They didn't know what exactly had happened.
But judging from the unresponsive one-eyed brawny man, it was clear that the other side was already dood.
And the one who achieved this was obviously the Lord of Gems, whom they had always seen as an easy target.
"Damn, this guy... he's not human..."
A Star Thief retreated in panic, and in his daze, several Red Gold chas abruptly cut in from the side.
"Boom!"
Without any ti to react, a seventh-level cha was torn into pieces and exploded disastrously.
The explosion of the cha awakened the remaining Star Thieves, and they suddenly realized it was ti to flee.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a colossal explosion, a massive black shadow plumted from the sky like a teor.
It crashed into the ground, creating a gigantic crater.
The twelve-ter titan black cha belonging to the Sea Wolf lay battered in the pit, its alloy arms' blades heavily damaged and twisted, struggling desperately to stand but failing each ti.
In mid-air, the pale golden cha, crafted like amber, remained pristine, noble and majestic like a God.
Behind Helier, the amber wings spread as he single-handedly held a pale golden alloy longsword, gazing indifferently at the Sea Wolf below.
Seeing this scene, the Star Thieves felt even more despair.
Their morale had plumted to rock bottom, completely losing the will to fight.
Now, there was no other thought but to escape.
The Lord of Gems gently wiped his mouth, then casually tossed the used handkerchief on the ground.
His gaze moved upward, watching the remaining Star Thieves scurry like headless flies while being chased by the Red Gold chas, then focused on the dazzling Amber Armor in mid-air.
"Now... there's just one last step unfinished..."
The Lord of Gems said softly as he took a step forward.
He fixed his gaze unwaveringly on Helier in mid-air, walking out step by step.
When he reached the fifth step.
Suddenly.
The Lord of Gems turned sharply, looking in another direction.
It was a pile of scattered Life Source Ore.
The light from the Source Ore quietly shimred, everything appearing calm.
The Lord of Gems looked intently at that spot for several seconds before finally turning back slowly.
A trace of confusion flashed across his face.
"It feels... sowhat different than before..."
"Did I rember it wrong?"
He muttered to himself, paying no more attention.
Yet just as he started walking forward, the calm pile of Life Source Ore silently collapsed inward, sinking.
Under the pile of Source Ore seed to lie an invisible pit, constantly swallowing the neglected ore pieces...
.....
"Look, what is that?!"
On the open platform, a maiden shouted loudly, pointing overhead.
Dong Lingxue instinctively looked up and quickly saw what the maiden was referring to.
It was so black-gray fluff, resembling snowflakes, yet like dust, drifting down from the darkness above.
The maidens instinctively wanted to dodge these falling unidentified dusty substances, but under the strict warning of the ard guards around, they had no choice but to stand obediently in place.
Fortunately, these black-gray fluffy particles stopped moving when they descended to a certain height, hovering quietly at the boundary of light and dark, as if held up by an invisible force, instantly magical.
Gradually, more and more black-gray dust accumulated in the air.
Not only were there black-gray dust but so scarlet droplets joined in as well.
These substances hovered above the heads of thirty-two noble maidens, and when accumulated to a certain level, suddenly began to spin, slowly forming a gigantic black-red vortex.
The maidens uttered sounds of amazent.
Summoned with no reason to this place, they had been standing idly in boredom.
Now, finally, there was a sowhat "program" to capture their attention.
Dong Lingxue's feelings of unease grew stronger.
She had read quite a few miscellaneous books and always felt that what was happening before her resembled an ongoing ritual.
And those who were forced to stay in designated positions, were they so sort of... sacrifice required for the ritual?!
This thought made Dong Lingxue tense up.
She instinctively turned to look around and found she was not the only one feeling inexplicably uneasy.
Standing beside her, Erin had tightly pursed lips, and her eyes constantly road over the guards around them.
Dong Lingxue noticed that Erin was clutching sothing tightly in her left hand, her feet slightly apart, seemingly ready to run at any mont.
Dong Lingxue instinctively reached for her own pocket but quickly realized that the protective asures her father, Dong Mu, had given her were left forgotten in the room.
A wave of helplessness surged through Dong Lingxue. She had to admit that this girl in front of her was exceptional in every way, far beyond herself.
Perhaps because Dong Lingxue had been staring at her for too long, Erin noticed and turned her head to look at her.
Dong Lingxue panicked and, feeling a bit embarrassed, wanted to turn her face away.
Only to see Erin giving her a serious gesture to be silent and cautious.
Dong Lingxue blinked, unsure of how to respond to her.
Just at that mont, sothing unexpected happened overhead.
"Whoosh——"
A gust of putrid wind suddenly arose, as if so invisible presence had arrived.
Then, the massive black and red vortex contracted into a thick black and red giant python, which suddenly dropped down.
A noble girl looking up was caught off guard and struck by the "python" directly.
The giant python, carrying countless dust particles and crimson droplets, brutally forced its way into the girl's gaping mouth.
The girl's mouth was wide open, her body trembling as if in spasm, and every pore on her body emitted a bizarre light.
Within a matter of seconds, the girl's body rapidly swelled.
Until it reached a critical point.....
"Bang!"
She burst like a water balloon filled to its limits, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.
All the girls present were stunned.
Dong Lingxue was no exception.
This sudden turn of events left them all petrified with fear, standing like statues, unable to move.
Yet the "python" didn't stop.
The blood mist from the girl who had been burst open fell to the ground, seeping into so barely noticeable grooves on the platform.
So eerie patterns lit up.
"Ahhh!!"
The black and red "python" slithered into the second noble girl's body.
As this girl's body also exploded like a balloon, the other girls were snapped out of their shock.
A huge wave of chaos and terror swept over the platform like a hurricane, and ear-piercing screams rang out one after another.
But before these terrified girls could react, a rapid whistling sound filled their ears.
The guards who had been watching them made their move.
Silenced firearms emitted faint glows, and as soon as a girl was hit, her pupils dilated, her screams abruptly ended, and her body collapsed limply.
Dong Lingxue's heart was seized by overwhelming fear and panic.
She was so scared she was trembling all over, wanting to run, but her legs were like noodles, unable to take a single step.
Luckily, her weakened legs kept her from moving and thus avoided the guards' attention.
All the girls who attempted to leave their designated spots were shot with paralyzing bullets, lying on the ground helplessly watching the "python" approach to devour them, unable to do anything.
Dong Lingxue glanced around, seeing that Erin was also standing safely in place.
Unlike Dong Lingxue, whose legs were too weak to move, Erin seed to have anticipated such an outco and smartly remained still.
Dong Lingxue saw Erin's determined eyes signaling her repeatedly.
Her mind was a ss, completely dazed and not knowing what to do.
As the "python" continued to devour one girl after another on the platform, and the grooves on the platform filled with blood progressively lit up more and more densely,
Dong Lingxue saw a soft white light suddenly burst from Erin's side, followed by a quick, pleasant voice in her ear.
"Run!"
Imdiately.
Her hand was grabbed tightly, and she was quickly pulled towards a direction with their backs to the guards.
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