Published: February 12, 2025
Xiao Min's statement was recognized, and Ye Zhongming thought the same. He believed that the mutated life form had used a trump card, catching Red Hair off guard and hitting her unexpectedly.
Now, Red Hair's condition looked quite good; her momentum was completely undiminished. However, the Cloud Summit people were all worried that her previous injuries would affect her performance in the upcoming battle. With the undead fish dragon unable to assist Red Hair, could she truly secure victory relying solely on herself in this state?
Since no one knew what kind of difficulties they had faced after failing the challenge in Great America, there were dual concerns regarding Red Hair's success or failure. One was worry about her condition, and the other was concern for the fate of Cloud Summit. Yet at this moment, no one, including Ye Zhongming, had any way to assist Red Hair; she had to fight on her own.
After the magma ignited Red Hair, it still displayed a certain fluidity, flowing from the gun barrel down along her burning hair and then back to her body, finally returning to the spear in her hands.
At this point, Red Hair's appearance was barely recognizable, and her red battle armor was obscured; all that could be seen was a humanoid figure of a flame man holding a spear.
The ice blue monster was different; although it was also on fire, it gave off a calm presence, and the flames on its head were insufficient to completely conceal its menacing features. It was as if the flames were a part of its body, akin to skin.
Visually, the confrontation between these two life forms was striking. The monster's two flaming whips lashed out, leaving trails of flames, which grew from tiny sparks into fireballs that then surged through the air.
The color of the flames easily evoked memories of ghost fire. Red Hair moved as well, stabbing her spear diagonally into the sky, the spear vibrating at almost an invisible speed, producing phantom shadows that quickly filled the space around her.
Each phantom shadow resembled a flaming spear, creating a wall made of these spears. The next moment, these spear shadows shot out like bullets, heading toward the ghost fire and the two whips.
The red and blue colors erupted in the sky, resembling fireworks. The two figures vanished beneath this display and reappeared within the fireworks.
Spears and whips began to leave various marks on each other; although the fireworks dissipated, it felt like an alternate explosion of fireworks had started anew. The two engaged in close combat.
Every evolver knew that this kind of battle was the most dangerous; a single misstep could lead to death. Everyone in Cloud Summit was too nervous to breathe, fearing that Red Hair wouldn't withstand the intensity of the attacks due to her earlier injuries.
Even though the scene was extremely clear, the speed of both beings was too fast, and their entanglement too tight for anyone to see the situation clearly, making it hard to judge who had the upper hand.
Until a moment arrived when magma suddenly erupted from Red Hair's spear, and fireballs burst from the monster's body simultaneously. The two beings separated, their bodies somewhat uncontrolled.
Red Hair staggered a few times before steadying herself. Although her breathing was invisible, everyone could sense her exhaustion.
As the flames dissipated, her red battle armor was revealed, marked with countless whip scars. Even though this miraculous self-repairing armor was in the process of recovery, it could hardly conceal the fact that Red Hair had not gained an advantage.
The monster was not in good shape either, with several voids appearing on its body; the flames had vanished, leaving a clear passage through its front and back.
Red Hair's extinguished flames heightened Ye Zhongming and the others' worries. This might be a signal that she could no longer hold on.
However, despite her bad situation, Red Hair did not back down; she took the initiative to attack. Her long hair began to elongate, and her back and feet were soon entwined with brown thorns. Raising her spear, she swung her arm back and threw it at the monster.