"So, I've won this battle!"
Just as Kaede said, she won, because the eerie eyes of the Bone Dragon before her had gone out.
The extinguishing of the ghost fire signified one thing: something had happened to the caster.
The most likely scenario was that the caster's mana was insufficient to support the Bone Dragon's continued movement, though generally, this was impossible, as the caster only needed to maintain a basic connection, which consumed very little mana.
Although this Necromancer didn't have great talent, he was still an LV5, so mana insufficiency was out of the question.
Then, only one possibility remained: the caster had run into trouble—a real accident.
That's right, the Necromancer's forehead and heart had been pierced.
The object at his heart was fully embedded and unrecognizable, but the one on his forehead was clearly visible—it was none other than Kaede's broken blade.
Indeed, the moment Kaede stood up, before the dust had fully settled, those two blade fragments had already been launched, marking the end of this battle.
Why jump up? It was to retrieve the broken blade fragments. Although the blade could have broken during a frontal assault, Kaede wouldn't have been able to retrieve them because she would have been knocked away by the Bone Dragon.
Likewise, she couldn't throw the whole sword; it was too bulky and easily dodged.
Therefore, the moment she jumped, everything that followed had already been decided, including the painful sting of that tail swipe, which Kaede had already anticipated.
Another reason she couldn't face it head-on was the immense impact force of the Bone Dragon; even if she had managed to grab the blade fragments, she likely would have been knocked away from the Necromancer, rendering everything futile.
The Necromancer's expression of ecstasy still remained on his face; he probably never imagined this would be the outcome, right?
How could a plaything he held in the palm of his hand have killed him? How was that possible?
Damn it, damn it all!
Unreconciled, so unreconciled! He was clearly, clearly only one step away from the Domain of God!
Hatred, so much hatred!
The Necromancer glared at Kaede with bloodshot eyes.
"A curse, I will curse you!! I will curse you!"
"May you die a horrible death!"
The Necromancer roared with his final strength in a shrill, piercing voice, and then his body dissipated into a wisp of black aura, leaving not even a corpse behind.
"A curse?" Kaede listened to the Necromancer's final words. Shrieking? Terrifying?
No, Kaede was used to such words. She was that cold-blooded demon who killed without blinking. A curse? That was just a daily occurrence for her. Although in the past, those who cursed her were just ordinary people, now it was an LV5 Necromancer.
However, even so, it wasn't worth Kaede's concern. Die a horrible death? Well, she just wouldn't die, would she?
"I won." Kaede muttered to herself, hardly believing that she had actually killed an LV5 Necromancer in front of a Bone Dragon...
She hadn't used Blood Demons Wrath in this battle because even if she had, it wouldn't have helped her deal with the Bone Dragon; instead, it would have just added an unnecessary burden on herself.
However, Kaede was currently using Blood Demons Wrath, because if she didn't, she wouldn't be able to stand. The pain throughout her body was crashing against her last line of defense like a tidal wave, over and over again.
If Kaede relaxed even slightly, she would probably pass out immediately. Her bones were practically falling apart; being able to deliver that final blow and stand up was entirely due to the enhancement from Blood Demons Wrath.
Moreover, the corners of Kaede's mouth curled up slightly. This battle fully demonstrated the effect of the Illusory Demon Bell Sound; even Kaede herself hadn't expected it to be so powerful.
The Illusory Demon Bell Sound had been present from the very beginning of the fight, influencing the Necromancer every single moment until the battle ended.
Although the Necromancer's desire to toy with Kaede came from his own heart, he hadn't used a single spell from the start—not because he couldn't, but because his mind had been clouded by the Illusory Demon Bell Sound.
Without the Illusory Demon Bell Sound, the Necromancer might have still toyed with Kaede, but not for so long that she could find an opening.
And he would likely have cast some negative-effect spells on Kaede, making it even harder for her to counterattack.
However, there were no "ifs." With the help of Koro-sensei, Kaede had mastered the necessary knowledge of the Illusory Demon Bell Sound and subsequently developed the Illusory Demon Bell Sound herself.
The Illusory Demon Bell Sound was a technique that ignored level differences because it was directly linked to one's mental state, and this Necromancer's mental state was far from normal.
That was why the effect of the Illusory Demon Bell Sound could be so significant, though the part about ignoring levels was true.
Ignoring levels meant it could affect an LV5, or it might have no effect on an LV1...
For a player as extremely calm as Jiang Ya, even if his strength was only LV2, the Illusory Demon Bell Sound wouldn't have any effect.
Regardless, the Illusory Demon Bell Sound was the greatest contributor to this victory.
For now, Kaede didn't linger. Her work was done, but she couldn't pass out here. Perhaps someone could find her, but... as expected, one shouldn't do things that weren't certain.
If some unscrupulous person came along while she was unconscious, Kaede would have nowhere to cry.
On the battlefield, players and NPCs watched the undead, which had suddenly stopped moving. Their actions froze in place, and some simply collapsed.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned, then widened their eyes.
"That Necromancer is dead!"
At this moment, someone finally reacted and roared excitedly.
"We won!"
"Hurray!!"
Li Chen looked at the motionless undead, then looked in the direction where the Necromancer had been. Truly, Kaede had brought him great surprise; first the appearance of that dragon's roar, and then, she had actually killed that Necromancer...
Impressive, truly impressive. Li Chen felt he was starting to admire Kaede a little.
The Blood Flame Art hadn't ended yet. Just as he was about to deactivate it, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at the ongoing battle over there and widened his eyes.
Why!? Wasn't the Necromancer dead? Why was that LV5 still able to move!
No one could explain this scene; even the Necromancer himself probably couldn't explain why.
So, what was special about this undead?
The only special thing was perhaps that it was the only undead possessing a player's body!
Regardless, Mo Xue and that undead were still fighting, and the aftermath of their battle was something no ordinary LV4 could approach.
Every punch could split mountains and break earth, and every kick that slammed into the ground created a massive crater.
Just at this moment, a wisp of black aura eerily broke through the battlefield and drilled into the undead's body.
"Ugh, roar!!"
The undead's painful roar echoed across the battlefield. Seeing the LV5's aura growing stronger and stronger, everyone's expression changed.
Mo Xue, standing nearby, also furrowed her willow-leaf eyebrows at this moment.
She was already having trouble holding her own; had it been strengthened again?
However, she could only continue. Mo Xue gritted her teeth; she knew the changes on the battlefield, but this news was even worse for her.
Now there was no one controlling this undead; if she didn't drag it out...
Therefore, Mo Xue could only choose to continue fighting.
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