Chapter 226: Xifan's Demise
Chapter 226: Xifan's Demise
The experiences of the other players were similar to those of the Crimson Squad. Within half an hour of receiving their missions, they began to discover their respective Clue 1.
The content of Clue 1 varied widely. Some were about healing injured civilians, others about hunting down rampaging animals, and still others about dealing with criminals taking advantage of the chaos.
After discussions on the forums, it was discovered that 99.9% of Clue 1 were ineffective. Only one player, known as Chaotic Keys, had the good fortune to find a valid clue.
Through this valid clue, the players deduced that Xifan was 100% hiding in the eastern civilian district of the city. Consequently, they abandoned their explorations of other areas and all converged on the eastern civilian district to conduct a thorough search.
Hundreds of thousands of players combed the streets of the eastern district, helping civilians and conducting a systematic search.
Soon, one effective clue after another was continuously discovered.
Su Yu's main quest, The Glory of the Golden Sparrow Empire, tasks 37-39 were also related to these clues.
He joined the players, gradually uncovering these clues, and also completed two high-difficulty maze-solving tasks set up by Xifan.
Finally, on the 40th task, in a partially collapsed house in the civilian district, Su Yu and the players successfully found Xifan, who was recovering from his injuries, and promptly informed Princess Ailiet.
A few minutes later, a brilliant blade of light sliced through the air, and the heavy stone roof of the house was cut away as if it were tofu.
Princess Ailiet, holding a silver-white spear, hovered in the sky.
She coldly gazed at Xifan, who was seated on the floor of the house, with a dozen colorful Gleaming Patterns floating behind her, the mark of a Combat Mage.
Now, Ailiet, empowered by the full strength of her divine guardian's avatar, had reached the peak of the Seventh Tier.
Of course, this was an "external" power.
The princess's own strength was still at the Fourth Tier, but she could temporarily activate this power to reach the peak of the Seventh Tier to fend off enemies, though it was not her inherent strength.
Furthermore, this power would diminish with each use, so she had to use it sparingly, saving it for the most critical moments.
……
Xifan's face was exceptionally pale, and his condition was dire. Black mist swirled irregularly around him, barely containing his internal injuries.
Regarding his current state, Xifan still found it hard to believe that he had ended up in such a predicament.
Originally, he thought he would achieve his lifelong dream and become the 13th god-tier powerhouse in the world!
But Madeline's terrifying self-destruction had shattered his dreams.
Madeline's self-destruction not only prevented his breakthrough but also caused his overall strength to plummet from level 84 to level 82, leaving him severely injured.
Although there was only a two-level difference between level 82 and level 84, the power gained with each level-up increased exponentially, making level 84 nearly twice as powerful as level 82.
In other words, Xifan's strength had been halved, and with his injuries, it was now less than a quarter of his peak.
Additionally, Kevin Golden Sparrow continued to pursue him relentlessly, leaving him no time to heal and causing his injuries to worsen.
Now, Xifan knew that he was likely to die today.
Xifan lifted his head, his face expressionless, and met Ailiet's gaze. "If I'm not mistaken, you've received a portion of Kevin Golden Sparrow's power, haven't you?"
Ailiet did not respond. She was quietly amassing her magic, preparing to unleash her ultimate move to slay Xifan.
"But do you really think you can stop me?" Xifan stood up, his disdain clear, and met Ailiet's gaze without fear.
But at that moment, figures of three powerful individuals appeared simultaneously from the east, south, and west of the house.
These three powerful figures looked at Civan with stern faces. "What if we join you?"
These three were, of course, the Empire's seventh-tier powerhouses. They were the Royal Chief Mage, Sarah, the Master of Silver Pine Tower, Roland, and the Legendary Mercenary of the Mercenary Guild, Andrew.
During Madeleine's devastating self-destruction earlier, the Empire's Grand Marshal, Charles Goldenflower, was unexpectedly killed, while Roland and Andrew suffered severe injuries. Sarah, however, was relatively less injured.
Despite their injuries, they knew they had to stand their ground in this critical moment. With the princess now holding the upper hand, they naturally chose to support her side. They would help whoever was winning.
Civan looked at these three powerful opponents in the sky and knew he had no chance of escaping today.
In this final moment of his life, he suddenly thought of Madeleine, his longtime rival who had entangled him for over a thousand years.
Madeleine had used her self-destruction to destroy his path to advancement, and in doing so, she had also destroyed herself.
"Then what about me? Can I also use self-destruction to completely obliterate the Goldenflower's future?" Civan's eyes grew increasingly dangerous.
Alyssa, Sarah, Roland, Andrew—two of them were severely injured. If he were to self-destruct like Madeleine, he could likely take out at least two of them!
At that point, without the support of high-tier powerhouses, the Goldenflower Empire would be history!
With this thought, the black mist surrounding Civan began to churn violently. He transformed into a black mist arrow, charging toward Alyssa with a relentless determination.
"Ha ha, Goldenflower Empire, let's go to hell together!"
Civan laughed maniacally as the black mist arrow quickly approached Alyssa.
But Alyssa remained calm.
This was because Su Yu had anticipated Civan's possible self-destruction and had given her a weapon in advance.
Alyssa waved her hand, and the weapon Su Yu had given her appeared.
It was a rusted longsword, the "Village's Best Sword."
"Take this!" Alyssa shouted, swinging the rusted sword at Civan.
With a sharp "clang," the blade separated from the hilt and fell to the ground.
At the same moment, Civan was plunged into a state of "Stunned."
Although the "Stunned" state lasted only about 0.5 seconds, it had a severe consequence—it interrupted his self-destruction process!
With his self-destruction interrupted, a torrent of magical backlash surged toward Civan, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Actually a law weapon?! How did the Village Chief's sword end up in your hands?" Civan glared at the sword hilt in Alyssa's hand.
"I don't have time to explain, Civan. Now, pay the price for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who died because of you!"
"Blazing Dragon Crescent Slash!"
A massive Blazing Dragon Crescent Blade was summoned by Alyssa, piercing straight into the black mist surrounding Civan.
The golden, shimmering "Dragon's Radiance" on the blade exploded.
Boom!
The earth-shattering explosion engulfed Civan entirely.
Civan was already in a terrible state and had not been focusing on defense. Now, taking a direct hit from the princess's powerful move, his life force rapidly drained away.
In the end, the life of the notorious Civan, a formidable warlord, was ended by the princess's "Blazing Dragon Crescent Slash."
Civan, utterly destroyed.
(End of Chapter)
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