The eight Great Rock Snakes hovering in the air were each larger and more imposing than the last, terrifying and ferocious, resembling eight formidable Flood Dragons. It was clear that Liu Ziwen had enhanced them, making them even more potent.

Both of them gasped in shock upon seeing them.

Lin Luo knew that Liu Ziwen from seven days ago definitely did not possess this level of power. If he could have summoned eight Great Rock Snakes at once back then, Lin Luo would never have managed to escape with Mikoto. To achieve this level of strength in just seven days was testament to Liu Ziwen’s astonishing progress, or perhaps, as he claimed, he had reached the LV3 realm himself.

No wonder he was so composed; he clearly had his trump cards. Lin Luo frowned, deeply shaken, though he felt little outright fear, as he still held great faith in the abilities of the Railgun Mistress.

“Is this guy a snake breeder or something!” Mikoto muttered, a rare complaint escaping her lips. A massive surge of electricity erupted from her hairline, and amidst the sharp crackle of current, the Spear of Lightning shot forth.

The speed of the lightning was absolute. Forget the Great Rock Snakes being unable to maneuver in mid-air; even on the ground, they stood no chance of evasion. The colossal bolt of electricity, sounding like a thousand birds crying out, struck one of the Great Rock Snakes instantly.

Zzzzzzz… The light exploded, but the scattered current didn't lash out randomly. Instead, it immediately coalesced into an electrical net, instantly enveloping all eight Great Rock Snakes suspended in the air.

However, this attack caused them no harm. The eight Great Rock Snakes thrashed about lively within the net. Mikoto wasn't surprised at all. The Great Rock Snakes Liu Ziwen summoned last time were already immune to electricity, and these newer, stronger ones naturally wouldn't be injured by a shock. So, she hadn't expected an instant kill; her plan was the same as before—to roast the long creatures!

Trapped by the electrical net, all eight Great Rock Snakes were pinned motionless in the air. The reason Great Rock Snakes were immune to electrical attacks wasn't that their bodies couldn't conduct electricity; it was merely that Liu Ziwen's reinforcement had significantly boosted their resistance. Generally speaking, any living organism is conductive.

It was akin to a block of iron: electricity won't shatter the iron, but the current can pass through it. The Great Rock Snakes possessed a similar physiology, meaning the current could still impede their movement, just not control them as precisely as it might an inert metal block.

“Aaaah…” With the Great Rock Snakes immobilized in the air, Mikoto immediately shifted her attack, turning the interior of the net into an area of super-high temperature to bake them slowly!

But, contrary to the expectations of both Mikoto and Lin Luo, after a full half-minute of this intense thermal assault, the Great Rock Snakes within the net hadn't uttered a single cry of pain. They were… completely unharmed!

Did Liu Ziwen reinforce them against heat as well? The two exchanged bewildered glances.

Indeed, at that moment, Liu Ziwen's ecstatic voice rang out. “Hahaha, it’s useless! After my enhancements, these eight Great Rock Snakes are ten times stronger than before! Furthermore, I specifically added a layer of heat-resistant material to their exterior. Don't even think about harming them with temperatures up to tens of thousands of degrees!”

Seemingly delighted that his strategy was succeeding, Liu Ziwen began to laugh maniacally, his face utterly contorted with malice. “Lin Luo, you are utterly helpless now! Die, the lot of you!”

With a sharp command, the eight Great Rock Snakes began to struggle violently. Finally, they managed to expel all the electrical current clinging to their bodies, shattering the bounds of the net.

“Not good, I can’t hold them anymore, fall back quickly!” Mikoto cried out in alarm, immediately shouting the warning.

At this critical juncture, even without Mikoto’s command, Lin Luo knew exactly what to do. Each of these long beasts was thicker than Shui Que, stretching a good twenty meters or more. If they all descended together, the two would certainly be crushed into paste.

Without hesitation, the pair scrambled away at top speed. Although neither was a speed-focused ability user, their physical conditioning was far superior to ordinary people, and combined with the recent electrical stimulation, they could maintain a pace three to four times faster than a normal human while sprinting all out.

BOOM!!!

Just as the two had bolted several hundred meters away, a world-shaking roar erupted behind them, followed by a tremor that shook the very ground!

“Damn it, this guy really came prepared!” Lin Luo broke out in a cold sweat. Had he been a step slower, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

“Electric shocks are useless, high heat is useless too—this is truly troublesome,” Mikoto said, frowning deeply.

“Hahaha! Lin Luo, do you realize my true power now? No matter how hard you struggle, you can never defeat me! You are merely my prey, stepping stones for me to ascend to a higher world!”

From the distance, Liu Ziwen shouted loudly, already envisioning the Goddess of Victory waving at him.

“Stepping stones? This chuunibyou really thinks he's the Child of Destiny!” Lin Luo couldn't help but retort. Without stopping his sprint, he turned back to give Liu Ziwen the middle finger and yelled, “Get lost! Your impractical fantasies will be utterly pulverized by my… by the Railgun Mistress to my right!”

“Railgun Mistress, make sure to torture him thoroughly later. Hmph, acting like he’s invincible across the land!” Lin Luo quickly communicated internally to Mikoto.

“Mhm!” Mikoto nodded firmly. His arrogant posturing was frankly irritating even to her. Did he really think the Railgun was so easily bullied?

“Lin Luo, you useless leech, do you only rely on women to save your life?!” Liu Ziwen’s face darkened as he sneered. “Great Rock Snakes, crush them!”

Screw you, I’m proud to rely on a woman!

Lin Luo was about to retort with just that, but upon turning back, he saw two long monstrous forms rapidly closing the distance. His whole body tensed. “Railgun Mistress, they’re here, they’re here! The snakes are catching up!”

“Ahhh!” Mikoto let out a sharp cry and flicked her wrist, launching two more Spears of Lightning. However, against the Great Rock Snakes that were clearly cheating with external buffs, it only served to momentarily slow their advance.

“Damn it, it’s not working!”

“For Christ’s sake! These long worms are disgusting, resistant to both electricity and heat—there has to be a limit to cheating like this… Ah, wait a minute!” A light flared in his eyes. “Railgun Mistress, Iron Sand! Use Iron Sand to deal with them! If magical attacks are useless, then we’ll use physical attacks. I refuse to believe these long worms are immune to both physical and magical defense!”

“Yes, you’re right!” Upon hearing Lin Luo’s suggestion, Mikoto instantly realized the solution. She immediately halted her retreat. Instantly, a black tide rose from beneath the earth, forming an impenetrable barrier before them—it was Mikoto’s ultimate defense: The Iron Sand Wall!

The Iron Sand Wall had just materialized when one Great Rock Snake slammed into it.

CRASH!

The massive body struck the Iron Sand Wall with a deafening sound, but the wall, a full ten centimeters thick, remained utterly immovable!

In terms of defense and controllability, the Iron Sand Wall created by Mikoto could undoubtedly be called the best in the world; it was something cannon shells couldn't pierce!

Safe. The two exchanged a look and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Then, an even larger shadow began to rise from the depths of the earth—it was the Iron Sand that lay far beneath the ground.

At this moment, Mikoto gathered every speck of Iron Sand within hundreds of meters around them, using magnetic force to compel it to rapidly converge. In less than ten seconds, all the Iron Sand was lifted into the air.

Dark, dense, and stretching thirty to forty meters long, it formed a whip of Iron Sand that resembled a black dragon!

Seeing this spectacle, Liu Ziwen froze, a sudden wave of unease washing over him, and he cried out involuntarily, “Th-that’s… what is that?”

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