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She glanced at Niz and Maru lying on the ground, then checked the injuries on herself and Iska.

"It's a pity that all four of us are injured, otherwise we wouldn't have ended up in such an embarrassing situation."

Ryu gripped the long sword in her hand tightly, her golden hair dancing lightly in the wind;

“Iska, Aste, and I are unharmed. The three of us will provide cover. You go first.”

Alexie shook her head, her eyes flashing with determination; "Faced with the dark faction, I have no option but to leave."

She turned to look at Liu, her eyes filled with a mixture of inquiry and trust.

"So, Ryu, you're reliable, right?"

Ryu was taken aback; she had never seen Alicia with such a serious expression.

"What are you doing...?"

Alexie did not answer. She took a deep breath, a resolute glint in her eyes.

"Everyone, give Ryu time!"

Alexie took a deep breath, and flames once again enveloped her body. Despite her unhealed injuries, her eyes were resolute.

"Iska, you and I will keep Vina occupied! Her magic has a wide range; we must limit her spellcasting!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Iska charged forward with her bare hands.

"Noin, Astaire, flank Dina and keep her occupied for as long as possible! Lyra, use your explosive balls to create cover for us!"

She quickly gave the order and, like a red lightning bolt, rushed towards Vina.

"Red flowers in abundance!"

Flames roared on the rapier, and Alicia's speed exploded once more, turning her into a blur as she hurtled towards Vina.

Iska followed closely behind, her fist carrying a powerful gust of wind as she attacked Vina from another direction.

The fallen elf Dina and the poison elf Vina watched their actions with cruel and contemptuous smiles.

“A death throes,” Dina scoffed. “Do you know why we don’t attack the healer? Because we want to watch you keep struggling.”

Vina shook her head dismissively: "A bunch of fools who don't know their own mortality. Do you think you can stop us with your wounded and crippled troops?"

She ignored Alexie and Iska and turned her gaze to Ryu.

Ryu gripped the long sword tightly in her hand, her golden hair dancing lightly in the wind, and she closed her eyes.

"—The forest and sky have long since vanished. The endless night sky is studded with countless stars..."

As she chanted, the surrounding air began to surge, and specks of light emerged from her body, converging towards the tip of the longsword in her hand.

Vina's mocking smile suddenly froze.

She clearly sensed that the magical energy emanating from Ryu was threatening.

"Stop!" Vina's expression changed.

This incantation is not an ordinary attack spell.

She turned abruptly, abandoning her fight with Alicia and Iska, and pointed her demonic sword at Ryu. Her figure transformed into a black shadow as she tried to rush over and interrupt Ryu's incantation.

"Don't even think about it!" Alexei roared, the flames on her longsword burning even more fiercely. She and Iska, one on the left and one on the right, launched a frenzied attack on Vina like two burning arrows.

Iska abandoned all defense and unleashed the innate wildness of the Amazon race to the extreme, each punch aimed straight for Vina's vitals, forcing her to be distracted in her defense.

"Moose bombs!" Lyra's petite figure weaved through the ruins, throwing out small explosive balls with precision, not to harm the enemy, but to create chaos.

"Boom! Boom!" The smoke and shock from the explosions constantly disrupted Vina's spellcasting rhythm and movement path.

On the other side, Noin and Aste held Dina tightly.

Aste slammed her shield into the ground and activated the skill [Iron Wall Oath], managing to withstand one of Dina's slashes. Despite the violent tremor in her arm, she did not retreat an inch.

Norin seized the opportunity to strike from the side, forcing Dina to retreat and defend.

They used their own flesh and blood to build a fragile but resilient defense line for Liu.

"A superior harvest brew!" Maru's hammer and spear emitted a soft green light, healing the ever-growing wounds of his teammates and maintaining this precarious balance.

In an instant, relying on their unspoken understanding that transcended life and death, this group of girls, whose average level was only LV3, actually managed to hold down the two LV5 executives in place.

Liu's chanting grew clearer and higher.

"—Respond to my foolish voice, grant me once more the protection of starlight. To you who have forsaken me, light and mercy—"

The light gathered at the tip of the long sword in her hand was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it, and the terrifying magic made the air tremble.

Dina's expression finally changed. She and Vina exchanged a glance and saw the murderous intent in each other's eyes.

"Sister!" Vina screamed.

“I know!” Dina replied.

Vina suddenly stepped back, creating distance between herself and Alicia. She raised her demon sword high, a ferocious smile on her face.

"Devour, Origin Gate! Despair will replace all hope!"

Dozens of dark fireballs appeared out of nowhere, like a deadly meteor shower, indiscriminately covering the entire battlefield.

"Scatter!" Alexie shouted urgently.

The defensive line collapsed instantly, and everyone was desperately trying to avoid the bombardment of fireballs.

This is the moment!

Dina's speed instantly surpassed its limits, her figure transforming into a black shadow that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, rushing straight towards the gap exposed by dodging the fireball.

"Not good!" Alexie's pupils shrank sharply, and she tried to defend herself, but it was too late.

Dina's figure, like a ghost, passed through everyone's obstruction and appeared in front of Ryu, who was in the final stage of the chant.

Liu's tightly closed eyes seemed to sense a deadly threat, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

A cruel smile appeared on Dina's face.

She did not use a sword.

Instead, he raised his leg and, in the most contemptuous and insulting way, delivered a heavy kick to Liu's soft abdomen.

"puff!"

A dull thud.

Liu fell onto the cold stone slab.

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That starlight, which gathered everyone's hopes, shone with unparalleled brilliance.

The moment Liu was hit, it dissipated like fireworks, turning into countless points of light that vanished into the polluted air.

The chanting stopped.

Vina slowly withdrew her leg, her face flushed with a sickly redness, a result of the pleasure derived from her sadism.

She glanced at Ryu and scoffed dismissively; "What a pity, little elf."

"I thought we'd see some spectacular fireworks."

Dina appeared beside her, tapping her cheek with the flat of her short sword, making a soft "slap slap" sound.

She glanced around at the faces of Alexandra, Isca, Lyra, and the others, each one etched with despair and anger, and the curve of her lips grew increasingly cruel.

"Is this what you call 'cooperation'?"

"Is this the 'miracle' you risked your lives to create?"

Dina let out a sharp laugh, full of undisguised mockery.

"What a touching display of camaraderie."

Her gaze was fixed on Alexie, who was in an attack stance;

"It seems your so-called cooperation is nothing but child's play!"

Vina took over the conversation, her voice full of mockery;

"One person takes the beating, one heals, and the rest just stand by and do some tinkering. In the end, they pin their hopes on a spell that requires a long chant."

Are you putting on a comedy show?

"It's ridiculous, even more laughable than a clown."

Lyra slumped to the ground, the small ball in her hand rolling to the side, her pink eyes filled with self-mockery, "The difference is indeed huge!"

Iska covered her arm, her makeup smeared with sweat and blood, and she bit her lip.

Despair spread like a plague in the hearts of the girls.

"Stand up."

A weak but firm voice rang out.

It's Alexandra.

"As long as we can breathe, we have not lost."

Alexie coughed violently, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of her mouth, but the fire in her eyes rekindled as she looked at her companions.

"I haven't fallen yet, are you already giving up?"

"Justice is not just a pretty word to be spoken!"

"Even if we die here, we will let them know that there is not a single coward in the Astrea Familia!"

Dina watched the scene with great interest, as if she were enjoying a wonderful drama.

"Sister, look, their eyes have changed again."

Vina licked her lips, her eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement.

"That's wonderful. I love that look in their eyes when they're struggling in despair."

Dina raised her twin short swords, the tips pointing at Alexie, who had regained her fighting stance.

"Then, I'll personally extinguish your laughable hopes."

"The game is over."