Chapter 161 Arrival

A barrage of molten lava boulders hurtled toward the numerous Sea Sirens in the sea. The intense heat they carried forced the wizards standing behind Marco to step back repeatedly.

However, they immediately cast various spells of their own, hurling them together at the Sea Sirens.

"Heh, let's see if you bastards die in a moment!" the leader of the Sea Sirens glared fiercely at the wizards before shattering the conch shell in his hand.

"Explode!" Marco detonated the lava boulders as they crashed into the sea, and the violent explosions lasted for a full five minutes.

The immense energy generated by the explosions was so great that even the wizards standing not far away could feel the tremors along the coastline.

For a moment, red light flashed through the seawater, and the shoreline was shrouded in thick smoke, obscuring everyone's vision.

Yet Marco was quite satisfied. This spell was his ultimate trump card. Not only was it powerful and of a wide range, but the final explosion was also the core of the lava missiles. Through his brief exchange with the enemy just moments ago, Marco had already roughly gauged their strength.

Marco believed that it would be extremely difficult for the enemy to withstand this spell of his. Even if they managed to block it, they would not escape severe injury, let alone the Sea Siren subordinates who stood no chance against this strike.

Yet, amidst the swirling smoke, neither Marco nor the surrounding wizards noticed a faint flash of light cutting through the seawater, intercepting these fatal attacks.

After a long while, as the explosions ceased, many wizards felt a ringing in their ears, but they paid it no mind, figuring the crisis had already been averted.

"This boiling seawater is truly uncomfortable!" The ghostly voice of the Sea Siren reached Marco's ears once again.

"How is this possible!" As the smoke slowly dissipated, Marco stared in utter disbelief at the unscathed Sea Siren clan in the water.

"Kill them all!" The Sea Siren leader pointed at the wizards, and his tribesmen immediately charged forward, their offensive even more ferocious than before.

"Oh no!" Seeing the Sea Sirens charging, Marco suddenly realized the danger and tried to intercept them, but the Sea Siren leader rushed directly toward him.

A giant wave over a hundred meters high crashed toward Marco. At the crest of the wave stood the Sea Siren leader, preparing a fatal strike.

"Imprison!" A crisp voice suddenly rang out. The giant wave beneath the Sea Siren's feet paused momentarily before dispersing and dissolving back into the sea.

"Tias, you dare to show up at a time like this!" The Sea Siren shouted through gritted teeth at a figure in the distance. Evidently, he recognized the person who had just shattered his spell.

"Vial, stop this! The Lost Domain is far more complicated than you think. Following Samuel will bring you no good end!" Tias looked at Vial with a hint of reluctance.

Tias had originally come to reinforce Holy Circle City, but due to Samuel's presence, she was discovered the moment she approached these waters. It was only because Vial pleaded on her behalf, considering her heritage as a mermaid, that Samuel had spared her.

As an ancient race with a long heritage, the Merfolk naturally knew some of the secrets of the Lost Domain.

If Vial continued to stir up trouble alongside Samuel, the elves in the Elven Valley would certainly not sit idly by, and by then, it would be far too late.

"Spare me your lectures and don't try to scare me! If you dare to block me again, don't blame me for killing you as well!" Vial looked at Tias coldly. He knew her intentions were good, but he needed to fight for a future for the Sea Siren clan, and Samuel was the best path forward.

"Lord Marco, just stall them here. You can return to Holy Circle City to take charge of the overall situation or go assist Lord Fabian. The situation over there is not looking good; he has already engaged the Deep Sea Demon Whale." Tias knew she could not persuade him otherwise, and since that was the case, they could only be enemies.

"What about your Sea Clan—" Marco looked with a glimmer of hope at Tias, who had come to his side. If the Sea Clan joined this war, it would greatly relieve the pressure on them.

"To be honest, our Sea Clan has already clashed with these sea monsters and suffered heavy casualties; we truly cannot spare much help!" Tias looked at Marco with a troubled expression.

However, she was not lying. The Sea Clan had indeed fought Samuel's subordinates beforehand, and Samuel had dispatched most of his second-rank sea monsters. That single engagement dealt a devastating blow to the Sea Clan, forcing them to abandon their plans to aid Holy Circle City.

"This... sigh!" Hearing this, Marco could only let out a helpless sigh. Samuel's attack had been far too sudden, catching everyone completely off guard.

"Since that's the case, I'll go check on Fabian. Be careful here!" Marco decided to go reinforce Fabian; he could no longer afford to delay.

"Understood!" Tias agreed directly. Matters concerning Holy Circle City were best left to the people of Holy Circle City to handle.

"You want to leave!" Seeing Marco's intention to depart, Vial immediately prepared to step forward and block him.

"Vial, go back!" Tias still refused to give up and attempted to persuade him once more.

"Dream on!" Facing Tias on the opposite side, Vial momentarily felt a trace of hesitation in his eyes, but it was instantly swallowed by a burst of ferocious hostility.

"Almost there, almost!" Running forward, Marco gazed at the brilliant radiance in the distance. Such immense and magnificent brilliance belonged to Fabian alone throughout the entire Lost Domain.

"This is!" As Marco drew close to the perimeter, he was immediately suppressed by two immense spiritual forces, making it hard for him to breathe.

Not far away, Fabian stood suspended in the air, a glowing cross over a thousand meters tall emerging behind him, radiating an aura of sacred purity.

Fabian closed his eyes slightly, and exquisite, intricate golden runes began to spread across the entire surface of the cross behind him.

"Hahaha! This move of yours is far inferior to your teacher's!" The deep roar of the Deep Sea Demon Whale, laced with spiritual force, echoed across the surrounding region.

With heavy footsteps, Marco and the wizards in the distance—who were affected by the fallout of the terrifying energy unleashed by the combatants—felt as though their ears had been blown apart, throbbing with pain.

"Whether it compares or not, you'll know once you try!" Seeing the Deep Sea Demon Whale's nonchalant attitude, Fabian grew even angrier. He knew that even if he won this battle, his reputation in Holy Circle City would likely plummet to rock bottom.

"Holy Light Judgment!" Fabian spread his arms, and the cross behind him plummeted downward with an unstoppable, shattering momentum.

Brilliant light flooded the entire coastline, piercing the night sky and illuminating the darkness as if it were day.

The moment the Holy Light Cross descended, all the wizards on the shoreline, including Marco, realized they could no longer move. The massive cross seemed to lock onto each of them, making evasion impossible. Although it was not aimed at him, Marco's back was already drenched in cold sweat.

"Back then, even your teacher couldn't kill me with this move! What gives a third-rank wizard who forced his breakthrough the confidence to try?" The Deep Sea Demon Whale showed no fear whatsoever of Fabian's full-strength attack.

Its colossal body carried a massive surge of seawater as it soared directly into the air, preparing to meet Fabian's Holy Light Cross head-on.

As the Deep Sea Demon Whale spoke, the Holy Light Cross closed in, striking with an irresistible force aimed at driving the creature back into the sea, piercing its defenses, and claiming its life.

"Bring it on!" The Deep Sea Demon Whale slammed into the Holy Light Cross without a shred of fear.

The collision of spiritual force against spiritual force, and the contest between elemental energies, triggered a terrifying explosion of power in the skies above the coastline.

"Boom!" The instant the Holy Light Cross collided with the Deep Sea Demon Whale, a blinding brilliance erupted, forcing Marco and the other wizards to shield their eyes.

Naturally, this glare did not affect Fabian himself. Surveying the scene ahead, Fabian felt a deep sense of foreboding.

Before his eyes, his Holy Light Cross was continuously collapsing, with cracks multiplying across its surface and its radiance dimming by the second.

Fabian frowned as he watched the unfolding scene. He could not gauge the Deep Sea Demon Whale's condition, as the creature remained shrouded in swirling blue and black mist that obscured its form.

Nor could Fabian be certain whether his previous strike had managed to injure the beast.