Chapter 243: Sustaining War Through War

Seeing six bolts of lightning fall from the sky, each exploding into six more bolts upon hitting the ground, the violent electric force blasted the Fifth-Tier Ability Users into dust, reducing them to ashes.

Hungry Ghost Shara atop the elephant was startled, thinking Lady Kamiyu had inflicted massive losses on him, just like when she fired the Magic Cannon during the first and second battles, wiping out hundreds or even thousands of people in a single blast.

Little did he know that only fewer than 50 were killed, allowing Hungry Ghost Shara to breathe a sigh of relief.

With one shot, Kamiyu blasted 42 Fifth-Tier Berserk Fruit Ability Users to death, earning 1,344 Enhancement Points. However, it consumed a considerable amount of Durability.

At first glance, it seemed like a huge loss—only 42 Ability Users killed with one shot. Compared to over a hundred thousand Fifth-Tier Ability Users, how long would it take to eliminate them all? Moreover, firing the 3,000x Attack Power Skill also consumed Durability.

Everyone in the Black Sphere War Room, seeing the unfavorable situation, wore expressions of concern.

Xiao Zhong frowned and asked, “Miss Kamiyu, should we recall the artillery from the front lines?”

Kamiyu shook her head. “I was just testing the waters earlier. Now I’ll show my true skills. Just watch the show.”

Li Changde said to Xiao Zhong, “We must trust in Lady Kamiyu’s strength. She has always created miracles for us. We just need to focus on our own duties and fulfill the tasks Lady Kamiyu has assigned us.”

Under Li Changde’s reassurance, everyone in the Black Sphere War Room settled down.

However, the experts who had retreated to the distant tree branches were not optimistic about Kamiyu.

One expert Player remarked, “Killing dozens of powerful enemies with one shot is indeed impressive, but there are still over a hundred thousand left. How long will it take to finish them off?”

“Exactly. Even if those Ability Users stood still and let her shoot, given the Durability of her weapon, how long could she last?” another said, blinking repeatedly as he glanced at the Barrett Cannon in Kamiyu’s hands.

Men San had previously said, “The greater the power of a Skill, the greater its limitations.” This was true—using Skills consumed the Durability of weapons, and taking Damage also wore down Armor, requiring materials for repairs.

The higher the Level of a weapon, the rarer the materials needed. However, for Kamiyu, she could use Enhancement Points to cover the repair function of materials, enhancing her weapon while also boosting its Attack Power.

Kamiyu calculated in her mind: “Contrary to common sense, the higher the Level of enemies killed, the more advantageous it is for me, as I can earn more Enhancement Points. For example, killing one Fifth-Tier Ability User just now earned me 32 Enhancement Points, enough to repair the Durability loss of a Dark Gold Tier Staff, with some to spare.”

“Now it’s my turn. No need to hold back on attacks. The Doombringer’s Durability has dropped—I’ll repair it for you. Follow me and attack together,” Kamiyu said.

Jack nodded in agreement and immediately swung his sword downward.

Water-Calling Sword Style·Sever Reality.

A spatial rift appeared above the enemies’ heads. With a “swish,” a 10-meter-long, 2-meter-wide sword scar sliced straight through the earth like a narrow steel stamp, killing several mutated Ability Users within the shadowed area.

While attacking, Jack used a feint—this ambush maneuver was meant to bait Hungry Ghost Shara into using his skill first.

In reality, he could execute all three Water-Calling Sword Styles without any preparatory movement; simply shifting the hilt was enough.

“My turn,” Kamiyu pulled the trigger.

Load: Thunderstorm Bullet, select: Arc Splash;

Stack: Curving Bullet; select core skill: Hammer of the Thunder God.

Six Hammers of the Thunder God instantly descended, but unlike before, Kamiyu fired relentlessly. Before the thirty-six lightning arcs from the Arc Splash could even manifest, the “next batch” of six Hammers of the Thunder God followed closely, crashing onto the ground.

There was no need to aim—just pulling the trigger activated the skill.

In 6 seconds, Kamiyu exploited the previous bullet bug to automatically reload bullets from her backpack, then fired them, totaling 15 shots.

Jack refused to fall behind, and the two competed to see whose durability would run out first—Kamiyu’s started at 600 and decreased, while Jack’s began at 300.

Whether it was fortune or misfortune, Kamiyu actually exhausted her durability before Jack.

But she didn’t stop shooting. Multitasking, she immediately pulled out the long-unused NTW-40 from her backpack, continuing to fire while simultaneously repairing the Doombringer in the player’s Enhancement Panel.

Because Magic Bullets were both items and skills, they combined the attributes and advantages of both—possessing the immense destructive power of a skill and the cooldown-free property of an item, “plug and play.”

Kamiyu’s fingers kept pulling the trigger, turning the sniper rifle into a machine cannon in her hands.

The sound of “Boom boom boom boom, boom boom boom boom” echoed.

When durability ran out, she swapped the gun into her backpack to repair it with Enhancement Points, then pulled out another. Kamiyu had three guns at her disposal: the Doombringer, NTW-40, and Demon-Repelling Holy Flame. She even played a circus clown’s juggling act.

Firing with both hands below, atop the Royal Pegasus, Kamiyu embodied a famous meme from a certain MOBA game: “XX is on a rampage.”

Kamiyu was on a rampage.

The weather in front of the Sanctuary was forcibly altered by Kamiyu—the originally clear sky turned into a thunderstorm-darkened night.

Even if Ability Users advanced to the Fifth-Tier through frenzy, they couldn’t get past Kamiyu.

“Mindless slaves, still trying to invade our home? Don’t even think about it. And the mastermind behind all this—I’ll definitely kill you too,” Kamiyu handed the repaired Doombringer back to Jack.

After dozens of rounds, Kamiyu rode the Flying Horse, constantly maneuvering through the sky like a goddess of war from myth. Wherever she went, enemies were reduced to ashes.

Hungry Ghost Shara went from initial shock, to unwillingness, to wanting to counterattack, and finally to helpless resignation. Numbly, it thought, “Why is there such a powerful enemy? With each round of attacks, she grows stronger—what kind of magic is this?”

After half a day of fighting, the battlefront had been pushed from its most advantageous position—only 30 kilometers from the Sanctuary—to being driven back. Of the over a hundred thousand Fifth-Tier Ability Users, fewer than thirty thousand remained.

Hungry Ghost Shara let out a heavy sigh, the arrogance and pride he once held now completely gone. He said helplessly, “I thought being able to instantly kill a Fourth-Tier was already impressive enough. But now, she can even instantly kill a Fifth-Tier Ability User. That means even I could be instantly killed by Kamiyu. How are we supposed to fight this? There’s no way to fight this. Only the Fear Emperor himself can handle it.”