Bang!
Bricks and stones flew, and glass shattered!
The outer wall of the small attic was torn open by a massive rift. An unknown weapon erupted from the breach, its momentum tearing through the air and whipping up a howling storm of wind and thunder!
The moment the abnormal light flared outside the attic, the dwarf chairman, a Gold Rank expert, sensed the crisis and immediately entered a state of high alert.
As the outer wall shattered, his pupils contracted violently!
Battle Qi surged from his body, instantly condensing into a thick, earth-colored defensive wall that shielded him and the guild members beside him.
But the very next moment, a crisp crack echoed as the defensive wall was pierced and shattered!
An attack nearly impossible to track with the naked eye punched through the earth defense as easily as paper. Its momentum remained undiminished as it carried terrifying kinetic energy straight toward the dwarf chairman.
"Hah!"
In that split second, the dwarf chairman's Battle Qi erupted once more.
Simultaneously, the internal mechanical structures within his half-alchemical body accelerated, roaring like a steam engine filled with fuel!
He snapped his arm up, his mechanical palm enveloped in earth-colored Battle Qi, acting as a wall-like shield before him—
Bang!
A thunderous roar exploded within the attic, the resulting shockwave kicking up dust and scattered wood chips from the floor.
The dwarf chairman felt a colossal force transmit through his mechanical palm, but he poured his entire body's Battle Qi into it, forcibly withstanding the attack's immense kinetic energy!
"Who's there?!"
With a flick of his hand, the invisible arrow was thrown to the ground, landing with a heavy thud.
The dwarf chairman stared at the breach in the attic, his expression dark as he demanded an answer.
However, what followed his question was not a person, but another attack that triggered a sonic boom.
This attack was incredibly swift and remained invisible to the naked eye, seemingly wreathed in a special power that completely concealed the projectile itself.
A vampire standing beside the dwarf chairman didn't even have time to realize who the target was before he suddenly felt a horrific force strike his chest—
Bang!
The vampire's chest caved in instantly, and his bat-like body doubled over like a bent shrimp as he was sent flying backward!
Like a sandbag, he smashed through the back wall of the attic and shot into the dirt outside, creating a two-meter-wide crater.
This scene sent a chill through the hearts of every Alchemy Guild member in the attic!
A one-shot kill!
He had been taken out instantly without even seeing the attack!
"Everyone, be careful! The enemy can hide their attacks!"
The dwarf chairman let out a furious roar. His short, thick legs kicked off the ground, and he launched himself toward the breach in the attic like a cannonball, intent on finding the hidden assailant.
"Chairman!"
Just as he was about to burst out of the attic, a warning shout from a guild member echoed behind him.
At the same time, a violent gale kicked up by some massive object swept toward him from the rear.
The dwarf chairman spun around instantly.
He saw a giant, deep blue thunderous hand towering behind him. The hand seemed to be gripping something invisible as it smashed down with overwhelming force!
Since when?!
The dwarf chairman's heart hammered with shock!
When had this thunderous hand appeared silently behind him? He hadn't noticed a thing!
But his combat instincts were razor-sharp. He immediately gripped his war hammer and channeled his surging Battle Qi into it.
"Spark Hammer Strike!"
He swung the war hammer with all his might toward the point where the air was vibrating most violently!
Clang—!
A deafening metallic crash rang out as the dwarf chairman's hammer struck the transparent, invisible weapon with unerring precision!
However, the moment the two weapons collided, a dazzling bolt of electricity erupted!
The lightning surged down the hammer's head and struck his body. Under the impact of the electricity, the alchemical machinery inside the dwarf chairman emitted a faint hum, and its operation stalled, causing his movements to stiffen for a split second!
"Damn it!!!" The dwarf chairman was horrified.
In any other situation, a moment of stiffness might not have mattered. But in a life-or-death battle, it was enough to decide the outcome!
Directly in front of the dwarf chairman, the giant thunderous hand swung its invisible weapon again, smashing down toward him.
And behind the dwarf chairman, another sonic boom echoed as an invisible projectile tore through the air, hurtling toward him with terrifying kinetic energy!
Caught in a pincer attack, the dwarf chairman had no way to defend against both simultaneously.
He could only erupt his entire body's Battle Qi to form a suit of armor for protection, then swung his hammer once more at the invisible weapon in front of him.
Thump!
The invisible weapon held by the Hand of Thunder was knocked aside, but the attack from behind struck the dwarf chairman squarely in the back.
Surging power erupted from behind, creating a violent thrust.
The dwarf chairman was sent flying like a golf ball struck by a club. His short body skidded across the attic floor, tumbling disgracefully and leaving a scorched trail over ten meters long.
"Chairman!"
Seeing this, one of the chairman's trusted aides let out a loud cry.
After shouting, the aide didn't even look back. He quickly smashed through a brick wall and, with arcane power surging around him, fled into the distance as fast as he could.
As the chairman's subordinate, shouting a word of concern was already the height of his loyalty.
As for staying behind to fight alongside the chairman? What a joke!
The dwarf chairman had been beaten into a sorry state in just a few seconds; what would be the point of staying?
Besides, the enemy was clearly prepared. That lightning was a direct counter to the alchemical machinery in their bodies, causing severe paralysis!
The enemy was fully armed and prepared, while they were being ambushed and countered! In such a situation, escaping was the only logical choice!
However, even if he wanted to flee, he couldn't.
Because a figure with its aura completely concealed had already flashed to his side.
By the time he noticed the presence, a pair of daggers as black as black holes had already plunged into his waist—
"Hunger!!!"
A wave of intense hunger surged like a tide, instantly consuming his reason. His flesh broke free from his control and began to devour itself like a gluttonous beast.
In moments, a Silver Rank thief was consumed by that overwhelming hunger, reduced to a pile of writhing, formless flesh.
Such a gruesome end made even the fanatical members of the Alchemy Guild feel a chill run down their spines!
"Too weak. So this is all the strength transcendents of my rank possess."
A figure wearing priest robes with black hair and black eyes stepped through the breach in the attic.
His gaze swept over the members of the Alchemy Guild. With a wave of his hand, the silver longbow and the emerald glow ring behind him lit up with brilliant radiance.
In the next instant...
The full moon bowstring was released, and invisible weapons tore through the sky toward the crowd!
The emerald glow ring flashed, and a gust of wind passed through it, accelerating into a heavy air cannon blast that boomed forward!
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