Chapter 2 Skills Clash

The collision of the two great skills created intense shockwaves that made the ground tremble beneath the feet of the surrounding players.

The ground where the two stood had become the epicenter of the explosion. Not only was a large chunk of it blasted away, but horrifying cracks spread everywhere, far surpassing the destruction of their previous exchanges.

As the axe shadows and water whips dissipated, the two stood quietly in the large pit. Though both were unharmed, their expressions were vastly different—one of boundless excitement, the other of utter astonishment.

"This assassin actually blocked my strongest skill?" The half-tiger female warrior, Battle Axe, scrutinized Fire Dance before her, her face ashen, the ease of earlier completely gone.

The Tier 2 Forbidden Skill she unleashed in her burst state could force even High Lords to retreat. She was incredibly confident in this move, convinced that no player could withstand it.

Yet Fire Dance, a mere assassin, hadn't used a Vanish to evade, and had instead fought her to a standstill. This was something she absolutely could not accept, nor could she tolerate it.

However, Battle Axe's skill had ended, but the Water Shackles used by Fire Dance had not. Whips of water lashed out at Battle Axe, each one possessing more power than Fire Dance herself. Instantly, six water whips struck from all directions, forcing Battle Axe to wield her twin axes in defense.

In an instant, Battle Axe was at a disadvantage, only able to defend and unable to attack.

"So amazing, she can actually suppress Battle Axe all by herself?" Qin Yin watched Battle Axe, completely on the defensive, a surge of astonishment filling her heart. She never imagined Fire Dance could reach such a level.

In the distance, Luan Shi Kuangfa's eyes were wide with disbelief. Battle Axe, who had previously wreaked havoc on their Dongwu Dynasty, was now reduced to mere defense.

Moreover, it wasn't just Battle Axe who was at a disadvantage. The other members of the Grim Reaper Studio were also struggling. Zero Wing only had a dozen or so members, yet the Grim Reaper Studio members were no match, being eliminated one after another.

Not long after Fire Dance suppressed Battle Axe, the half-elf Bing Yu, who had been inactive until now, suddenly moved. She activated a burst skill and began chanting, rapidly writing divine runes.

Suddenly, icy swords appeared in the sky, numbering over twenty. They fell from the sky, directly towards Fire Dance. At the same time, tall, thick earthen walls rose around Fire Dance, completely blocking her surroundings, leaving her nowhere to dodge.

Under the effects of dual chanting, the twenty-plus icy swords crashed down, leaving Fire Dance no room to evade.

"Break!"

Fire Dance watched the incoming icy swords, abandoning her attack on Battle Axe. She made the water whips rotate around her body, forming a defensive barrier that blocked all the icy swords outside, preventing them from getting close.

However, Battle Axe was far from idle. She continuously swung her giant axes at the water barrier, creating a gap that allowed the icy swords to pierce through and stab at Fire Dance's weak spots.

But Fire Dance had no intention of dodging, and simply swung her Thousand Transformations, deflecting the icy swords.

With Bing Yu's addition, Fire Dance was suddenly swamped, forced to constantly watch out for the incoming icy swords.

"Aren't you going to help?" Qin Yin couldn't help but ask Xia Qingcheng and Ziyan Liuyun, who were standing by the side, not taking any action at all, her tone tinged with urgency.

It was one thing that the dozen or so Zero Wing members were suppressing the forty-plus members of the Grim Reaper Studio, but now that Battle Axe and Bing Yu were teaming up against Fire Dance, things would get difficult if they didn't help.

After all, as a leader in the Grim Reaper Studio, Bing Yu's combat power was definitely no less than Battle Axe's. Their combined strength would be doubled. With even a small opening, they could instantly kill Fire Dance.

But Qin Yin's words only earned her puzzled looks from Ban Xia Qingcheng and Ziyan Liuyun.

"Why should we interfere with Fire Dance's rare adventure? Right now, Fire Dance is constantly perfecting her skills, immersing herself in this battle. Can't you see she's enjoying herself?"

"But those two are leaders of the Grim Reaper Studio! They're top experts in the Grim Reaper Studio, each capable of taking on a thousand! Even if Fire Dance is more powerful than any one of them, facing two alone..."

Qin Yin looked at Ban Xia Qingcheng and Ziyan Liuyun's serious expressions, and was almost speechless. Fire Dance was currently at a disadvantage. Constant defense would inevitably lead to mistakes, and the loss of experience was minor. The main issue was if the dropped weapons and equipment were taken by Battle Axe or Bing Yu, that would be a huge loss. After all, Fire Dance's terrifying power and speed were definitely due to exceptional weapons and equipment.

"Two leaders of the Grim Reaper Studio?" Ziyan Liuyun couldn't help but chuckle. "If four or five leaders of the Grim Reaper Studio came at once, maybe this battle would be a bit more interesting."

"Four or five leaders of the Grim Reaper Studio at once?" Qin Yin was stunned. She felt Ziyan Liuyun was too confident.

The Grim Reaper Studio was a mercenary group that even Super Guilds had to turn a blind eye to. She had heard before that each leader possessed combat power surpassing even the top experts in Super Guilds. Four or five at once? Did they really think that experts capable of fighting a thousand were like street urchins, to be killed at will?

As Qin Yin chatted with Ziyan Liuyun and the others, Battle Axe and Bing Yu's attacks became even more ferocious.

Bing Yu's continuous magical attacks left Fire Dance no chance to breathe. Any opening would immediately be exploited to pierce through the water defense and strike Fire Dance. Battle Axe constantly created openings, and would occasionally engage in close combat with Fire Dance, trading injuries for attacks.

In just a short time, Fire Dance's HP began to drop. Even with armor defense, the grazing attacks from the giant axes still inflicted significant impact on Fire Dance. Blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, but fortunately, it didn't affect her combat performance.

Of course, Battle Axe wasn't having an easy time either. The injury-trading fighting style had left cracks in her armor. The impact from the blade caused her face to turn red, and blood couldn't help but spill from her mouth, causing her to lose a lot of HP.

"This weapon is really powerful, it can even cause cracks in my Dark-Gold ranked armor." Battle Axe looked at her somewhat damaged armor, clicking her tongue slightly. Then, she looked at Bing Yu in the distance and said, "Fighting like this won't work. Let's use the combined skill!"

Bing Yu nodded, then changed her tactics, using rapid dual-chanting. Battle Axe also put away the giant axes she had initially been wielding, tightly gripping the crimson battle axes with both hands. Her dark grey eyes suddenly turned silvery white, and six small magic arrays formed around her body. Instantly, she charged towards Fire Dance.

Less than fifteen yards away from Fire Dance, Battle Axe suddenly vanished. Six Battle Axes suddenly appeared around Fire Dance, leaping up and slamming down on her. Bing Yu, in the distance, also finished chanting, and ice walls appeared around Fire Dance. Red cracks appeared on the ground beneath her feet, as if something was about to erupt.

Combined Skill: Icefire Bombardment!

"It's over..." Qin Yin felt a deep sense of despair at this sight. She felt that Ziyan Liuyun and the others were too confident in Fire Dance. This time, she was really going to die.

"As expected of the Grim Reaper Studio, famous throughout the Fairy Empire. This trip was not in vain." Fire Dance looked at the combined skill launched by the two, and a happy arc couldn't help but appear on her red lips. Then, she abandoned Water Shackles and used Petrifying Spike's finishing move: Petrifying Domain.

"Die!" The six Battle Axes slammed down fiercely.

The six Battle Axes were all physical clones, possessing 100% of the original's power. The phantoms formed by the six battle axes completely enveloped the area where Fire Dance was located. The six axe phantoms fell simultaneously. The power was so strong that even space seemed to be shattered.

Boom boom boom...

Instantly, a series of violent explosions erupted. The earth shattered, and the surrounding players felt a violent shaking of the ground. A pillar of fire shot up from the ground beneath Fire Dance's feet, reaching into the sky.

As the pillar of fire dissipated, the entire area where Fire Dance had stood transformed into a lava hell. Around the lava hell was an icy domain. From a distance, the scenery was quite magical and spectacular.

"Did she finally die?" Battle Axe looked at Fire Dance, who had fallen to the ground and began to dissipate, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Because Fire Dance's last move, Petrifying Domain, had hit her and Bing Yu. Although the combined skill had offset some of the damage, their HP was also very low.

Just as Battle Axe was about to turn around and leave, a loud shout suddenly rang out in her ears.

"Careful!"

The voice came from Bing Yu in the distance, but before Battle Axe could understand what was happening, she suddenly felt a pain in her back. A short sword emerged from her chest, and this short sword was none other than Fire Dance's Thousand Transformations.

"How could this be? You're not..." Battle Axe turned her head to look behind her, her eyes full of confusion. She found that Fire Dance, who should have died, was standing behind her at some unknown time, and her HP bar was completely full.

Fire Dance then pulled out the cold Thousand Transformations from her hand. A pillar of blood spurted out as she looked at Battle Axe, whose HP was constantly draining away, and whispered, "Your combined attack is indeed very strong. It actually made me use up one life."

As Fire Dance finished speaking, Battle Axe's HP also completely dropped to zero. She fell directly to the ground, dropping a piece of equipment. Bing Yu, seeing this, quickly took out an ancient magic scroll from her backpack, unfolded it directly, and forcibly broke through the blockade, disappearing before everyone's eyes.

The other members of the Grim Reaper Studio also panicked due to the defeat of Battle Axe and Bing Yu. In a short time, the Zero Wing members eliminated all the members of the Grim Reaper Studio.

At this moment, the Grim Reaper Studio, which had been a headache for the major guilds of the Fairy Empire, finally suffered its most tragic blow in history!

Two pillar-like leaders of the Grim Reaper Studio were dead and one had escaped. More than fifty other experts were all annihilated!