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Chapter 242 The One-Winged Angel Who Brings Despair

The chimeras falling from the sky stopped at some point, as if endless Jenova cells were forming a black cocoon in the sky, with a continuous stream of power being injected into it, seemingly gestating something terrible.

Chu Xuan frowned as he looked up at the black cocoon that had caused the strange phenomenon, and asked Zhang Jie, who had first discovered the problem, "Zhang Jie, when did that thing appear?"

Zhang Jie replied with a bewildered look, "I don't know. I just looked down and lit a cigarette, and when I looked up again, I saw that thing."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan frowned even more deeply. He felt that things were not so simple. Genova had probably been nurturing that black cocoon for a long time, and now that they had seen it, it must be close to completing the process.

Thinking about this, Chu Xuan felt that the possibility was slim, but he still decided to give it a try to see if he could nip what was growing inside the black cocoon in the bud.

"Zhan Lan, between your all-out hurled Judgment Spear and Horus's Wrath, which do you feel caused more damage to that black cocoon?"

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's question, Zhan Lan immediately understood what Chu Xuan wanted her to do. After thinking carefully for a moment, she said, "If it's about dealing with a single target, the Spear of Judgment is more powerful."

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Then let's go all out!"

"Hmm!" Zhan Lan held the Spear of Judgment in a throwing motion, simultaneously activating her gene lock and injecting as much power as possible into the Spear of Judgment, up to the limit of her control.

When the power was fully charged, Zhan Lan aimed at the black cocoon in the sky and threw it with all her might. The Spear of Judgment broke the sound barrier and pierced the black cocoon with the momentum to penetrate everything. Just as it was about to hit, the black cocoon suddenly burst open and a silver blade of light slashed down.

In the instant the blade clashed with the spear of judgment, the world paled in comparison, and all things lost their voice.

The next second, an unparalleled burst of airflow erupted, and with a loud 'boom,' the protective barrier of the war fortress automatically activated, preventing the entire Central Continent Team and the android forces from being wiped out by the violent airflow like the Genova chimeras.

When everything calmed down, Xiao Honglu looked at the one-winged angel standing in the sky and exclaimed, "That's... Sephiroth?!"

Sephiroth!!!
Everyone looked up and, upon seeing that figure, felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. Where was Luo Li? Had she failed?

At the crucial moment, Chu Xuan pulled Liu Li to stand at the forefront of everyone, like two flags that would never fall.

"Calm down, Luo Li hasn't failed! She's still trying, and what we need to do is persevere until she returns!"

"It's easy for you to say that," Zheng Zha said, taking a deep breath. His eyes became incredibly resolute as he stared at the figure in the sky that made him want to run away just by standing there. His pupils unconsciously shrank to the size of pinpoints.

From the moment Sephiroth appeared, Xiao Honglu knew his plan had failed; there was no way the Central Continent Team could enter space in front of Sephiroth.

"Now that things have come to this, there is only one option: a battle!" Xiao Honglu relayed his words to everyone through a mental link, which resonated with all of them.

"Then let's fight!!!" XN
However, Team Middle Continent will not only face Sephiroth, who is once again under Genova's control, but also the chimera army that is attacking again.

"Zhan Lan, Li Shuaixi, come with me to stop Sephiroth! The rest of you, hold off the chimeras!!!"

The pink, gold, and white armor reappeared on Zheng Zha's body at some point. After casting his most proficient primal runes on himself, he transformed into a streak of light, becoming the first to break through the protective barrier of the war fortress and charge towards Sephiroth, whom he felt was doomed. Behind Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, with four golden wings on her back, followed closely behind, continuously casting various buffing spells on Zheng Zha.

At this moment, Li Shuaixi was in trouble because he couldn't fly in this state and couldn't keep up with Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha's pace.

Just as Li Shuaixi was at a loss, Chu Xuan noticed his predicament and immediately made corresponding arrangements.

"Zhao Yingkong, you also go into battle. Your mission is to help Li Shuaixi move around! Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, you two also give it a try and try to suppress Sephiroth to the ground."

With the assistance of Zhao Yingkong, who can teleport, Li Shuaixi was finally able to keep up with Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha's actions.

When Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan heard Chu Xuan tell them to try and pin Sephiroth to the ground, they both tacitly chose to ignore him.

Although the process seemed long, less than three seconds actually passed from the moment Zheng Zha broke through the barrier to when Li Shuaixi, with Zhao Yingkong's help, caught up with Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the four-person group led by Zheng Zha clashed with Sephiroth's descending sword light.

Then, the three figures going against the current were instantly knocked down, and everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

Just then, Zhao Yingkong suddenly appeared beside the falling Li Shuaixi and reached out to catch him. The two disappeared instantly and reappeared behind Sephiroth.

Li Shuaixi, who appeared behind Sephiroth, seemed to have known this would happen. He slashed down with his giant blade in an instant, but Sephiroth still managed to deflect it at an incredible angle with his Masamune. He then retaliated with two sword flashes that attacked Zhao Yingkong and Li Shuaixi.

The two blades were incredibly fast, so fast that Zhao Yingkong felt as if she were being locked onto by her own ultimate technique, "Instantaneous Senluo." She couldn't care less about Li Shuaixi for the moment, so she had to use spatial teleportation to dodge them, leaving Li Shuaixi to take the hit himself.

Having taken a direct hit from Sephiroth's blade, Li Shuaixi landed even faster than Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha. What alarmed everyone was that the part of the mental response belonging to Li Shuaixi in the mental link suddenly disappeared.

"Zhan Lan, quickly revive Li Shuaixi!" Zhang Jie shouted in a panic through the mental link. Zhan Lan was about to act when Chu Xuan stopped her.

"Don't go. Li Shuaixi has twelve trials. You and Zheng Zha just need to hold off Sephiroth; he'll revive on his own!"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha once again confronted Sephiroth, standing between him and the War Fortress. What awaited them was another flash of Sephiroth's blade.

This time, although the blade flash sent the two flying a considerable distance, it did not knock them down as it had done before.

Seeing this, Sephiroth, who was being controlled by Genova, finally got serious. He stopped rushing to destroy the Middle-earth Team's war fortress and instead decided to deal with the ants blocking his way first.

When Sephiroth changed targets, Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan's premonitions warned them that they would surely die if they didn't escape. However, the two, who were already prepared, remained unmoved and stood guard in front of Sephiroth.

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