Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 824: Lanloste’s Decision

"Fair? You're talking about fairness at this point? Cough, cough! Do you think going back after doing this won't get you punished? You fool!" Gerald angrily cursed at Lanloste's bizarre thought process, causing him to cough dryly in frustration.

"Don't understand? The only way for me to lessen the punishment when I return is to achieve significant merits in this battle! Boss is dead! Considering how much the church values you, I think you'll be summoned back soon, leaving me alone to face Ye Ruozai, who uses those strange techniques. What's the chance of victory then? I'm doing this for the sake of victory! Only by concentrating the energy within you two into me, can I possibly kill the opponent with one strike! Your souls will return to the Magic Realm, leave the rest to me!" Lanloste accelerated the absorption of the energy, gritting his teeth to endure.

"Hahaha! Truly, as expected of a descendant of the Lanloste family, only at critical moments for personal interests can you muster that bit of courage from the depths of your heart. How could I have forgotten? After all, betrayal is your family's tradition! Well, if you win, we're just supporting the younger generation. But think carefully, if you do something so decisive and still lose! You'll truly have no way back!" Jiaheris, whose form had begun to waver due to energy loss, listened to Lanloste's explanation and no longer struggled, letting his arms drop and allowing the other to do as he pleased.

In the face of Jiaheris's mocking words, Lanloste had a certain awareness of enduring humiliation for the sake of a greater goal. Without a glance, he silently drained the energy from the two Round Table Knights who had ceased resistance, until nothing was left. Watching two beams of light descend from the sky, taking the two fully vanished soul bodies, Lanloste's once calm face twisted with malevolence. This ferocity came from the pain of absorbing too much energy, and also from the hatred towards the three people before him who had pushed him to this point!

Clearly understanding Ye Ruozai's abilities, and to prevent the use of the mysterious, instantaneously lethal power he couldn't comprehend, he decided to abandon close combat and opt for long-range combat to eliminate the opponent. In order for this plan to succeed, he laid out all his cards on the table!

Seeing Lanloste personally deal with his two companions left the trio surprised and puzzled as to why he did it. They watched as Lanloste retrieved something from his Storage Necklace and tossed it forward. As a glow unfolded in front of him, noticing a familiar pattern on the light screen, Ye Ruozai frowned.

"This damned thing again!" Xia Yu sighed, resting a hand on her knee, shaking her head helplessly, "It's a defensive blessing that can block most attacks. Xila said before leaving he could carry three at most, and I didn't expect he actually had three! The first two were destroyed by Pei Yan's full-power Plasma Cannon, but this last one..."

Saying this, Xia Yu turned to look at the sorry state of the group and chuckled bitterly, "Can the three of us even break through it?"

"Even if we can't, we must!" Gazing at Lanloste, who held his sword aloft towards the sky and converted all the inner energy into Sword Qi behind a raised shield, Ye Ruozai gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "He has already locked us with his aura, to avoid his next strike, we must either clash head-on or break his defense and eliminate him first. Oh right! There's one more way out!" Ye Ruozai mused with a self-deprecating smile, "That is, we could just forfeit the competition, do you want to choose that?"

"A head-on clash likely won't work, even if we win, there would be casualties. Though I've prepared to die, if any of us dies, Pei Yan will go berserk! It's better to attack first and eliminate him!" Xia Yu voiced her choice of the second option, dismissing the third choice as mere jest, not seriously considered.

"Old Zheng, can you still unleash an attack like that as before?" Ye Ruozai nodded in agreement and then turned to Zheng Jia Ru who had nearly recovered and sat up.

"Maximum power, no. Slightly weaker, yes, but it will consume all my strength, and after that, I'll be exhausted and fall into a deep sleep, unable to help with any subsequent matches." Zheng Jia Ru said, getting up, warming up, and continuing, "The engine energy has been awakened once before, re-igniting this time won't take as long, but you'll need to give me at least five minutes for preheating."

"Alright, judging by Lanloste raising that defense wall, it's also to buy time to convert his Sword Qi, let's hope we can be faster! How about you, Xia Yu?"

"I can still fight, but it's very difficult to unleash an attack with such destructive power as during the duel with that knight!" Xia Yu recognized now wasn't the time for bravado, and honestly assessed her capability. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"That's enough! You and I will work together to break his defense first, and leave the rest to Old Zheng for a fatal strike!" Ye Ruozai said, then immediately thrust his sword into the ground, clasping his hands, his forehead veins bulging, eyes wide open. A surge of energy flowed through the sword into the earth beneath him as he forcefully muttered, "Heavenly Dao: All Things Born!"

At that moment, Xia Yu felt the ground beneath her tremble the first time, then watched countless fresh sprouts grow from the cracked and battered ground, instantly transforming into towering trees. And connected by this fast-growing forest, the once-ravaged land rejuvenated, collecting back together.

However, Ye Ruozai was evidently not planting trees here. As the forest sprung up before him, he let out another loud shout to summon the earth! Upon this summon, the soil under Xia Yu's feet was upheaved. As she raised her eyes again, she saw the newly restored ground carved out, like scooped up by a massive ladle, now slowly lifting skyward.

Seeing the mass of soil overhead resembling a small mountain size, Xia Yu quickly understood Ye Ruozai's intent. She immediately leaped several times, landing steadily atop the small mountain, then placed her hands on the ground, whispering, "Light as a feather!"

With Xia Yu's assistance, Ye Ruozai's burden lightened considerably. The upthrusted mini mountain ascended even faster. Meanwhile, Ye Ruozai didn't cease in his spellcasting efforts; arrow bamboos pierced upward from the mountain's base, densely covering the entire foundation. Not stopping there, Xia Yu seemed worried the impact might still not be enough. So she released a deluge of molten iron, encapsulating each arrow bamboo.