#608 - Evolution of Destruction (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

"Bang!!!"

A deafening roar echoed above the nameless mountain valley, as a thick, pure silver lightning bolt struck from the sky, seemingly hitting something.

The power that erupted at that moment seemed to pierce through heaven and earth simultaneously.

This was the scene Xia Tiya, trembling in the distance, witnessed from afar. At the instant the lightning struck, Xia Tiya had to admit…

She was scared shitless, and she actually pissed herself.

The violent sonic boom spread outward, forming waves of air like a tsunami, centered on the point where the lightning struck, nearly blowing away Xia Tiya, who was quite far away.

Nearly half a minute passed before the surroundings gradually calmed down. The spot where the lightning struck in the distance had been hollowed out, resembling a meteorite crater.

Just as Xia Tiya thought things were finally over, the wreckage of buildings floating in the air due to anti-gravity suddenly lost their support and fell rapidly, creating a shower of stones.

Another minute passed before the entire valley completely quieted down, and a weak call finally reached Xia Tiya's ears, "Come here…"

"Yes, Master!" Hearing Anduin's voice again, Xia Tiya finally felt relieved.

However, just as she was about to step forward, she suddenly tripped and fell flat on her face.

After struggling to get up, she realized that she had been trembling with fear from the terrifying power, and it took a while for her to calm down after panting heavily.

Regaining her ability to move, Xia Tiya stumbled and crawled towards the 'meteorite crater' with her briefcase.

As Xia Tiya finally reached the bottom of the pit, two figures descended from the sky, one gold and one red. One was the little Thunder Bird Sol, panting as well, and the other was the Phoenix Irene.

The tragic scene in the pit was shocking to Xia Tiya. In the very center of the pit, there was a Lament still flashing with electricity, with a charred corpse skewered beneath the long sword, barely recognizable as a human shape.

A meter away from the corpse, Anduin was sitting on the ground, looking extremely weak.

Anduin's upper body clothing was completely shattered. A gust of wind turned his tactical vest into charred fragments, revealing his bare, muscular body. However, Anduin's body was glowing with a strange red hue, and large patches of skin were cracked and peeling, as if he had just been scalded by high heat.

Xia Tiya carefully watched Anduin in front of her. His eyes were closed, as if he had completely lost consciousness, and she could barely detect a faint breath.

"Chirp!"

Irene, circling in the air, looked at the miserable appearance of Anduin with heartache, and then slowly landed nearby. She slowly closed her eyes, and then several teardrops slid from her eyelids and dripped onto Anduin's body.

"Zzz!"

The falling tears seemed to encounter a red-hot iron block, and quickly evaporated upon contact with Anduin's body, making a sizzling sound.

Fortunately, the tears of the phoenix were indeed extraordinary. Although some were evaporated, many still seeped into his body along his skin.

Then, Xia Tiya, Irene, and Sol saw Anduin's body gradually return to its normal color. Under the cracked and peeling old skin, a new layer of skin, like that of a baby, slowly grew.

"Cough cough!!"

At this moment, Anduin suddenly coughed violently a few times, then opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood, and then began to breathe heavily.

"Thank goodness!" Xia Tiya, who had been observing his condition, understood that Anduin had recovered, so she immediately took out several bottles of high-level tonic and carefully brought them to his mouth.

At this moment, Anduin was like a person who had been walking in the desert for several days without a drop of water. As soon as he came into contact with the potion, he immediately devoured it. After drinking a full 5 large bottles of tonic, he slowly raised his hand, signaling that Xia Tiya had given him enough.

Valley breath

"Huff…" Anduin finally recovered some strength at this time, and let out a long breath, "I didn't expect that releasing the full-power God-Slaying Slash in the overloaded modified state would have such a big side effect. Fortunately, you guys were there to take care of me, otherwise I might have perished with the Rune Serpent."

After saying that, Anduin looked at Xia Tiya, Sol, and Irene beside him with a little gratitude. If he had been without their help in this hard battle today, the ending might have been rewritten.

"Master, is this guy the Rune Serpent? Did we really kill him?" Xia Tiya saw Anduin regain consciousness, then turned her head to look at the charred corpse next to her.

"That's right, this guy has a magic shield with amazing strength. Ordinary attacks can't penetrate it at all. I forcibly amplified the magic power in my body to more than 2000 marks by absorbing the electric charge in the thunderstorm, and then gathered all the magic power into one point, which forcibly broke through the threshold of the opponent's shield and directly injured the opponent's body. The power that burst out at that moment probably exceeded 1500 points."

The power value Anduin said here is different from the magic power value that measures the storage of magic power. It is not that the higher the magic power value, the higher the damage. The key to affecting the damage is the instantaneous output of magic power, as well as the amplification of willpower and emotions.

Originally, he had tested it with a special 'humanoid target'. The maximum instantaneous damage that Anduin himself could burst out was only about 600 to less than 700 points of power. This is basically the extreme value of a normal wizard, because his body has been tempered by lightning, and his physique is far superior to ordinary people. In addition, he has a firm will, and the instantaneous damage that can be burst out is very considerable.

In fact, from a physiological point of view, there is a limit to the magic power output channels in the wizard's body, and this point will not widen the channel with age like the magic power value. Even if the age is too old, the magic power channel will shrink to a certain extent, resulting in a decrease in the instantaneously output magic power.

This has caused some wizards to have one to several times more magic power than young people when they are old, but their strength seems to have declined.

So Anduin is actually the type with extremely high attack power, but poor endurance. After all, his age is there. If it weren't for the tears of the phoenix as support, he would not be able to hold on for so long.

This time, Anduin's [Overload-Modification] almost semi-energized his body, which allowed his instantaneous magic power output to break through the extreme value. Coupled with the total amount of magic power temporarily increased by absorbing electric charges, and the determination to fight to the death, he finally increased the damage by more than double!

At this time, he glanced at the Rune Serpent with lingering fear, "And this old thing's body strength is also very outrageous. If a normal person were attacked to this extent, it would probably be instantly vaporized. As a result, he can still leave a body. It's incredible."

At this moment, the Lament sword inserted in the Rune Serpent's body suddenly burst out with a strong wave. Its entire sword body also seemed to have undergone a transformation, shedding a layer of metallic impurities.

The current Lament looks like it is no different from before, but it seems to be a little different. The entire sword body exudes a quiet and harmonious temperament. The aura and electric sparks flashing on the surface are less sharp and more gentle, but the pressure shown is really powerful!

"It seems that after absorbing the magic power in the Rune Serpent's body, the Lament has also undergone a transformation. I can feel that it is very excited now. I am afraid that the current Lament has become a real 'holy weapon'! This battle was not in vain just by this point."

Anduin looked at Lament with joy. This battle with the Rune Serpent was extremely difficult. The absolute strength of the Rune Serpent completely crushed him. Being able to defeat the opponent was more due to strategy, Irene and Sol's assistance, and this guy's brain being a little stupid.

If they exchanged positions, Anduin estimated that he would have killed himself several times. It can only be said that thanks to years of comfort, this former duelist is also a little unfamiliar with fighting.

After sighing, Anduin struggled to straighten up and slowly reached forward to hold the hilt of Lament.

But just as he came into contact with Lament, Anduin felt a powerful energy erupt from the other party's body and pour into Anduin's body along the hilt.

"Hmm…" This vast energy did not hurt Anduin, but made him groan comfortably. He was now like bathing in a comfortable hot spring, his whole body was warm.

At the same time, Anduin could feel that the energy gathered from Lament's body, in addition to a large amount of magic power, also contained a lot of pure life energy.

This made his whole body crackle, and the injuries in his body almost instantly returned to their peak. Anduin even felt that his body, in addition to returning to its original state, was also being strengthened at a slow speed, and it was all-round!

In other words, with the change of his physique, the upper limits of Anduin's health bar, mana bar, and stamina bar were all breaking through the extreme value little by little.

This feedback-style strengthening lasted for more than a minute. The surrounding intelligent creatures could only stare blankly at all this. They didn't understand what was happening, but at least they were clear that this was not a bad thing for Anduin.

"Huff…" After more than a minute of feedback, Anduin finally breathed out comfortably, and then he took the time to quietly feel the benefits this strengthening brought him.

First of all, in terms of physical fitness, Anduin felt that he had become a lot stronger again. Whether it was speed, strength, or endurance, it had increased by about 20%. Even with the growth of his physique, his magic power output channel had also widened a little, roughly around 10%. This is equivalent to his magic intensity directly increasing by 10%!

Secondly, the upper limit of Anduin's magic power storage has also increased to a certain extent. After a simple test, he found that his magic power value had broken through 1000 points and reached 1083 points.

Anduin dared to guarantee that among the humans of his age, he was probably the only one with this kind of magic power value.