Zhu Jin chuckled lightly and relaxed her demeanor.
"Then, just like last time, if you want to stop all this and realize the ideals in your heart, you must first get past me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Hiyakura had already drawn her great sword and charged forward without hesitation.
"Wait..."
Jasmine wanted to say something, but realized that Hiyakura had already entered the battlefield.
She had no choice but to pull out her pistol and follow Hiyakura into the fight.
Forget-Me-Not stood to the side, watching Hiyakura's fierce figure and couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"Hiyakura mommy is so strong..."
Tao Yao gently touched her forehead and sighed in helplessness:
"Still so impulsive, easily provoked by just a few words..."
The battle was about to break out.
Hiyakura swung her great sword and rushed toward Zhu Jin.
However, she did not use her fairy power, relying solely on ordinary combat skills.
Zhu Jin, being a battle-hardened transcendent, easily gained the upper hand against Hiyakura, who wasn't going all out.
While fending off Hiyakura's attacks, Zhu Jin still had the energy to provoke:
"Little girl, aren't you a fairy? Why don't you use that power? Are you afraid of losing control?"
Hearing this, Jasmine immediately tensed up and shouted:
"Hiyakura! Don't listen to that woman's nonsense. She's doing it on purpose, trying to make you use that power!"
Hiyakura gripped her flame great sword, dealing with the surrounding minions while cautiously dodging Zhu Jin's hidden arrows. Though her voice was somewhat breathless, she remained calm:
"Don't worry, I'm very calm. I won't fall for her tricks."
The battle continued, and Hiyakura's movements became faster, the flame great sword tracing scorching arcs in the air.
However, despite doing her best, she couldn't break through Zhu Jin's defenses.
Zhu Jin's arrows rained down like a storm, forcing Hiyakura to split her focus.
At the same time, Jasmine was also trying hard to support Hiyakura.
Her pistol continued to fire, attempting to restrain the other members of the Apostle Guild.
But there were simply too many enemies, and they quickly fell into a tough battle.
Zhu Jin wore a mocking smile, her tone filled with provocation:
"What's wrong, little girl? Aren't you very impressive? Is that all you've got? Can't even handle a 'bowman' like me?"
At that moment, the Abyss Dragon, which had been lying on Hiyakura's shoulder, suddenly opened its eyes.
It seemed awakened by the battle, letting out a deafening roar.
In an instant, a massive surge of demonic power erupted from the Abyss Dragon, sweeping across the entire battlefield like a colossal wave.
The Abyss Dragon's body quickly expanded, transforming into a giant creature in the blink of an eye.
Its scales shimmered with a ghostly blue light in the dim underground, sharp claws glinting like blades, and its eyes burned with a furious fire.
Facing this sudden turn of events, Zhu Jin maintained her calm demeanor. She chuckled lightly and casually tossed aside her longbow:
"Oh, I forgot to mention, I've never been just a simple archer."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Jin darted toward the Abyss Dragon like lightning.
Facing the giant claws of the Abyss Dragon, she did not dodge but instead approached head-on.
With a display of strength, she caught the Abyss Dragon's claw directly.
The tremendous impact sent tremors through the ground, kicking up dust.
Zhu Jin's feet dug two deep trenches in the earth.
Yet she remained unmoved, as if she were a towering mountain.
Jasmine witnessed this scene, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
Her mind involuntarily recalled the last encounter with Zhu Jin.
At that time, Zhu Jin had exerted immense pressure on Hiyakura, aiming to trigger the power of the fiery fairy within her.
However, this time, with the Abyss Dragon present, Hiyakura didn't even need to use that power.
Yet Zhu Jin displayed strength far beyond that previous encounter.
Jasmine couldn't help but take a sharp breath,
"This woman... she didn't even use her full power last time. She's stronger than we imagined!"
Outside the battlefield, Forget-Me-Not, who had been observing the situation, turned to Tao Yao and whispered:
"Mommy, the demonic power fluctuations below are getting stronger... should I intervene?"
Tao Yao nodded slightly and replied softly, "Be careful, try to avoid exposing your identity."
Forget-Me-Not smiled confidently:
"Don't worry, Mommy. I'm already quite skilled in controlling fairy power."
Saying this, she slowly raised her hand.
A translucent blue ice flower gradually formed in her palm, exuding a chilling aura that made one's heart race.
The next moment, a frigid breath swept across the entire field.
Countless ice spikes rained down like a storm, instantly freezing most of the Apostle Guild members in place.
The entire battlefield seemed to be frozen, leaving only Zhu Jin and a few others able to move.
A hint of surprise flickered in Zhu Jin's eyes as she stepped back several paces to avoid the ice spikes' assault.
Her gaze then shifted to Forget-Me-Not, a spark of interest appearing on her face:
"This lady, you seem to be a fairy hunter? You feel quite impressive, I'd love to duel with you alone."
"However, I have a clear goal; all I've ever aimed to do is buy some time. It won't take long, just a little bit of time, and my maid companion will have confirmed the information we seek."
"Calculating the time, she should have it sorted out by now."
Just then, a sudden wave of flowing water interrupted.
A figure leaped out from the water surface behind Zhu Jin.
It was none other than Shiro, who had infiltrated first to investigate the situation.
Seeing Shiro appear, Zhu Jin smiled and promptly asked:
"How is it? Is the creature sleeping below a Disaster Beast or a fairy?"
Shiro paused for a moment in response to the question.
Then, a strange smile appeared on her face as she softly replied:
"Guess what? Do you think it's a Disaster Beast or a fairy?"
In that instant,
Zhu Jin suddenly felt a chill creeping up her back, an inexplicable sense of unease instantly surged in her heart.
She subconsciously took a step back.
Her eyes immediately turned vigilant.
"Shiro, what are you waiting for? Please don't keep me in suspense, tell me what's happening below..."
Zhu Jin pressed on.
Her intuition had always been accurate.
This was why she could always follow Black Rose.
Her intuition told her that the maid before her had some strange feeling.
After all, that maid was usually very polite when speaking and always seemed very meticulous in her work.
In response to Zhu Jin's probing, the maid continued to wear a cheerful smile.
At this moment, Zhu Jin's voice suddenly turned cold.
"You aren't Shiro, who exactly are you?"
The smile on the maid's face became even brighter as she calmly replied:
"Who am I? Isn't your whole group gathered here for me?"