Yes, Noah was prepared to thoroughly kill Scar.
If he had not transmigrated into the world of Wuthering Waves, he would have thought Scar was a very distinctive character and might even have hoarded some Astrites to pull a 0-constellation version.
But since he had transmigrated, he absolutely could not allow such a cruel madman to live.
Whether it was the living-being-to-Tacet-Discord experiments or the harm Scar had inflicted on Jiyan, Jinhsi, and the citizens of Jinzhou, it all far exceeded Noah's tolerance.
Moreover, Fractsidus itself was an evil organization that held ordinary lives in no regard.
Even if they claimed it was for the continuation of civilization, or even if they had some unspeakable hardships, Noah did not care.
Black was black, white was white, evil was evil. An enemy could never become a trustworthy ally.
There was no washing that away, even if the enemy had suffered betrayal three times.
Even if killing Scar might bring great uncertainty to the future—so what? The plot had already collapsed anyway.
Without finding Rover, what difference was there for a Solaris between living and waiting to die?
"Hahahaha—hahahahaha! You want to kill me? You dare to kill me? Where do you get that confidence!"
Scar clutched his forehead and threw his head back, laughing maniacally toward the sky.
He knew that if Noah truly wanted to kill him, he—already gravely wounded and on the brink of death—had no chance of escaping.
But would Scar simply accept his fate?
At this point, there was only one option left… mutual destruction!
A glint of madness flashed in Scar's eyes. His left hand suddenly plunged into the Whisperin Erosion. Massive amounts of black-purple substantial energy overflowed from it and instantly engulfed him.
"No one in this world can sanction me, and no one can kill me!"
Amid a hoarse, furious roar, Scar's body swelled once again. His aura climbed steadily higher, and he transformed back into the form of a horned demon.
Invisible shockwaves surged madly outward with the horned demon at the center, like thousands of unseen arrows shooting in all directions.
Noah furrowed his brows, raising both arms in front of his eyes to shield himself from the gale's assault. Through the gaps between his fingers, he peered toward Scar.
The horned demon's left hand seized the man-sized black-purple eyeball. Its knotted, muscular arm suddenly exerted force and actually shattered the restraint of Jinhsi's time stop, lifting the Threnodian creation high.
In an instant, the Whisperin Erosion erupted with enormous quantities of black-purple gas. Within seconds, it completely covered half the sound domain and continued spreading rapidly farther afield.
At the same moment, Jinhsi—who had been frozen like a statue—also broke free of the time stop. As though suddenly relieved of countless crushing burdens, she let out a muffled groan and fainted, collapsing to the ground.
Black-red stagnant blood trickled from the corner of her pale vermilion lips.
Indescribable illusory tentacles extended from within the black-purple gas, wrapping around the floating small islands.
Obscure, mysterious whispers carrying chaotic frequencies resounded throughout the sound domain. Noah shuddered in alarm and clamped both hands tightly over his ears.
Yet the unknown whispers seemed capable of penetrating physical barriers and reaching straight into the soul.
At the same time, the shielding bracelets on his ankles glowed with black-purple eerie light, and the mysterious whispers lingering at his ears instantly vanished.
So this is what a Threnodian creation looks like when it is not suppressed? Fine beads of sweat unconsciously appeared on Noah's forehead; his heart pounded wildly.
He had no time to consider whether the plot of Wuthering Waves had ever explained Threnodian creations. All he heard was Scar's manic, hoarse laughter:
"Vile rat—accompany me to the grave!"
In horned demon form, Scar raised the Whisperin Erosion high—and swallowed it in one gulp.
Boom!
Massive sheets of flame erupted around him. Scar let out crazed wails as a black-purple evil eye slowly opened at the center of his forehead.
The horned demon's body swelled yet again. Terrifying spines grew outward from its spine; the longest reached a full ten meters.
"Holy shit!"
Noah's eyes widened.
He had never imagined Scar had a third phase!
This—this—this… he had never fought it before!
Countless streams of black-purple light converged toward the eyeball in the horned demon's forehead, forming terrifying rays that shot straight at Noah.
Noah lightly tapped his foot and moved swiftly. He scooped the unconscious Jinhsi into a princess carry and retreated, dodging the ray attacks.
The terrifying rays passed through the spot where he had just stood, blasting an entire floating small island behind him into pieces.
"Vile rat—run! Run!"
The horned demon laughed maniacally as it charged toward Noah, black-purple flames burning around its body like a domain, making approach impossible.
The roles of cat and mouse had reversed. Now Scar madly pursued Noah, while Noah could only flee passively.
"This is bad—the temperature of the flames around him is too high. I can't get close at all, let alone land an attack."
Noah held Jinhsi tightly and leaped over yet another floating small island. Cold sweat beaded once more on his forehead.
He turned back just in time to see the island he had just left thoroughly blasted into clouds of dust filling the sky.
The horned demon's silhouette passed through the dust, smashing toward him like a flaming meteor.
Bang! Boom!
The floating small island Noah was about to land on was blasted by a black-purple ray.
With no footing left, he flung out his Grapple to hook another island, avoiding a fall into the bottomless abyss below.
"No good—if I keep running like this, we'll reach the exit of the sound domain. If Scar gets out, the people outside will be polluted by the whispers!"
Noah gritted his teeth, feeling immense pressure as he desperately searched for a way to turn the situation around.
A faint, elegant fragrance drifted into his nose. He lowered his head to look at Jinhsi—covered in dragon scales—held tightly in his arms. A flash of inspiration flickered in his mind.
Switching to Rover prevented him from closing in; switching to Chixia dealt no damage. But switching to Jinhsi would perfectly avoid the flaws of both!
At this thought, Noah unhesitatingly opened [Summon] and targeted the limited banner [Winter's End Brings Spring's Awakening].
At the top of the interface, 20 Radiant Tides and 1800 Astrites were prominently displayed.
"Jinhsi, oh Jinhsi—if you come home early, I swear I'll keep Rover in check for you. I absolutely won't let Rover cuck you!"
Noah muttered frantic prayers to himself, yet his mental actions were lightning-fast.
10-pull! Summon!
Purple light flashed—a Variations of Fantasy and nine blue weapons appeared.
A mask of pain instantly covered Noah's face:
"Why another Variations of Fantasy? I need gold!"
Another 10-pull—this was already the fiftieth pull into the limited banner. Noah began praying again, switching to a new set of words:
"Jinhsi, oh Jinhsi—if you come gold, I'll make you super super super many little dragon buns! I can even learn Crystal Dumplings from Sanhua!"
"All for you!"
As though hearing the prayer, Jinhsi in his arms unconsciously swallowed.
The next instant, golden light burst from the summoning tide on the transforming interface.
The interface played the summoning animation:
An ethereal, transcendent silver-haired girl appeared riding through the void, seated atop a majestic giant dragon. The girl's expression was peaceful and sincere:
"As the Sentinel said, you and I will meet here."
[Successfully summoned—Jinhsi!]
[When first deploying the character "Jinhsi" in the team, you can obtain her Resonance ability and combat experience.]
[You can only possess one character's Resonance ability at a time and can switch to use characters in the team at any time (switching has no cooldown).]