Boom!

The thick scarlet flames scraped against the right arm of the Deadwood Titan, tearing apart the cracked bark,

and the dense vines entwined around the arm snapped one by one, charred into cinders in mid-air,

the wooden arm dissolved and fragmented layer by layer like an onion,

leaving only the wood marrow filled with Swamp God Power, relying on the self-healing ability brought by intense consumption, to contend and resist the Vermilion Bird Bright Flame.

Ping! 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The wood marrow, like a battering ram, hammered into the chest of the Phantom Vermilion Bird,

Swamp God Power burst forth, regardless of cost, pouring its essence into the Vermilion Bird's body.

The Vermilion Bird produced by the River Map Formation was just a semi-materialized phantom,

but the demigod-level Swamp God Power also possessed a high degree of mystery,

when the two collided, the semi-materialized Vermilion Bird was actually pierced by the wood marrow spike, its body plummeting rapidly, crashing heavily into a skyscraper.

Boom boom boom boom boom—

Glass shattered, walls collapsed, floors disintegrated,

all the office cubicles in the deserted building ignited instantly,

the computers, frozen on unsaved project files without time to shut down,

melted and vanished with the burning building.

Nailed to the skyscraper, the Vermilion Bird screeched, its once-cold eyes, reminiscent of something extraordinary, flashed a trace of fury filled with emotion.

It spat out a violent flame with extreme ferocity, hitting the wood marrow of the Deadwood Titan's right hand that bound it.

The wood marrow filled with Swamp God Power dissolved on cue,

the remnants of the igniting force continued unabated, striking the building behind, piercing through several floors of the structure directly.

The Vermilion Bird phantom broke free from its restraints and was about to open its scarlet beak to spew fire again,

when it saw the Deadwood Titan sneeringly swing its left fist.

Boom!!

The head of the Vermilion Bird phantom was slammed into the inner floors,

and the flames that were about to burst forth were also stuck in its throat.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

Li Ang moved closer, his remaining left arm like a high-frequency pile driver, pounding the head of the Vermilion Bird with consistent strikes.

The Vermilion Bird roared in wild fury, its wings suddenly expanded, stirring a violent gale, its body spinning sharply in mid-air,

its claws pierced into the chest of the Deadwood Titan, hollowing out a large amount of wooden fragments.

Boom!

The rapidly rising high temperature melted the steel skyscraper,

the head of the Vermilion Bird broke free, screeched as it turned towards Li Ang, opening its scarlet beak once more, only to be firmly grasped by the Deadwood Titan's hand.

Both sides pushed, tore, clawed, and punched,

like two ancient fierce beasts crashing into a sand sculpture exhibition,

where they passed, skyscrapers collapsed, and the earth caved in.

Above the sea surface on the outskirts of the Steel Jungle, Francis and others stared dumbstruck at the fierce flames, thick smoke, and dust rising over the city, their minds blank.

No words could adequately describe the spectacle in front of them, which was on par with a divine battle in majesty.

"Desolated Lion... Michael..."

Francis floated above the sea, his eyes empty, his voice thin as a thread, muttering, "Could they do something like this..."

The representative of the Global Occult Coalition beside him took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Maybe... maybe not..."

Including the members within the Global Occult Coalition,

no one had directly witnessed Michael's all-out strike,

but the scene in front of them undoubtedly showcased the peak combat strength of the current Battleground Game.

One must understand that the Vermilion Bird was an inherited relic from the Ancient Heterodox Academy, not a product of this era,

and Li Ang was merely a player!

A player coming from the mundane, with traceable origins.

Crunch.

The Water Elemental Giant named Xiao Hou tore apart the fragile Banyan Bird Cage, its divine power already retracted, releasing the Mobile Detachment inside,

then turned to the delegation of external forces and shouted in a deep voice: "How many people do you have in Yin City?!"

"Huh?"

Francis belatedly turned his head to look at Xiao Hou and hesitated, "Including the bounty hunters registered with us, there are a few hundred.

Ordinary employees number over a thousand."

"Ordinary people are useless, call all players, help with evacuation, withdrawal, and rescue."

Xiao Hou's tone was cold and hard, not bothering to negotiate any reward with the other party for help.

The Vermilion Bird was not a gentle and kind auspicious pet,

it was born from inextinguishable flames, spreading the fire of innate Qi flame,

constrained by the River Map Array but not under the absolute control of the modern Heterodox Academy,

if the battle could be resolved quickly and the Vermilion Bird returned to the River Map Array on its own, that would be fine,

but if it dragged on, and it continued to draw energy from the already unstable River Map Array...

There was a real fear,

that it might detach from the formation,

like adding the pupils to a dragon painting,

transcending the formation's constraints to become an immortal and imperishable entity...

At that point, everything would be irrevocable.

Hearing Xiao Hou's commanding words, Francis hesitated, wanting to take his troops and leave, leaving this mess in Yin City, as it was not his problem.

But seeing Xiao Hou's anxious and fearful look now,

if they really left, it might trigger an even larger disaster that could threaten other regions across the ocean.

The European Heavy Industry Group had not fully mastered the gateways yet,

and currently, there was no one in the world who could remain unscathed.

"Alright."

Francis gritted his teeth, took out his communication device, and contacted the player employees, even agents and spies, of the European Heavy Industry Group in the city, "What do you want us to do?"

"Head to the area around the warzone. Our colleagues have already started the evacuation there."

Xiao Hou spoke at lightning speed,

The Special Affairs Bureau has a comprehensive solution for disaster mutations,

capable of utilizing large-scale [Dissipation of Idle] spells,

as well as large-range, short-cooldown, high-frequency teleportation arrays,

to rapidly teleport everything within an entire region away.

Although this would cause enormous property loss afterward, exhausting the high-quality energy reserves accumulated by the Special Affairs Bureau and the Heterodox Academy,

at the moment, it's not the time to worry about these matters.

Xiao Hou took a deep breath, plunged his right arm into the sea, raised his left arm, and sprayed massive amounts of seawater toward the city, trying to suppress the spread of the flames as much as possible.

This time, it's truly difficult to wrap things up.

In the eyes of the Water Elemental Giant was a hint of bitterness, shame, and anger,

he could see the Vermilion Bird frantically shaking its wings, wantonly spewing flames, while the Deadwood Titan deliberately or inadvertently kept the Vermilion Bird firmly anchored to the ground, preventing it from soaring into the sky and turning into a blazing sun.

———

On the wasteland, the members of the Special Affairs Bureau gritted their teeth in pain, blood dripping from their lips.

In their earphones, the chaotic and dense voices from the command hall at headquarters were clearly heard,

where personnel were frantically running around, issuing hundreds of orders,

The personnel from the Special Affairs Bureau and the Heterodox Academy went to control the River Map Formation, but the moment they entered the hidden room, the formation drained all their Spiritual Power, causing them to faint and fall to the ground.

Chai Cuiqiao broke free from her restraints and disguise at all costs and rushed toward the warzone,

No one present noticed her departure,

Her pupils trembled wildly, her consciousness quivering as she connected to the Spiritual Energy network, issuing frenzied commands to the hive—although she also knew,

the hive was not suitable, or rather did not have the capacity, to participate in this level of single-entity combat.

Whoosh—

Merely approaching the edge of the city, the scorching wind burned the hair of the Qinge Armor,

This armor of not high quality,

in the face of the naturally released high-temperature aftermath from the Vermilion Bird, melted slowly.

Hair burned to ash,

Eyelids melted,

Skin dissolved,

Chai Cuiqiao silently tore off her collapsed eyelids,

stubbornly, futilely rushing toward the city,

like an ant trying to shake a tree, a praying mantis blocking a chariot.

Her tiny, weak soul, in the firelight of the divine bird, seemed as insignificant as dust and falling leaves.

Boom!

In the Steel Jungle, two tall buildings collided and collapsed again,

The Deadwood Titan, engulfed in flames, retreated several steps,

His Titan body shrunk by several circles, with bones standing out, already shorter than the Vermilion Bird by a head, but his gaze was sharper than ever.

The Vermilion Bird seemed to sense the opponent's growing weakness and inability to continue,

uttering a somewhat triumphant cry,

It was then, caught off guard, that Li Ang mustered all his strength, grabbed its legs, and slammed it to the ground, pinning its body down.

The position was exactly on the enhanced gravity spell previously released by Wang Bu Liuxing.

The Vermilion Bird seemed to feel something, struggled desperately, releasing raging flames,

yet was bound by gravity and Li Ang's weight—the enhanced gravity spell by Wang Bu Liuxing had already sunk deep into the soil, unlikely to be destroyed shortly.

Whoosh.

The Deadwood Titan exhaled a breath of searing smoke,

The Swamp God Power accumulated over a long time, continuously supplied by Brain Worm and mortal believers,

had...200 points left.

Enough.

Li Ang slowly raised his left arm, reduced to a pitiful state with only scattered green wood marrow, missing a hand,

On the tip of his left arm, was wound the dismantled, palm-sized Mirage Dragon Red Mane Cloth.

Crack!!

This time,

The left arm wrapped with Mirage Dragon Red Mane Cloth penetrated directly into the belly of the Vermilion Bird,

The tip of the left arm glowed with a dark green disintegration light.

The Fingers Dissociation Technique, as a perfect level spell skill, was highly effective against both energy shields and physical bodies,

The only drawback was that it must be cast from the body's extremities.

Moreover, this attribute was based on the foundation of mysticism, and could not be enhanced by temporarily enlarging the extremities to increase the scope and lethality of the dissociation technique.

But with the Demigod status fully liberated and divine power fully unleashed, Li Ang's essence of life had already transformed, the Deadwood Titan was an extension of himself.

The unprecedentedly dazzling disintegration light brewed slowly in the Vermilion Bird's abdomen,

The Vermilion Bird, feeling life nearing its end, unwillingly gave up its cry,

Its formerly cold and proud eyes,

now looked at Li Ang with hatred.

Can the mythical species fear death too?

The Vermilion Bird slowly retracted its surrounding flames, transforming into an ordinary fireless Vermilion Bird,

Condensing a bright fireball in its throat, locking eyes with Li Ang.

The two stared at each other, seeing in the other's eyes a faint trace of pride and resolve.

The disintegration light shone,

The beak slowly opened,

Just as both were about to unleash an all-destroying attack,

Three figures appeared between them.

Su Ni Sheng, the penguin Archille, and that girl Drought Demon.