The sword energy lost most of its power under the erosion of the ice cones, and when it touched the ice cloud, it only managed to cut a small nick.
Dense icicles rained down, leaving numerous small and large wounds on Hera's body.
Whoosh—!
Five scorching flames, like sword energy, melted the ice spikes along their path and blasted towards Hera.
Hera tried to dodge, but the cold temperature made her movements sluggish.
All five streaks of fire struck Hera's petite body without exception.
Several deep, bone-revealing gashes appeared on Hera's body, burning fiercely, rendering her unable to regenerate.
The crimson blood had just extinguished the flames when [Xia] appeared before Hera with an angry face.
Burning claws, carrying intense heat, slashed at Hera's face.
The force sent Hera flying backward, crashing headfirst into a tall building and creating a huge hole at the bottom.
The lights inside the high-rise flickered slightly. A young mother, holding her two children, looked at the chandelier with some panic.
"Honey, could you look out the window and see what's happening?"
The man beside her nodded, and walked shakily to the window to look outside.
But what he saw almost made him scream.
Several thick tentacles wrapped around the entire building, and with a violent shaking, the entire building was lifted up by the tentacles.
Hera lifted the building and slammed it down with all her might.
"ah--!"
The screams of the residents, accompanied by the rumbling of the building, all rushed towards Xia.
A fiery eye appeared in Xia's palm, and she used it to slap the flying building.
The scorching pillar of fire pierced through the building, and the magnificent structure was reduced to rubble in an instant.
A large amount of smoke and dust covered the surroundings, and [Seasons] looked around but could not find Hera.
[Autumn] seemed to suddenly remember something, and several people looked at the ground and spoke.
"She might have run into the ground..."
[Xia] didn't care whether he was actually in the ground or not, he pressed his hands down hard on the ground, and a burst of flames rushed in from the crack in the ground.
Thump—!
A muffled explosion blasted the ground open, and a strange mass of flesh and blood exploded into the air.
Hera quickly changed shape in mid-air, transforming into a large eagle, and propelled herself away into the distance by flapping her feathers.
After the exchange just now, Hera realized that she was no match for the four of them working together.
[Four Seasons] has [Spring] constantly healing their injuries and replenishing their condition, while [Autumn] only has [Autumn] constantly using his special ability to make Hera consume energy at a faster rate.
Before long, Hera would be destroyed by them due to insufficient energy, which is why she planned to escape.
"Hehe, don't run away! Weren't you having a good fight just now?!"
Xia roared, raised his hand and condensed a fiery eye in his palm, which then continued to enlarge in the air.
The fiery eye slowly formed a huge fireball, like the sun, and blasted it towards Hera.
Winter and Autumn each released several ice spears and black insects that surged toward Hera.
Hera went at full speed and barely managed to dodge all the attacks.
"Depend on--! ! !"
[Xia] Furious, he pounded the ground, landed on all fours, and ran away like a wild beast.
[Winter] stepped on the ice and snow, following like skiing, while [Autumn] was dragged along by the black insect, able to catch up at a not slow speed.
[Spring] From behind, a pair of wings made of leaves grew out and flew in the air, while shining warm light on the group.
Hera was fast, but the Four Seasons were not slow either, after all, they had traveled from all over the world to get here in less than a day.
As the distance between them continued to close, Hera began to think about how to proceed.
A pillar of fire rose from the ground.
Hera was caught off guard and struck in the body, causing her flight speed to slow down.
[Winter] Seizing the opportunity, he shot out countless ice spikes, which pierced Hera's body.
Thick vines wrapped around Hera and pulled her to the ground.
With a dull thud, a cloud of dust rose from the ground.
Hera was tightly bound to the ground by ice blocks and vines, unable to move.
"Haha! Goodbye—[Life]! Become nourishment for us!!!"
A blazing fire eye condensed in Xia's mouth, and with a loud shout, flames erupted like a volcano and surged toward Hera.
It looks like I'm really going to be eliminated, but luckily I have a clone in another city.
Although he's lost his 'Star Power', at least he won't die...
Hera, now under control, closed her eyes resignedly.
Just as the flames were about to land on him, a figure suddenly blocked his way.
He held a short knife and slashed at the fierce flames in front of him.
The next moment... the flames were actually sliced open!
The scorching flames were sliced in two the moment they touched the dagger, turning into wisps of pixels that drifted into the air.
The attack that should have killed Hera was easily neutralized.
"What the hell?!"
All four seasons turned their gaze to the person who had suddenly appeared, and Summer's pupils contracted sharply.
"Hey...aren't you dead?!"
The figure, with a pair of enormous wings that shimmered with strange light on its back, slowly approached Hera and used the dagger in its hand to slash at the vines.
The thick vines were simply scratched by the knife, and they turned into wisps of pixels that drifted into the air.
Hera stared at the person in front of her, her eyes filled with disbelief, while a familiar feeling returned to her.
"Ai...Karen?"
A faint smile appeared on Ekaren's melancholy face as he gently helped Hera to her feet.
"Yes, boss, I'm back."
Hera slowly transformed into human form, looked him up and down, and discovered that this person was indeed Aikalen.
"Weren't you dead?"
Aikalen's eyes darkened, as if she had remembered something sad.
“I did die, but… ‘they’ gave me another life.”
He placed his hand on his chest, then clenched it painfully, "Boss... I'll handle [Xia]..."
Hera looked at Ekaren, whose tearful eyes were filled with determination and anger.
Although Hera was worried that Ekalen was no match for Xia, who had already absorbed her cells, she still nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, boss..."
Ekalen nodded slightly to Hera, then turned to face Xia, who was engulfed in flames and looked like a demon.
"How...how did you even survive?! I clearly remember killing you!"
Aikalen did not answer him, and slowly stepped forward with a cold face.
Suddenly, Hera sensed that Ekalen was emanating an aura that was in no way inferior to her own.
[Xia] seemed to sense the other's presence as well, and was first taken aback, then became excited.
"It's alright, if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time!"
"I will kill you."
"Aikalen said calmly, as a pixelated heart floated out of her body."
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