I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three thick, solid rock shields instantly rose up in front of Lynn; this was the strongest defensive spell he could currently cast instantly.

However, in the face of the absolute power of a level 70 berserker, these three shields were as fragile as three thin biscuits.

The giant axe struck the first earthen shield, which didn't even last half a second before exploding into a shower of stone dust.

Then came the second, and the third. Amidst the deafening cracking sound, Balk's giant axe paused only for a moment before continuing its unstoppable slash toward Lynn's head.

"Is that all you've got?" Balk burst into laughter.

Lynn had no time to reply. The moment the earthen shield shattered, he used the recoil to lean backward with incredible flexibility, sliding almost flat on the ground.

The blade of the giant axe grazed Lynn's nose as it cleaved down, slamming heavily onto the ground.

"boom."

The entire underground cell shook violently, and a terrifying crack, half a meter wide, stretched from where the axe blade had struck all the way to the base of the wall. Debris and shockwaves flew outwards like bullets.

Lynn's cheek was cut by a flying piece of gravel, but he didn't even blink. As he slid, his hands quickly formed hand seals.

"Wind Bind!"

Two high-pressure wind blades transformed into cyan chains, precisely binding Balk's feet.

"Get out of my way!" Balk roared, his legs straining so hard that his leg muscles bulged, and he actually tore the two wind elemental chains to shreds.

But even that half-second gained is enough.

“Alice!” Lynn shouted.

Without Lynn needing to say anything more, Alice, who had been pushed into the corner, had already made her move. The emerald green flames in her eyes suddenly ignited, and she pressed her hands to the ground.

"Growth!"

From the crack that Balk had split open, a dozen or so dark green vines, each as thick as a wrist, suddenly emerged. These vines were covered with barbs, like living venomous snakes, and they frantically coiled upwards along Balk's legs, instantly wrapping him up like a giant rice dumpling.

"Well done." Lynn flipped and leaped into the air, his right hand flashing out a ball of incredibly pure, dark red fireball radiating terrifying heat, forming in his palm. "Try this!"

The fireball flew out of his hand and headed straight for Balk's face.

Just as the fireball was about to hit, Balk, who was tightly entangled by the vines, suddenly let out a roar.

"Roar."

Dark red energy erupted from his body, and the incredibly tough vines snapped inch by inch the moment they came into contact with the violent energy, splattering green sap all over the ground.

Balk broke free of his restraints and, without even dodging the oncoming fireball, simply raised his left arm to block it.

"boom!"

The fireball exploded on Balk's arm, and flames engulfed his upper body.

But Lynn's heart sank to the bottom.

As the flames subsided, Balk stood unharmed, his left arm guard glowing red-hot, but his skin and flesh were completely unharmed.

"Tickled, little mouse?"

Balk gripped the handle of the giant axe with both hands, and an aura ten times more terrifying than before instantly enveloped the entire cell.

"Now, it's my turn."

[Bloodlust and Berserk].

Lynn looked at the crimson mist constantly rising from Balk's body and knew that this guy wasn't going to play the cat-and-mouse game anymore.

A level 70 warrior who has gone berserk will experience a dramatic increase in all attributes.

"Lynn." Alice sensed the danger and rushed to Lynn's side. Her hands ignited with emerald green flames again, and more vines sprouted from the walls and ceiling, trying to weave a defensive net in front of the two of them.

"Don't waste your energy, step back."

Lynn grabbed Alice's wrist and pulled her behind him. Against a warrior in a berserk state, ordinary physical blocking was useless and would only waste Alice's authority power.

"【Tidal Silk Entanglement】!"

Lynn quickly issued instructions in his mind.

A faint, ethereal chant echoed from the void. Immediately afterward, countless streaks of water radiating a ghostly blue light appeared out of thin air.

These waterlines, though extremely thin, carried the immense pressure of the deep sea, enveloping Balk like a net from heaven and earth.

Just as Balk raised his giant axe to launch a charge, he was tightly entangled by these dark blue water lines.

"What the hell is that?"

Balk roared and tried to tear the water lines apart with brute force.

"Now!"

A cold glint flashed in Lynn's eyes, and he pushed both hands forward simultaneously.

Left hand, an extremely compressed wind blade; right hand, an exploding fireball. The wind fueled the fire, and the two spells merged in mid-air, transforming into a spiraling firestorm that slammed into Balk's chest.

"Boom!"

The violent explosion created a terrifying shockwave in the cramped cell, forcing Lynn to once again raise the earthen shield to protect himself and Alice behind it.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and the smell of burning mixed with the stench of blood was extremely pungent.

Lynn stared intently at the center of the explosion. He knew that an attack of this magnitude was far from enough to instantly kill a level 70 berserker.

Sure enough, a low, labored breath came from within the smoke and dust.

"Good...very good..."

Balk slowly emerged from the smoke and dust. A large hole had been blown through his dark red heavy armor, revealing charred flesh underneath. Blood flowed down his abdomen, but the crimson in his eyes grew even more fanatical.

The water lines, entangled with the tide, began to break one by one.

"You've successfully angered me."

Balk stomped on the ground, his entire body like a cannonball, instantly shattering the earthen shield in front of Lynn.

too fast!

Lynn didn't even have time to cast another spell before Balk's giant axe, carrying the shadow of death, swept down on him.

If that strike lands squarely, Lynn will definitely be cut in half at the waist.

At this critical moment.

"You are not allowed to touch him."

Alice let out a roar. Instead of retreating, she charged towards Balk's giant axe.

"Alice, no!" Lynn cried out in horror, reaching out to grab her, but grasping only air.

Alice's slender, pale hand did not dodge or evade, but directly met the massive steel axe that was powerful enough to shatter city walls.

A cruel glint of pleasure flashed in Balk's eyes: "You're asking for death!"

However, the instant Alice's hands touched the axe blade, the emerald green flames in her eyes suddenly erupted, like two dazzling green suns.

"deprivation!"

Alice's voice was icy cold, devoid of any human emotion; it possessed the majesty of divine authority.

A miracle happened.

The moment the seemingly indestructible steel axe touched Alice's hand, the cold glint on its blade dimmed instantly, and then a thick layer of rust spread across the axe surface at a visible speed.

"Click".

Balk's prized giant axe shattered into a pile of iron slag, just like a rotten piece of dead wood!

"This is impossible!" Balk's eyes widened, his fanatical gaze filled with shock.

But his level 70 berserker instincts made him react instantly. The moment the axe shattered, he abandoned his weapon and slammed his left fist, which was the size of a clay pot, down with a violent heat wave, toward Lynn's head.

"Go away!"

Lynn let out a roar. He didn't have time to cast a magical shield, so he could only compress all the wind elements in his body onto his back and use his body to block the punch.

"boom!"

A dull, loud bang.

Lynn felt as if he had been hit on the back by a rhinoceros charging at full speed. The compressed wind element shield shattered in less than a second, and the violent energy penetrated directly into his body.

"puff."

Lynn coughed up a mouthful of blood and slammed his body heavily against the hard wall of the cell.

"Lynn."

Alice frantically caught Lynn, who had slipped to the ground. Seeing the deep fist marks on Lynn's back and the gushing blood, her body trembled violently.

"Cough... I'm fine..." Lynn coughed up two mouthfuls of bloody saliva and forced himself to lift his head.

“That’s really touching.” Balk clenched his fist. “Relax, you’ll be dead soon.”

Alice slowly raised her head.

The timidity and panic on her face completely disappeared. The emerald green flame in her eyes was no longer a weak flame, but had transformed into a raging inferno. Even her long hair began to move without wind, shimmering with a ghostly green light.

“You deserve to die,” Alice said, enunciating each word clearly.

The temperature inside the cell plummeted, and an extremely eerie atmosphere filled the air. It wasn't the cold of ice magic, but a pure, deathly stillness that stripped away all warmth.

Balk stopped in his tracks.

As a berserker who constantly walks the line between life and death, his intuition far surpasses that of ordinary people.

At this moment, every cell in his body was screaming alarms. The aura emanating from this seemingly frail girl in front of him instilled in him a fear that came from the depths of his soul.

"Playing tricks!"

Balk roared, suppressing his fear, and once again channeled the remaining power within him. Dark red blood mist enveloped his entire body, and like a raging beast, he launched a final charge towards Alice.

Alice neither dodged nor retreated.

She slowly stood up, shielding the injured Lynn behind her, and extended her right hand, palm facing the charging Balk.

"I'm disqualifying you from existing."

As Alice's icy voice fell, the floor of the entire underground cell instantly shattered.

Countless vines, ten times thicker than before and with an eerie grayish-white color, broke through the soil.

These vines seemed to possess their own consciousness, precisely avoiding Balk's swung fist, and like venomous snakes, they pierced directly into his flesh through the gaps in his armor!

"what!"

Balk let out a piercing scream.

To his horror, he discovered that these grayish-white vines did not bring him excruciating pain, but rather, like countless water pipes, were frantically devouring his life force.

His once-proud, powerful physique began to wither rapidly under the piercing vines. His once-bulging muscles shrank like a deflated balloon, and his skin lost its luster, turning as gray as withered tree bark.

"Get out, get out of here."

Balk frantically tore at the vines binding his body, but those vines were already deeply rooted in his bones and blood. The harder he struggled, the faster his life force drained away.

The berserker's berserk state was forcibly interrupted, and the crimson in Balk's eyes gradually faded.

"Help... help..."

This once arrogant level 70 berserker now let out a weak plea for mercy, his massive body collapsing to his knees as he stretched out his withered hand toward Alice.

Alice stared at him expressionlessly, the emerald flames in her eyes remaining completely still.

The 70th-rank Royal Warden is dead.

Chapter 193 Second Visit to the Palace

Balk's massive body slammed heavily onto the cold obsidian floor of the underground cell.

After fulfilling their mission, the grayish-white vines withered quickly and turned into ashes.

Lynn leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Although the compressed wind element shield blocked part of the punch that Balk delivered before his death, the remaining violent power still shattered two of his ribs, and his internal organs seemed to have shifted.

"Cough cough..." Lynn coughed up a mouthful of dark red blood, his vision becoming somewhat blurred.