However, Aiweier had simply ended her mana flux period earlier than Ka Xiya.
Being able to use higher-powered magic did not mean her already scarce magic power could be replenished.
Especially the sneak attack just now—in order to deal the maximum damage to the evil dragon, Aiweier had used an unreserved, full-powered strike.
‘Slaying the dragon is out of the question, after all, Demon Dragons have ridiculously high resistance, and moreover, our opponent is the Demon King’s daughter. To behead and hunt her down, Aiweier estimated that at least two hero-class powerhouses would need to be present at the same time for it to be possible.’
So her original intention was simply to knock the opponent unconscious and then seal her in ice.
Even though a red dragon of this strength could definitely break free by force, as long as the crystal lit up and the teleportation array was activated, Aiweier’s goal would be achieved.
Of course, she was able to go this far not only thanks to Big Sister Linka’s sacrificial assistance, but also because Ka Xiya intended to capture them alive.
‘From the very first wave of attacks, Aiweier noticed that the magic, which could have dealt a more lethal blow, was deliberately avoiding her vital points.’
‘If she hadn’t caught that piece of information, she would never have been able to unleash a surprise attack at such close range, face to face.’
Then, as a response to the evil dragon, Aiweier gave a mocking smile through the crystal-clear ice while also flipping her off.
[You’ve been reduced to tears]
[You’ve been reduced to tears]
Yes, Ka Xiya was truly frantic.
She had been knocked unconscious by a mere human with a single punch 😵💫, and the ice spreading across her body also had the effect of stagnating her magic circuits.
Now she was going to cosplay as a Demon Dragon ice sculpture too 😭.
What’s more, when the enemy was about to make a clean getaway after succeeding in their scheme, they had the audacity to taunt her—this was something Ka Xiya could not accept at all.
Of course, Aiweier wasn’t having an easy time either.
The clock was ticking and the task was critical—the demon reinforcements had already reached the upper levels of the dungeon, and her sealing magic wouldn’t hold for much longer either.
If she didn’t teleport out immediately, once both Demon Dragons here broke free, there would be absolutely no hope left.
‘As for the bleeding wound on her own body, it was no longer important. Her top priority now was to take the other three teammates and evacuate from this perilous abyss.’
Among them, Lina and Yi Sha Bei La had the lightest injuries.
After Aiweier helped them out of the rubble, they were still able to maintain basic consciousness.
But Big Sister Linka…
The moment Aiweier saw her, she—who rarely cried—couldn’t control her emotions either.
Her eyes stung, and a single line of tears streamed down.
There was hardly a spot on Linka’s body that was intact; from head to toe, she was completely covered in blood and filth.
‘Aiweier couldn’t believe this was the same big sister who had always taken care of her meticulously.’
Moreover, she didn’t dare to touch Linka’s body, because all of Linka’s bones had been crushed by the loathsome Demon Dragon.
Even the slightest movement could make her fall apart.
In such a situation, Aiweier could only use her magic to freeze her.
However, just as she was about to lift Linka’s frozen body, the arm that had gone limp suddenly regained a spark of life and tightly grabbed Aiweier.
“Don’t bother…”
“Aiweier…”
“Take them and leave. Someone like me will increase the load on the teleportation.”
“I… there’s no need for me to leave anymore.”
Although Aiweier had specially asked her teacher to set up a teleportation array crucial to the team’s safety for this mission, even the most powerful magic engineers would struggle to teleport a severely wounded person over such a long distance.
At the slightest mistake, Linka would be torn to pieces by the magical currents inside the array.
Moreover, after the fierce battle just now, the crystal at the core of the teleportation must have been affected.
The more people to teleport, the higher the load, and the greater the instability.
‘Besides, in this state, with only a final flicker of life left, was there really any need to escape?’
That was how things stood, but Aiweier refused to accept that reasoning.
Faced with Linka’s request, the young girl said nothing.
She simply held Linka in her arms and walked quickly toward the other two teammates.
Seeing that Aiweier wouldn’t give up, Linka gave a bitter smile and had no choice but to deceive her one last time.
“Alright…”
“I really can’t win against you, can I?”
With that, the expended Linka finally closed both eyes completely and collapsed into Aiweier’s embrace.
As for this heartfelt drama they put on, the already furious Ka Xiya had not a shred of sympathy or compassion.
‘She only wanted to break free from the ice prison and teach that human who dared to mock and provoke her a harsh lesson.’
So the moment Ka Xiya came out of her dizziness, she got angry 😡… but just that.
But this time, it wasn’t impotent rage.
Influenced by her anger, the scorching hot blood seeping from the roots of her dragon horns was heating up extremely rapidly.
Because of the clear elemental disadvantage, Ka Xiya’s speed of breaking the seal increased.
Aiweier naturally noticed this situation, so in order to activate the array before the enemy regained freedom, she sped up her own actions.
As Aiweier carried Linka to where Lina and Yi Sha Bei La were, all that remained was to activate the teleportation array at the center of the four of them, and they would be able to evacuate.
‘Fate…’
‘Bless her this once!’
‘It must succeed!’
Good news: The array did indeed activate successfully.
Bad news: The array’s operation was unstable.
Even worse, that wicked Demon Dragon was using her own blood to melt the layer of ice with sealing power.
At this very moment, cracks were already forming on the outermost layer of ice, accompanied by a nerve-wracking sound of splintering.
‘Faster…’
‘Even faster…’
But this time, fate seemed to be on Ka Xiya’s side.
Just as the teleportation array’s power was gradually reaching its maximum, she had also reached a critical moment in breaking through the ice.
Furthermore, demon guards were arriving one after another at the dungeon floor where they were located.
The humans who had trespassed into the Old Demon City had no way out.
‘But Ka Xiya admired these people. After all, if they just abandoned that troublesome burden, the remaining three would have a much better chance of leaving here alive.’
‘Loyal and steadfast—what a great bond and friendship…’
‘But they are enemies. Since they would throw away their own lives for their convictions, Ka Xiya would respect their choice.’
Crack!
The ice shattered. Bleeding from head to toe, Ka Xiya broke free from Aiweier’s seal like a demon crawling out of purgatory.
In just an instant, the surrounding temperature shot up again.
But as luck would have it, the previously unstable teleportation array suddenly entered an activated state and successfully discharged, transferring the humans away.
Of course, this was not some miracle—rather, two people were missing from the array.
One was Linka, the other was Yi Sha Bei La.
They had acted almost simultaneously.