"You scoundrel, cough cough!"
Marana slowly walked out of the building, coughing up blood onto the ground as she did.
That last blow had indeed injured her significantly.
"You can actually hide your strength? It seems I underestimated you!"
Marana wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with a smile.
"Those who dare offend the Dark Queen... die!"
Xiuyan repeatedly uttered this phrase, her body swaying. Simultaneously, her hands, as if attached to her body, swung in the opposite direction of her body's movement.
Then, she vanished once more, appearing before Marana.
This time, Marana was prepared. A sturdy energy barrier materialized before her.
*Bang!*
Xiuyan's slender fist struck the energy barrier, shattering it instantly. Her attack speed was also slightly delayed.
In this brief moment, Marana struck out with both hands.
Two scorching energy beams slammed fiercely into the defenseless Xiuyan's chest.
*Hum!*
"It's done!"
Marana rejoiced.
Initially, she had been severely beaten by Xiuyan due to her underestimation.
However, after a hard-fought battle, she gradually discovered that Xiuyan's fighting style was very singular, focusing solely on offense and rarely defending.
This was why she had adopted this tactic.
*Bang!*
Xiuyan, hit by the two energy beams, merely leaned back slightly, but quickly straightened herself again.
These two energy beams hadn't even broken through her body's energy field!
"What?"
"Those who offend the Dark Queen... die!"
*Bang!*
Xiuyan unleashed another unremarkable punch!
But this time, Marana had no energy barrier. She endured the punch with her bare body.
*Puff!*
Blood splattered all over Xiuyan's face. Her body was struck into an indentation, her back arching high, and then she flew straight up along the surface of the tall building.
The shockwave carved a deep沟壑 into the building's surface.
"Die!"
Before Marana could reach the highest point, Xiuyan had already appeared high in the sky.
She slowly raised her right fist, looking at Marana with a blank expression.
"This is bad, I'm... doomed!"
Marana's eyes were filled with despair as she watched Xiuyan's fist get closer and closer.
But her entire body felt as if its bones were about to break, rendering her unable to move or defend herself.
At this critical juncture, a dark shadow suddenly blocked the space between her and Xiuyan.
*Bang!*
Another deafening explosion echoed.
*Bang bang bang!*
Then came three more explosions.
Just as Marana was about to fall to the ground, a pair of strong hands caught her, absorbing the force of her descent, and gently brought her down to the ground.
"True God?"
Marana saw that the person who saved her was Zhang Chen.
"Are you alright!"
"I'm fine, I won't die!"
"Take this book. For some reason, it triggered Xiuyan's berserk state. This book might be related to the Dark Queen's legacy!"
"True God, am I worthy of the power you bestowed?"
Marana managed a weak smile and asked.
"Yes, you should rest well first!"
Zhang Chen gently laid Marana down on the ground, placing one hand on her chest to heal her injuries.
Simultaneously, he spread his right hand, creating an energy barrier to block the energy beams Xiuyan was incessantly raining down from the sky.
*Bang bang! Dong! Boom!*
Xiuyan, as if driven mad, poured endless energy downwards.
Most of the energy's damage was absorbed by the barrier, with only a small portion being reflected, turning the surrounding buildings into ruins.
"This guy is truly fierce!"
Zhang Chen muttered with a frown.
He had originally intended to use his temporal abilities to directly restore Marana's body.
However, using temporal abilities consumed a lot of energy. While he could use it casually normally, with a powerful enemy present, Zhang Chen had to conserve his strength.
After all, this body was too weak.
In the past, dealing with survivors at the Inheritor level would have been as simple as snapping his fingers.
Now, he had to take it seriously.
"Those who offend the Dark Queen must die!"
Xiuyan landed on the ground and, as if still mad, charged at Zhang Chen again.
"Troublesome fellow!"
*Bang!*
Zhang Chen raised his hand and grabbed her small fist.
"Go to hell!"
Xiuyan swung her other fist.
*Bang!*
Zhang Chen raised his other hand, grasping both of her fists, and looked at her with amusement, as if asking, "What can you do now?"
"Must die!"
Xiuyan, unable to pull her hands free, simply leaned back and suddenly headbutted Zhang Chen!
*Bang!*
Xiuyan was only about 1.6 meters tall, while Zhang Chen was over 1.8 meters.
Xiuyan's headbutt couldn't reach Zhang Chen's head and only struck his chest.
With each impact, from a distance, it looked like a couple of lovers playfully bickering...