The Saint Level mages from the Magic Academy had come to provide support.
In the sky, those brave and fearless Griffon Knights soared.
Under the leadership of the Saintess, who appeared like a descending deity in their hearts, everyone ignited every last trace of power within their bodies.
They launched the final and most brilliant general offensive.
As long as they repelled the giant claw before them, victory would be theirs!
Countless spells containing destructive power.
Countless streaks of Battle Qi condensing a lifetime of conviction.
They interwove and converged in mid-air, transforming into a multicolored yet pure torrent of destruction.
With a resolute posture of never looking back, they slammed fiercely against that hideous, giant claw.
At the same time…
Because this was a cross-spatial battle, Goron also had to face the spatial power of the youth and Demon Chu Tian!
“Roar—!”
A roar filled with endless unwillingness, mixed with extreme rage and pain, boomed from the other end of the Space Portal—from that unknown dark abyss.
That sound seemed capable of tearing a person’s soul apart.
That overbearing, giant claw ultimately could not withstand the joint pincer attack.
Its indestructible purple-black scales shattered inch by inch amidst the extreme, intense light and flames of the explosion, spraying large patches of foul-smelling, thick demon blood.
Finally, it was slowly pushed back, inch by inch, into the darkness that did not belong to this world by that irresistible, terrifying force.
The next moment…
The entire blood-colored Space Portal finally let out a crisp and piercing wail, like glass being smashed by a giant hammer.
It was like a mirror being completely shattered.
Starting from the center, it rapidly cracked and disintegrated, eventually turning into crimson spots of light that danced across the sky before completely dissipating into the cold, silent night.
“We won!”
Someone, using a hoarse voice, let out the first cry of disbelief.
“We’ve won!!”
After a brief silence, the human soldiers who had survived the disaster erupted into earth-shaking cheers, weeping with joy.
This wave of victory stood in stark and ironic contrast to the remaining Demon Army on the fortress, who had lost all reinforcements and fallen into utter despair and chaos.
However, the moment the cheers of victory echoed through the clouds, the [Time Sand Peek] in Su Nian’s glazed left eye began to rotate frantically without warning!
Her vision was instantly submerged by countless overlapping, translucent afterimages emitting an ominous aura.
Those potential afterimages eventually converged into a scene of destruction enough to freeze anyone’s soul—
In the deepest part of the Floating Fortress, a blinding light suddenly erupted.
Following that, the entire mountain-like aerial fortress was torn apart in the silent imagery!
‘The crisis… it isn’t over yet!’
“Watch out!”
Su Nian’s heart nearly jumped out of her chest.
She anxiously searched for the precise location of the fortress’s core power area while screaming a warning to the nearest allies.
“Their target is the core magic array!”
Before her voice could fade, dozens of small demons—which had previously been indistinguishable within the Demon Army, appearing as twisted fusions of metal and rotting flesh—suddenly burst out from various dark corners!
Self-destructing Dolls!
They ignored all the cheering human soldiers around them.
In their cloudy eyes, only a pure, fanatical desire for destruction remained.
Terrifying ripples of increasingly unstable energy radiated from their bodies.
Like arrows released from a bow, they rushed crazily toward the power core area of the Floating Fortress.
“Stop them!”
Su Nian, several of the quickest-reacting Gryphon Knights, and the Great Mages from the Academy immediately turned around and rushed toward the core area inside the fortress at full speed.
However, these Self-destructing Dolls were fearless and seemed to feel no pain.
Even if they were instantly sliced into two by sharp sword light or blown into fragments by violent magic, they would still drag their mangled bodies forward.
Relying on their destructive instincts, they continued to crawl toward the floating magic array with all their might.
Though Su Nian had exerted all her strength—the dragon wings on her back whipping up a storm of destruction and the longsword in her hand raining down lethal strikes to intercept most of the charging dolls—three of them still managed to break through the final line of defense composed of several powerful experts.
They threw themselves into the floating magic array, which was shining with a stable and soft blue light and composed of countless precise runes and giant crystals.
The moment their small bodies touched the power core, they suddenly emitted a blinding, crimson light.
“Boom—!!!”
A violent explosion did not come from the outside but roared from deep within the fortress.
The entire magnificent Floating Fortress let out an overburdened, metallic wail, like that of a dying behemoth.
The massive Floating Fortress shook violently.
The ancient magic array that kept this city in the sky suspended 10,000 feet in the air flickered intensely several times before completely going dark.
This mountain-sized aerial fortress, symbolizing the glory and cutting-edge magical power of the Human Kingdom, lost all its power.
It began to fall slowly but irreversibly toward the brightly lit and bustling Academy City below!
Moreover, the trajectory of its fall pointed precisely toward the commercial district in the very center of the city!
At this moment, it was the grand Winter Festival.
Nearly all of the 100,000 citizens in the city were gathered in that area, enjoying a hard-won peace and joy!
Su Nian hung suspended in mid-air, looking down at the dense crowds on the streets below, who looked like ants.
She saw them slowly raising their heads.
The smiles on their faces were freezing bit by bit, replaced by boundless panic and extreme despair.
A trace of deep powerlessness and unwillingness flashed through her eyes.
In the distance…
Prince Elvin, the Third Prince who had just fled the battlefield in a panic, was watching this apocalyptic scene with a nearly cold calmness through the magic communication crystal on his flagship airship.
His brain began to work at high speed after a brief moment of shock.
He, the prince who had fled the scene, would likely never be able to claim the massive credit for repelling the Demon Army.
But once the Floating Fortress crushed Academy City, the casualties and losses would surely reach an astronomical figure.
Because of this, a perfect opportunity to showcase his “ability” and “responsibility” as the Third Prince had appeared.
An opportunity for the old fogies of the Royal Family and the ministers of the Council to recognize him as a prince once again!
Furthermore, the compensation and reconstruction of Academy City after the disaster would surely require an unimaginable sum of money.
When that time came, these matters would undoubtedly be managed entirely by him, the Third Prince who was “present at the scene.”
Not only could he logically gain influence over the great Academy City, but he could also “reap a bountiful harvest” from it!
It was unimaginable.
Facing a city about to encounter a catastrophe and the 100,000 subjects about to lose their lives, the thought in Third Prince Elvin’s mind was not how to save them.
Instead, he thought of his own interests and that supreme power.