Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 761 - 655: Ownership of the Treasure

Bang—!

The explosion filled the air.

In the form of a giant dragon, Aiven, with Olivia temporarily deprived of her casting ability perched atop his head, raced like an armored vehicle equipped with a rocket engine along the wide four-lane path forcibly plowed by [Shattered Star]!

Here, not to mention the twisted demon, even a slightly larger stone was nowhere to be found.

At this moment.

The Central Lighthouse, which was their target, had turned into a gigantic deep pit, with everything vanished without a trace, leaving only a single remnant flitting amidst the chaotic air currents backed by its unbreakable attribute.

Olivia, standing atop Aiven's head, reached out daintily, and the [Ocean Treasure: Ancient Scroll] that a group had planned for so long fell into her fair, delicate hand.

But just as a hint of delight appeared at the corner of the girl's delicate lips.

"Drop it!"

A hoarse, dry murmur, akin to bones scraping against each other, suddenly echoed in her ears.

The only powerful being on-site capable of long-range sniping from tens of kilometers away saw the treasure inching away from his grasp without hesitation and instinctively acted.

The Skeleton Grand Witch of the "Necromancy School," a ghastly green [True Name] mark briefly flickered at the center of his pale brow, as he vigorously clenched his hand, causing the wolf-headed magic staff that was originally shimmering with spiritual light to shatter instantly.

Whizz—

A chilling, bone-piercing stroke of dark green magic spiritual light shot forth, slicing through the still smoke-filled space, and in the blink of an eye, reached Olivia.

[Decree: Death] was a mighty one-hit kill magic, and in the hands of the Tier 3 Grand Wizard, even Tier 4 Extraordinary beings hit would have a small chance of losing their lives without any resistance, falling into the Netherworld.

If Olivia, only at Tier 2 Senior level, was struck, direct death would almost be inevitable!

However, after his hands moved quicker than his mind to launch the attack, a massive fear erupted from the Spiritual deep within, engulfing the Skeleton Grand Witch's heart, making even the exposed joints of his body creak under suppressed terror.

Clack… Clack…

His [True Name], deeply connected to the World Root Source, had already clearly foreseen that if this blow truly hit, the opponent might or might not die, but his soul would almost certainly collapse instantly!

His intuition was indeed accurate.

Previously, at an engagement between the "King of Sea Monsters" Kraken and them, Aiven had already exhausted the blessing against "Death God" Wuhao, but Olivia still retained hers.

The ancient land turtle's phantasmal protective counter-strike had kept even those just below demigods like "Death God" Wuhao at bay, so how could a Grand Wizard escape its fate?

Fortunately, the tragedy of the Skeleton Grand Witch did not come to pass.

To Aiven at least, blessings from Divine Creatures were not so cheap; exchanging for the life of a Tier 3 Grand Wizard was far from worthwhile.

Bam—

When the green brilliance flickered for a moment, emerald mist surrounded Olivia.

A heavily armored "Flesh Puppet" soared forth, protecting her and firmly absorbing the deadly hit.

Then, it fell straight to the ground.

The shining steel armor seemed to have reached its end, with its chest rusted into a bowl-sized hole, rust was everywhere else as well. Inside, the originally red flesh of the "Flesh Puppet" turned ghastly white, although the surface seemed intact without a single scratch, it had entirely lost the breath of life.

Though powerful instant-death magic might exert terrifying force and often disregards logic, it also has strict usage limitations; simply deploying another "creature" as a meat shield can perfectly defend against it.

For the "Vitalist School," there were endless meat walls to use.

However.

This strike from the Skeleton Grand Witch also successfully drew attention from Aiven's group.

Olivia did not scrutinize the dreamt-of treasure, merely calmly stowing away the [Ancient Scroll], and all four individuals turned their heads towards the direction of the "Necromancy School."

The quad of a dragon-riding maiden, giant dragon/Grand Wizard, Grand Wizard, Peak Grand Knight was already the most powerful contingent on the island. Carrying the immense momentum of just now [Shattered Star], their gaze seemed to exert a heavy pressure.

Previously. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

A tacit understanding was that whoever eventually obtained that critically important Ocean Treasure would, regardless of superior power, inevitably face a collective siege from surrounding forces.

But Olivia's one-hit [Gem Witchcraft: Shattered Star] had imprinted its terrifying might deep like a scar onto everyone's hearts; the gulf between their powers was no longer something numbers could bridge.

The gap had grown so wide it stripped away the courage to wield a blade.

Was all their painstaking effort to weave through the dense twisted demon army only leading them to be easily swept away upon arrival?

No one knew where the limits of such an attack lay, moreover... there was that eerily extreme sense of crisis!

Especially the Skeleton Grand Wizard who faced their gaze directly; if skeletons could perspire cold sweat, surely it would have soaked his inner and outer robes long ago.

"Teacher, previously stationed long-term at the 'Golden Sea,' Rudolph once mentioned..."