Lord of the Sky City

As the morale of the Empire's Void Magic Warriors collapsed, Clara and Westwood began to slaughter their way through the encirclement.

This was clearly not a good sign, for the Alliance Army was not fighting alone. Besides Kyle and others who had broken through the defense line, the Alliance's Void Magic Corps was also engaged in fierce battles with the enemy.

Moreover, as the battle had raged on for so long, the Alliance's Void Magic Warriors had already gained a clear advantage – an advantage that was precisely established by the Fierce Tiger Squad!

This might seem unbelievable – a single squad affecting a huge battle involving thousands of Void Magic Warriors? Was this a joke?

However, this was no joke. Not to mention anything else, just in their advance alone, the Fierce Tiger Squad had eliminated forty to fifty enemies, equating to a good four or five squads. In the context of the entire battlefield, four or five squads might not seem sufficient to affect the overall situation, but do not forget that Kyle had already led his team through the enemy lines and was now heading straight for the Armored Ship Troops.

When this happened, the Imperial Army's troops were obviously thrown into chaos. On one hand, they immediately sent troops to pursue, while on the other, they dispatched forces to surround Clara and Westwood heavily. This meant that the Fierce Tiger Squad had not only eliminated four to five Void Magic Squads but also engaged over ten other teams in the aftermath. This had a significant impact on the battle.

So when, on one hand, the Empire's Void Magic Corps was surrounding Clara and Westwood, and on the other, they were forced to divide their forces to pursue Kyle and the others, the Empire's troops in combat with the Alliance Army were notably fewer. The Alliance Army did not waste this opportunity, swiftly using their numerical advantage to secure victory.

In other words, although Clara and Westwood were greatly outnumbered, they didn't actually need to kill all the enemies. They just needed to hold out until the main force arrived, and then they could rest easy.

Clara and Westwood were well aware of what they needed to do. While they appeared to be aggressively attacking, they were actually using this aggressive stance to buy time, ensuring that as soon as the main force arrived, their perilous situation would be relieved.

But at that moment, as they were cutting down enemies left and right, Westwood, who was bombarding from high above, suddenly screamed and plummeted from the sky!

"Westwood!"

Upon seeing Westwood falling unexpectedly, Clara was shocked. With a swift lash of her whip, she wrapped it around him and with a powerful tug, pulled him back to safety.

"I'm alright..."

Caught by Clara's Mana Whip, Westwood barely avoided plunging to the ground. However, he quickly regained consciousness and then communicated through the comms: "Be careful, there's a sniper!"

Westwood's sudden fall wasn't due to his own error. For a Void Magic Warrior of his caliber, the word 'mistake' simply didn't exist. He had been ambushed!

"What!"

Hearing this, Clara was startled. But before she could react, an Arrow Feather flew past her with a whoosh from behind!

This sudden Arrow Feather, flying at extreme speed and with a tricky angle, left no time for a response. Westwood had been hit by such an arrow before, and even in his Heavy Armor, he had lost consciousness from the shot, indicating that the arrow was not only fast and cunning but also packed far more power than one could imagine!

Now, the same kind of arrow was flying toward Clara!

However, at that moment, Clara's quality and strength as an elite among elites, an ace among aces, was displayed. Without seeing who was attacking her, and totally unaware of where the attack was coming from, she relied solely on her sharp battle instincts to sidestep in an instant.

This slight movement saved both her and Westwood's lives!

For as she sidestepped, an arrow struck her shoulder and then instantly exploded upon her Armor, blasting both Clara, who had used the Mana Whip to bind Westwood, and Westwood himself into the air.

Logically, this arrow should have struck Clara directly in the back, and judging by the explosive force produced just now, even if the arrow didn't pierce through her Armor, the blast alone would have been enough to knock her unconscious, just like what happened to Westwood earlier — plummeting straight from the sky!

However, Clara's evasion at the critical moment saved both herself and Westwood. Although she too was hit, although she too was blasted away, it wasn't fatal.

The aftermath of the explosion quickly dissipated, and Karina struggled to regain control of her posture before immediately looking around for the hidden enemy.

Following her gaze, she found that there were far too many enemies around her; people were everywhere. So no matter how she searched, it was impossible to discern who was launching the covert attacks on her.

But after watching for a while, she sensed something was amiss — why weren't the Imperial Army's Void Magic Warriors attacking her?!

Observing the enemies around her, Clara suddenly realized that they had no intention of swarming her; it was as if the scene just now had stunned the Imperial Army's Void Magic Warriors as well.

This isn't right…

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Realizing that the enemies around her weren't seizing the opportunity to attack, Clara felt that something was wrong. But just at that moment, a figure suddenly burst out from amongst the enemies, attacking her from behind with the speed of lightning!

Damn it!

Feeling the ill wind from behind, Clara immediately turned around. She was about to swing her whip when she remembered Westwood was still tied to it!

"Don't mind me!"

Thankfully, Westwood shouted just in time, and upon hearing him, Clara immediately loosened the whip that bound him, lashing out at the approaching enemy!

Unfortunately, at the same moment she swung her whip, another Arrow Feather flew in from the side, striking her shoulder again!

With a boom, the Arrow Feather hit Clara and exploded again, causing her to lose control of her body in an instant.

It's over...

In the midst of the explosion's impact, Clara tried to endure the intense pain and keep her balance as best as she could, but she realized it was impossible. At that point, she knew it was over for her because she could clearly see the figure that had darted out from the crowd was already upon her, the hand raised and the flash of cold light descending upon her!

It's over...

I'm going to die here...

As she was being blown away, and seeing the cold light rushing straight towards her, Clara closed her eyes, foreseeing her end as an already very strong warrior — to be cleaved from the sky!

However, just at that moment, she suddenly felt someone catch her... This prompted Clara to hurriedly open her eyes, and before she could see clearly who had saved her, she saw a giant Scythe horizontally in front of her!