Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

In one breath, Yang Yu closed the distance with Marbas and reached out his hand.

At the moment when the binding icon on Marbas was about to disappear, countless purple thorns surged from the ground, intertwining with each other, transforming into tough, giant ropes.

Just like a truck needing ropes to secure cargo, the thorn-woven ropes wrapped around Marbas, intertwining from left and right to form one long rope.

Though Marbas broke free from Iyas’s enhanced [Holy Light Restriction], he was once again intercepted by Yang Yu’s purple thorns.

The wheels continued their high-speed rotation, and Marbas let out a thunderous roar,

”Interrupting me one after another is really annoying.”

The biological mecha over his body emitted a red light, with Marbas’s speed and strength rapidly increasing, the wheels turned even more powerfully, scraping countless sharp stones beneath them and blasting them onto the thorn ropes binding him.

Increasing his speed, bypassing Lang Yi, Yang Yu charged forward with his shield and smashed it fiercely onto Marbas’s chassis, initiating [Shattering Rock Shield Strike].

A rock-yellow crack spread from the point of Yang Yu’s attack.

[Shattering Rock Shield Strike] didn’t really cause a crack; the rock-yellow crack is just the effect of [Shattering Rock Shield Strike]. As long as the crack exists, the defense of the target hit will decrease by 20%.

Additionally, [Shattering Rock Shield Strike] also has the effect of increasing the chance of the target being critically hit. Although this additional effect doesn’t really benefit someone as unlucky as Yang Yu, it indirectly boosts others’ output.

Two Water Blades in Lang Yi’s hands emitted two sharp lights, a stream of water-like shadows. Lang Yi’s dual blades struck Marbas’s black chassis with incredibly astonishing speed.

A large string of critical hit numbers floated from the hit spots on Marbas, but the damage was pitifully low. Even with critical hits, Lang Yi only dealt a mere few hundred damage points.

Yang Yu fared even worse. Even though he used [Shattering Rock Shield Strike]—a skill capable of weakening enemy defense—his damage output wasn’t much higher than Lang Yi’s critical hits.

The damage reduction effect of the biological mecha worn by Marbas was simply too strong.

To hope to defeat Marbas with this level of damage could take forever.

If Marbas could just stay still, Yang Yu wouldn’t mind the slow, steady process; many bosses in single-player games can take dozens of hours to conquer.

The issue is, Marbas is conscious, possesses extraordinary mobility, and won’t sit idly by, giving Yang Yu and the others a chance to deal consistent damage.

Marbas continued to increase his power, trying to break free from the binding purple thorns, while simultaneously manipulating his biological mecha to transform.

Rows of missile devices flared from Marbas in the form of a war chariot; the war chariot transformed into a massive missile launch platform, emitting countless missiles from launch ports, bombarding Marbas as he became the center of explosions.

Dust and sand filled the air; Lang Yi and others who intended to confront Marbas were affected, forcing them to retreat temporarily to avoid getting caught in the explosions.

Yang Yu attempted to jump onto the side of Marbas’s chariot, to reach its top. However, the chain explosions were too powerful, accompanied by unpredictable sand and stone attacks. Even with the [Steel Spur Shield] to reduce damage, his continuously decreasing blood volume forced him to avoid the danger temporarily.

As the successive explosions gradually subsided, Yang Yu threw He Meng forcefully towards Marbas.

He Meng spun and turned into a big pancake, sticking firmly to Marbas’s body.

Marbas’s rapid speed in separating black fragments and constructing machinery made capturing the fragments extremely difficult.

He Meng adhered to him; once [Protective Assistance Charge] cooled down, and the timing was right, Yang Yu could immediately shift to the back of Marbark, increasing his chance of seizing the fragments.

Amid the continuous roar, Marbas finally broke free of his bindings, charging forward like an unbridled wild horse.

Bai Jin and the magic troop from the sky unleashed their prepared magic on Marbas; massive bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking Marbas transformed as a giant war chariot.

Battered by layers of thunder, Marbas shot out from the electric light, the massive war chariot crackling with white currents.

A Light Arrow swiftly pierced the air, transforming into a light mist upon impact, striking Marbas successfully.

This time, Iyas’s attack landed a solid critical hit, dealing damage equivalent to what Yang Yu would need a dozen strikes to achieve.

Under this assault, Marbas immediately decided to drive his enormous chassis towards where Iyas was located.

As the Demon Chariot approached, the priest on Lotcar’s back bit into his lip in tension. Everything that just happened replayed vividly in his mind; even the bishop of the Goddess Sect couldn’t deal with that demon. With their fragile bodies, they’d shatter at a mere touch.

Lotcar let out a low growl, ”We’re running away. If you don’t want to be thrown off and crushed beneath his tires, then don’t do anything unnecessary. Everyone hold on tight—if you fall, no one will save you.”

Upon hearing Lotcar’s voice, the dozen priests being helped clung onto Lotcar like baby opossums, each tightly gripping Lotcar’s slightly fiery red fur.

Putting away the longbow, Iyas tightly gripped Lotcar’s mane with one hand, while the other held the [Holy Light Acceleration Stone] firmly.

Once Marbas drew too close, she had to use the [Holy Light Acceleration Stone] in her hand to release an enhanced skill, thus ensuring her own and the priests’ safety.

The chariot closed in rapidly; Lotcar used his agile body to maneuver through lanes and quickly shuttle, trying to shake off Marbas.

Marbas didn’t follow convention by pursuing Lotcar into the alleys. Instead, he used his sensing ability to constantly track Iyas and her group’s position, then rammed through everything in his path with his massive war chariot body.

The black biological mecha shed piece after piece of black fragments.

Some fragments formed a massive cone ahead of Marbas, allowing him to easily destroy everything along the way; other fragments gathered at the top of the war chariot, becoming dozens of chasing cannons, projecting countless shells towards Lotcar’s path, blocking his way forward.

Using a method of encirclement and interception, Marbas closed in on Lotcar in one breath.

The crash of the chariot smashing through buildings was clearly audible. Iyas glanced back and saw the cone at the front of the chariot slowly blooming like a flower, with rockets launching from it, closing in on Lotcar’s tail in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the rockets drawing nearer, Iyas raised the [Holy Light Acceleration Stone] high and infused a massive amount of Holy Light into it, releasing [Sacred Ripples], as a massive wave of Holy Light spread rapidly centered on her.