I'm a little panicked when I cross the collapse

“We… are not the same,” Alicia said softly, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness and determination.

She gently shook her head, as if trying to shake off certain thoughts. At the same time, an exquisitely crafted bow-shaped weapon appeared silently in front of the girl as if by magic.

Without the slightest hesitation, Alicia swiftly reached out and gripped the bow tightly. The bow emitted a faint glow, as if it shared some kind of unspoken understanding with her.

Holding the bow in her left hand and drawing the string with her right, Alicia's movements were as natural and fluid as flowing water. With each pull, the bowstring emitted a humming sound, as if playing the prelude to the impending attack.

A pink arrow gradually took shape on the bowstring, its unique energy radiating a captivating light. Alicia focused intently on the Second Herrscher before her, locking onto the powerful aura emanating from it.

Sensing the threat from Alicia, a flicker of anger suddenly flashed in the Second Herrscher's previously lifeless eyes.

It let out a deep roar: "Traitors to God! Purge them!"

Before the words were even finished, the Second Herrscher's body suddenly lunged forward, moving with lightning speed.

Seeing this, Alicia released the bowstring without hesitation, and the pink arrow shot out like a meteor, heading straight for the Second Herrscher.

Whoosh!

The sound of the arrow piercing the air echoed, carrying unparalleled power and speed.

Alicia stared intently at the trajectory of the arrow, knowing that its power was not to be underestimated.

If she fails to harm the Second Herrscher as before, she will need to find another way.

Sure enough, just as the arrow was about to strike the Second Herrscher, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, a vortex appeared around the Second Herrscher's body, and the vortex, like a bottomless pit, instantly swallowed the arrow.

A look of astonishment appeared on Alicia's pretty face; she clearly hadn't expected the Second Herrscher to possess such a bizarre ability.

"No wonder. If it absorbed my attack, then that arrow that wouldn't have missed should have just disappeared like that."

Ellie understood, but such an ability alone was certainly not enough to be called a Herrscher; she needed to obtain more useful information.

A casual glance around revealed four towering white stone pillars that conveniently surrounded her and the Second Herrscher.

Alicia's eyes flashed, clearly she had an idea.

Whoosh whoosh!

Three dazzling arrows were shot out, their target aimed directly at the base of the stone pillar.

At the same time, using the stone slabs under her feet, Alicia decisively turned around and sped away.

The tricky shooting angles and the precise control over the direction of the collapsing stone pillars...

Alicia's goal was obvious: she wanted to bury the Second Herrscher alive.

But the Second Herrscher certainly wouldn't stay put forever. As a Herrscher, even though she had only recently awakened, her speed was still quite impressive. After realizing Alicia's intentions, she flashed and was about to break through the encirclement of several collapsing stone pillars.

So close, just a hair's breadth away!

Crunch!

This sudden sound seemed to make the whole world hold its breath for this moment.

At this crucial moment, Alicia, who was soaring through the air as lightly as a bird, suddenly turned around in mid-air with astonishing speed.

She was holding the longbow tightly in her hand, the bowstring stretched to its limit, almost breaking.

The two arrows, like restrained beasts, were poised to be released from their bows, waiting only for their master's command before they would hurtle out like lightning.

Alicia's slender, pale arms trembled slightly, indicating that she was under tremendous pressure.

The bowstring, under this powerful force, creaked and groaned under the strain, as if it would snap at any moment.

Finally, just as the bowstring was about to snap, she released her fingers.

Rumble!

The two arrows, like two burning meteors, streaked across the sky at an astonishing speed, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound.

Their power reached its peak at this moment, even emitting terrifying explosions during flight, as if the entire space was about to be torn apart by this force.

The attack was absorbed again as expected, but Alicia was not disappointed because... her goal was only to block the Second Herrscher for a moment.

Boom!

The towering stone pillar, tens of meters high, collapsed with a deafening roar. Because of the arrow's obstruction, the Second Herrscher was forcefully crushed into the ground by the pillar's debris.

Although Ellie never went to school, she still understood the principle of "strike while the iron is hot".

A loud crash followed.

Dozens of arrows seemed to have their own will, whistling out with astonishing speed and accuracy.

With a series of dull thuds, these already crumbling buildings began to tilt and collapse as if pushed by an invisible hand.

In an instant, dust flew everywhere, stones flew in all directions, and the whole scene became extremely chaotic.

Ellie stood at the center of the chaos, her figure appearing and disappearing in the smoke and dust.

Time ticked by, and after about five minutes, Ellie finally felt a little relieved. She listened carefully to the sounds coming from beneath the rubble, but heard nothing but deathly silence.

Ellie slowly stood up, her body stiff from prolonged tension. She gently stretched her incredibly slender waist, as if trying to release all her fatigue.

"Hmm~".

Ellie let out a soft, satisfied moan, followed by a big yawn. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and a single, glistening tear even squeezed from the corner of her eye.

"So tired..." Ellie murmured to herself, her voice revealing a hint of weariness.

She thought to herself that this mission was truly exhausting, and she needed to take a long vacation and get some proper rest when she got back.

Unexpectedly, just as Ellie was about to leave, a strange change occurred!

A strange vortex appeared out of nowhere behind Ellie.

The girl sensed something was wrong and decisively raised her hand to grab the bow, but a thin, bony hand covered in purple marks gently placed itself on her shoulder first.

hum!

In the blink of an eye, the girl had vanished without a trace.

...........................

"Did he hide his body in the imaginary space the instant the stone pillar fell? Interesting."

At some point, on the top floor of a building that still stood in this area, Lu Qiong, dressed in a black robe and wearing a strange mask, habitually touched his chin.

That's right, he's been here ever since Ellie and the Second Herrscher came face to face. It's fair to say that Lu Qiong has seen every detail of their battle.

Alicia has extensive combat experience, but she is still slightly outmatched because she is unaware of the Second Herrscher's abilities. Of course, Alicia might still win (the Imaginary Space cannot trap Alicia), but that would likely waste a lot of time.

Click!

Lu Qiong's eyes narrowed as he chambered the pistol.

"So, I'll finish this up."

...

"Why? Why are there so many bugs blocking my way? All I want to do is destroy the world, why is everyone trying to stop me?!"

The Second Herrscher felt a surge of irritation as she looked at the black-robed figure blocking her way.

Deng Deng Deng!

Lu Qiong moved like lightning, rushing towards the Second Herrscher.

Lu Qiong had only one thought in his mind: he couldn't waste any time. He knew the Second Herrscher's abilities inside and out, and he knew just how much power she could currently wield.

Therefore, defeating her should be an easy task.

However, the single-minded Herrscher was oblivious to this. Watching the strange figure rush towards her like a whirlwind, she had only one thought in her mind—to repeat her old trick and banish Lu Qiong into the Imaginary Dimension.

Just as Lu Qiong was about to face the Second Herrscher, a loud "bang" was heard, and Lu Qiong fired a shot at the Second Herrscher's head without hesitation.

The bullet shot out like lightning, heading straight for the Second Herrscher's head. However, unexpectedly, the bullet passed through the Second Herrscher's head without any hindrance, causing her no harm whatsoever.

At the same time, the Second Herrscher's hand had already reached the hem of Lu Qiong's clothes, and it looked like it was about to grab him.

Ding!

Lu Qiong's figure vanished, and the Herrscher grasped at nothing.

To deal with the Herrscher of the Void, you use spatial power; that's called using magic to defeat magic. (It's reasonable for Lu Qiong to secretly absorb some spatial power after merging with Kiana so many times, right?)

Whoosh!

When Lu Qiong reappeared, he was already behind the Second Herrscher. That's right, he had marked the bullet with spatial authority.

The moment he dodged the bullets and hid his body back in the imaginary space was his opening!

"Ruoshui!"

"Yes, Master!"

A blue light appeared, and he gripped the Ruoshui longsword in his backhand, thrusting it down forcefully!

puff!

The weapon pierced through the Second Herrscher's body without hindrance, as if it had encountered not a powerful enemy, but a piece of paper that could be torn at a touch.

The Second Herrscher's body was pinned to the ground by the longsword, blood gushing from the wound and staining the surrounding land red.

Looking at the Herrscher who still had resentment in his eyes, Lu Qiong said calmly, "Goodbye."

Crack! The sound of metal rubbing against each other.

The spent cartridge ejected from the pistol and fell onto the sand and gravel on the ground with a crisp thud.

boom!

With the sound of gunfire, the instigator of the second collapse of the previous civilization perished.