As Ali's weapon was caught by one Naga, the other female Naga nearby reacted. It roared and lunged forward, simultaneously turning the staff in its hand.
Ali then noticed that the other end of the staff, less than a meter long, was a very sharp triangular pyramid. It was clear that this creature was not just a spellcaster but also possessed formidable close-combat abilities.
The injured Naga tried to turn around, intending to embrace Ali with its arms to create an opportunity for its companion to kill Ali.
How could Ali allow that? With a mere thought, the Emei刺 in her hand was retracted into her spiritual realm. Then, with a nimble dip of her head, the tall Naga's arm missed its target.
Ali lifted her foot and kicked the Naga directly in the stomach, sending it tumbling to the ground. Even though Nagas had tough skin and scales for protection, they were no match for Ali, a thousand-year-old cat demon.
At this moment, the other Naga lunged forward, its staff tip thrusting fiercely at Ali.
Ali dodged the attack with a slight sidestep.
Now appearing in Ali's hand was a large hammer. The hammer's handle was about half a meter long, the head was as thick as an adult's arm, and it was over ten centimeters long, weighing more than ten kilograms.
The hammer's handle was solid and cast as one with the head, ensuring the hammer wouldn't break no matter how it was swung.
This hammer was crafted by Ling Tian using meteorite iron at Ali's request.
Ali found that her usual claw hammer had limited lethality against the attacks of these merfolk. Thus, she asked Ling Tian to specifically forge two heavier hammers for her.
Ali dodged the Naga's staff attack and swung her hammer directly at the Naga's arm.
"Crack!"
"Aowuu!"
Ali possessed innate monstrous strength. The impact of a ten-kilogram hammer swung down was amplified many times over.
The hammer landed squarely on the Naga's arm, not missing its mark. Although the Naga's arm was very thick, its circumference comparable to an adult man's thigh, it was directly broken by Ali's hammer.
The severed end of the arm protruded from the skin and scales. While the Naga cried out in agony, Ali raised her hand, swung the hammer, and smashed it hard onto the Naga's head.
The Naga's skull was very hard, and it wasn't directly smashed into mush. However, a large dent was created in the solid skull. The brain beneath the skull turned into a paste under the immense impact force.
Ali hefted the hammer in her hand, very satisfied with this new weapon.
However, the other Nagas also noticed something was wrong and turned to charge towards Ali.
With a flash of thought, Ali produced three talismans. She then infused energy into them, and three white orbs shot towards the three Nagas charging at the front.
The white orbs flew at extreme speed, and the Nagas had no time to dodge. In their panic, these Nagas used their weapons to block the white orbs, which resulted in explosions.
These three white orbs were Vajra Talismans!
The explosive power of the Vajra Talismans was indeed astonishing. The Nagas, charging at full speed, were thrown back nearly 10 meters by the impact force of the explosions, landing heavily on the ground.
However, although these Nagas looked miserable, their scales were blasted bloody, these were not fatal injuries!
This was not surprising. Vajra Talismans had extraordinary lethality against evil entities, but these Nagas and merfolk were merely ordinary marine creatures. The damage Vajra Talismans inflicted on them was purely the slight shockwave generated by the explosion.
Ali frowned. This time, she flung out three Fire Talismans. Three explosive fireballs transformed into fireballs the size of fists and flew directly at the Nagas!
"Boom boom boom!"
Three violent explosions, and three huge fireballs turned into a wall of fire, engulfing several Nagas.
To Ali's surprise, although these Nagas suffered severe injuries, they did not die on the spot. These tenacious creatures still struggled to brandish their weapons, preparing to charge at Ali!
Ali felt a bit frustrated. She raised her hand and threw out three more Lightning Talismans. This time, three talismans crackling with electricity flew directly at three Nagas.
"Sizzle..."
The moment the talismans hit the Nagas, a large amount of electric light was released from them. This electric light spread like a spiderweb, instantly covering the three Nagas.
The three Nagas convulsed, unable to move, and fell to the ground. However, after a few tens of seconds, as all the electrical energy from the Lightning Talismans was released, the three Nagas stood up again.
"Ling Tian, your talismans don't seem to be very effective..."
Ali contacted Ling Tian directly through telepathy, informing him of the combat situation.
Upon hearing this, Ling Tian also frowned. Soon, he sent a message back to Ali.
"Ali, there's no need to hide your strength. Let loose and fight, but be careful not to get hurt."
"Okay, watch this!"
Ali said, taking out another talisman. She activated it with her internal energy and threw it out directly.
This was another Flash Talisman. A bright light exploded in the darkness, instantly blinding the Nagas.
However, this time, the Nagas' blindness was only temporary. This was because there was a membrane-like structure outside their eyes, similar to organic plastic. This structure also had the function of regulating light. It was this protection that prevented the Nagas from being completely blinded, causing only temporary blindness for a few tens of seconds.
But those few tens of seconds were enough for Ali. She took out a sphere the size of a melon, triggered its mechanism, and then threw it towards the Nagas!
This was a magic core bomb, the trump card Ling Tian had left for the merfolk.
The magic core bomb was instantly thrown into the most densely populated area of the merfolk.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion. There was no fire in this explosion, only a large amount of shockwave and the numerous metal fragments inside the magic core bomb.
These metal fragments, propelled by the shockwave, formed a metal storm that instantly swept through the entire Naga formation.
Even though the Nagas' bodies were very sturdy, the Nagas at the center of the explosion were blown into pieces!
The Nagas slightly further from the center of the explosion, while their bodies were still relatively intact, already had dozens of metal fragments embedded within them. Some fragments even pierced through the Nagas' bodies!