for your continued support.

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Chapter 146. The Final Pause

It wasn't an ice spike that looked extremely lethal, but rather a jumble of strange shapes, and in terms of lethality, it wasn't even as good as the previous attacks.

The only thing that can win is probably an overwhelming number.

The earth was plunged into darkness in that instant.

The Demon King, temporarily unable to move, could not dodge, but the ice blocks that fell without any acceleration and relied solely on gravity could not harm him. The dark red mist above could deflect all the impact.

Thirty seconds.

It took a full thirty seconds for the ice cubes to stop falling.

Although he was not injured, the Demon King was buried in the mountain of ice, and it was almost impossible for his body, which had not yet been fully repaired, to move.

Chen Yuteng was in mid-air, his hands pressed against the ice, and the blazing pure white flames spread out like a large net.

The ice melted instantly.

Under Chen Yu's control, the ice blocks simply melted instead of turning into water vapor and disappearing.

At the same time, Ji Xueyan also created five ice walls by pressing her palms against the ground, forming a huge container with an opening at the top, which gathered the scattered water together.

On the surface of the nearly boiling water, the Demon King floated with the whirlpool.