Witch Special

At this moment, somewhere in an alternate dimension behind the spatial rift, Xilan was complaining about his recent experience to a large brass lion head suspended in midair. The lion head appeared to be entirely made of metal. Besides its lifelike front, the beard surrounding it was replaced by long and short copper pieces that continuously extended and disappeared, looking quite cool.

In the air on both sides of the giant lion, a huge hand and a huge brass sword were suspended respectively, and behind it hung an hourglass with all the sand falling to the bottom.

Yet, this seemingly majestic and imposing brass lion couldn't help but reveal a look of distress when faced with Xilan's nagging. Xilan's familiarity and chatterbox personality might just be the type it couldn't handle.

"Hey, Mehmet, let me tell you, that little girl is terrifying. When she transformed, I felt something was wrong with the flow of space. If she really attacks, we might be locked in that world line and unable to return. Aren't you the masters of time and space? How come there is someone with greater control over space than you? And she keeps insisting that she didn't do anything, and I don't think she's lying. So your judgment that she would split the world line is about what she will do in the future..."

Just as Xilan was blabbering non-stop, the sound of shattering glass suddenly rang out from not far behind him. Xilan immediately shut up, turning his head in disbelief. Along with the lion head and Alice, three pairs of eyes simultaneously turned to the location of the shattered space.

The space shattered like glass, and a staff with a cat head gem embedded on the top passed through first, followed by the expansion of the space crack. Then a little girl who was only 1.34 meters tall walked out of the expanded space crack with a shimmering light all over her body.

"Ah, I found you, the sloppy uncle and the beautiful older sister. And..." Lin Zhenxi turned her gaze to the silent brass lion head beside Xilan, "and a big lion gentleman whom I don't know."

"Why are you running away? I haven't even had a proper chat with you yet. I don't understand a lot of what you said."

As she spoke, a bright smile appeared on Lin Zhenxi's face. She took a step forward with her combat boots. A magic circle unfolded under her feet with her as the center, and instantly transformed from a flat surface into a three-dimensional multi-faceted surrounding structure, protecting Lin Zhenxi's body in the center.

"Let's have a good chat, after the fight. Dimensional Explosion!"

As Lin Zhenxi announced the name of the magic, all the magic circles around Lin Zhenxi's body adjusted their directions and flew in front of Lin Zhenxi. Without even a moment's pause, a silver-colored beam of light as thick as a bucket shot out directly from the magic circle, causing the air to distort and the residual electric arcs to blast towards the two people and the lion head in front of him.

In this unknown space, Lin Zhenxi felt surprisingly well. She could sense the abundant dimensional energy. This energy was different from dimensional force. To be more precise, dimensional energy was more like pure activated magic, but this magic had the properties of time and space. The average person could not use it at all. On the contrary, any rash contact with it would tear the body apart, which was quite dangerous.

Dimensional energy exists extensively around the crystal walls and can be extracted from spatial cracks after space is shattered. However, due to the self-healing power of the world, which heals the spatial cracks, this dimensional energy only exists in small quantities and for a short period of time in the main world. Once the spatial cracks disappear, this special magic, which is more active than normal magic and can be used to drive time and space magic, will quickly dissipate, making it extremely difficult to even collect, let alone utilize.

But in this place, the concentration of dimensional energy was almost comparable to that of the dimensional power within the dimensional sea. Like the vast ocean, it surged and surging, omnipresent, and boundless. While the price was the extremely rare existence of various lower-level elements, Lin Zhenxi, in her current form as "Mage, Dimension Lord," possessed an almost unrivaled affinity for dimensional energy. Therefore, she didn't need to worry about mana consumption at all; she could simply mobilize the dimensional energy in her surroundings to cast a variety of spells.

Compared to elemental magic that required transformation and downgrading before use, magic that directly utilized dimensional energy to drive spacetime properties was clearly more efficient. Even though Lin Zhenxi didn't master much spacetime magic, her current class template already came with some unusable bombardment magic. After changing her form, all of this bombardment magic could be directly powered by dimensional power or energy, and even gained dimensional-related properties, making it a super-powered version of the original.

Seeing Lin Zhenxi using his ultimate attack without saying a word (actually, he didn't, this kind of attack is at most Lin Zhenxi's ordinary attack now), Xilan quickly stepped forward and slashed a space crack with a knife, and then used the space crack to block the magic bombardment beam rushing towards him.

In a place like the dimensional rift, Alice, as an orthodox elementalist, could only rely on the magic power she stored, and her combat power was relatively weak. However, Xilan possessed the ability to shatter space with his slash, which was a natural advantage in such a place. So at this time, he had no choice but to step forward and take the initiative to protect his companions.

However, the dimensional energy that Lin Zhenxi now possesses is the ancestor of all space and time systems. Using space cracks to resist magic driven by dimensional energy is simply like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. Therefore, the space crack that Xilan split open with force was almost flattened by the light column at the first sight, and then the light cannon continued to bombard Xilan Alice, who had no time to dodge.

Just as Xilan's face flickered with a look of "Holy crap!", a large brass shield suddenly appeared before him. A pale silver beam of light slammed into the shield, like a high-pressure water cannon hitting a rock, instantly blasting countless rays of light. Although the shield endured immense pressure, being forced back, it did block the beam's attack, deflecting its dimensional magic and protecting Xilan and Alice behind them.

"Haha, big lion, your shield is pretty strong! Then try this one," Lin Zhenxi said. The beams of light that had been firing horizontally to block Xilan and the others' escape route shifted their targets, converging into a single point and striking the shield simultaneously. The shield couldn't withstand the simultaneous barrage of multiple beams and was pushed aside by the beams. While it still held, it could no longer provide protection.

Fortunately, after this interruption, Xilan had already carried Alice behind the big lion head, letting the brass lion head fight Lin Zhenxi one-on-one.

He couldn't beat her, truly couldn't. He and Alice had fought back and forth with the massive Lin Zhenxi before, but now, having shrunk in size, she had gained the ability to control dimensions, a power clearly far superior to the limited spatial control granted to him by Memet. Lin Zhenxi was no longer a match for him and Alice. It was better to let the real boss take action. He and Alice stood back, creating the atmosphere of the battlefield.

Come on, Mehmet, didn’t you say that you are the master of time and space? This dimensional rift is your home court, beat her, beat her hard!

Memet didn't expect Xilan to be able to do anything here. In an environment like the dimensional rift, there are very few people who can fully display their combat effectiveness. This place is filled with fragments of various collapsed worlds, and various forces are mixed in it. It cannot be said that there are no elements other than dimensional energy at all, but it is obvious that except for those who have the ability to manipulate dimensions, anyone who enters here will be severely suppressed.

Xilan and Alice were chosen by it as agents, so their strength must be top-notch in their world. However, it is too difficult for them to fight against someone who can mobilize dimensional energy at will.

As for itself...

After protecting Xilan and Alice, the Lion Head stopped in front of Lin Zhenxi. After a few seconds of silence, it spoke, "Mysterious being from the world of location, your appearance has caused the world line to split, greatly increasing the possibility of this world's future collapse. Will you please listen to me and stop interfering in the world and restore the operation of the world you are in to its original state?"

This big brass crosshead actually planned to use his mouth to make Lin Zhenxi give up the fight.

Behind the Big Lion Head, Xilan's eyes widened in disbelief at what was happening before his eyes. In his impression, the Big Lion Head was a complete riddle-teller and a judge who made his own decisions. When the Big Lion Head gave him the job of Spacetime Maintainer, he never asked for his opinion.

Facing the Lion Head's show of weakness, Lin Zhenxi released his magic wand, put his hands on his hips, and tilted his head as he said, "I've already said that they haven't interfered with the world at all. Since I arrived in that world, I haven't spoken to more than a hundred people. Can they interfere with the normal course of the world just like that?"

"...The death of Apostle Luke is an inevitable result and an important world node. Your existence will directly lead to the collapse of this world node. The world line will split and move towards unpredictable areas." Perhaps because he is in the dimensional rift and no longer needs to be restricted by those rules, the Big Lion Head is quite straightforward this time and directly states the real reason why Lin Zhenxi will cause the world line to split.

But this reason seems to be something that has not happened yet.