National Tower Defense Survival: Start Awakening Fusion System

65: Fallen Phoenix! The Empress’s Final Madness!The moment her voice fell, on the battlefield, the Phoenix Empress did not immediately give orders. Instead, she actively sent a message in the area channel.

【Phoenix Empress】: “Heaven’s Choice, I admit, you are the strongest opponent I have ever seen. There’s no need for us to fight to the death.”

【Phoenix Empress】: “I can let bygones be bygones regarding the previous unpleasantness. With your strength and mine, sweeping across the entire warzone together would be as easy as flipping a hand. At that time, everything here will be jointly dominated by us. What do you think?”

Her words caused a stir in the dead silent 【Tumo Yuanzhengjun】 channel. Was this… abandoning them?

However, Lin Feng’s reply was so quick, without a trace of hesitation, and as cold as a sharp blade that could freeze the soul.

Heaven’s Choice: “It’s a pity, I can do everything you mentioned by myself.”

Heaven’s Choice: “So it seems you… are surrendering to me in a more dignified way? Do you think I might agree?”

These words were like the loudest slap, harshly striking the proud ego of the Phoenix Empress.

【Phoenix Empress】: “Very good… You have successfully and completely enraged me!”

Her desperate, madly hateful shriek echoed throughout the entire battlefield!

“Now, in front of my absolute defensive advantage, my hero’s second form will be… a sure kill for you!”

The 【Holy Phoenix】 that had been circling in the rear, providing healing auras to the endless sea of troops, suddenly let out an extremely shrill shriek!

The sacred, warm golden light on its body began to twist and corrupt at a visible speed.

Its pure golden feathers were tainted by evil shadows, turning into dark scales that emitted an ominous aura. Its elegant beak became ferocious and twisted, growing sharp fangs. Its eyes, which were originally filled with holiness and compassion, were now replaced by pure, mad crimson!

Boom!

A massive surge of dark energy, filled with tyranny and the desire for destruction, erupted from its body, sweeping across the entire battlefield!

The original 【Holy Phoenix】 disappeared.

In its place was a… Fallen Phoenix, entirely black, with purple demonic flames burning on its wings, exuding a suffocatingly evil aura!

【Hero Form Switch: Holy Phoenix -> Fallen Phoenix】

【Fallen Phoenix】

Quality: Legendary (SSS-tier Talent Exclusive Evolution)

Attack: 1000

Health: 25000

Attack Mode: Melee / Single Target

Trait One: 【Claws of the Demon King】: Normal attacks apply a “Corrosion” effect, dealing 5% of the target’s maximum health as true damage per second and reducing their healing received by 50%, stacking up to 5 times.

Trait Two: 【Shadow Ambush】: Can instantly blink behind a specified enemy unit, and the next attack deals 300% critical damage.

Trait Three: 【Final Sacrifice】: When the hero dies, it detonates all dark energy within its body, dealing massive true damage to all units (including allies) in a large area around it.

Watching the new attributes of the Fallen Phoenix, the dead silence in the 【Tumo Yuanzhengjun】 channel was instantly ignited!

【Swift Wind Swordsman】: “Holy crap! These attributes! It’s practically a hero killer!”

【Iron Wall】: “Reduces healing received! And percentage health loss! This is completely aimed at those unkillable monsters of Heaven’s Choice!”

Zhinang’s analysis was spot on: “Haven’t you understood yet? The Phoenix Empress wants to trade lives with Heaven’s Choice! She has a defensive advantage; her hero can revive in thirty seconds. But Heaven’s Choice’s troops, once dead, are truly gone, and his heroes can’t revive during an attack! As long as she can take down one Mystic Destroyer, she profits!”

“Exactly! She also has five seconds of invincibility! Activating invincibility at the critical moment to protect her hero and dealing a burst of damage, even Heaven’s Choice’s Mystic Destroyer, no matter how much lifesteal it has, won’t be able to withstand it!”

For a moment, the flame of hope in everyone in the channel was rekindled fiercely.

They seemed to have already seen the scene of those five arrogant War Gods being torn to shreds, one by one, by this Fallen Phoenix returned from Hell!

On the battlefield, the Phoenix Empress’s eyes gleamed with mad confidence.

This was her true trump card!

Abandoning all support abilities, she gambled everything on extreme single-target burst damage!

On the offensive side, this suicidal hero would be a joke. But on the defensive side, with the advantage of infinite revives, it was the most terrifying assassin!

“Go! Tear it apart!”

Whoosh!

The Fallen Phoenix’s figure instantly transformed into a purple streak of light, activating 【Shadow Ambush】!

Its figure vanished into thin air, and the next second, it appeared like a phantom behind the Mystic Destroyer that had just been attacked by the Hell Tower!

Its demonic flame-burning claws, accompanied by a shriek that seemed to tear space, fiercely swiped down!

-3000!

A shocking critical damage burst above the Mystic Destroyer’s head!

Immediately after, a layer of ominous purple-black light enveloped the Mystic Destroyer’s entire body. The 【Corrosion】 effect, stack one!

The Mystic Destroyer, in pain, swung its blade at the giant next to it, attempting to lifesteal.

However, under the “50% reduced healing received” debuff, the lifesteal amount, which would normally instantly fill its health bar, now only recovered a negligible fraction.

The Fallen Phoenix pressed its advantage relentlessly, clinging to the Mystic Destroyer like a persistent parasite, launching a flurry of attacks!

-1000!

-1000!

-1000!

The Corrosion effect stacked layer by layer, and the Mystic Destroyer’s health bar began to plummet at an unprecedented rate!

Victory was in sight!

The Phoenix Empress’s breathing quickened.

Just five more seconds! Just five more seconds, and she could send this behemoth completely back home!

However, Lin Feng, seated deep within the fortress, watched the precarious Mystic Destroyer on the screen, his gaze still as calm as water, even with a hint of playfulness.

“Finally, you’ve brought out your strongest attack method, have you?”

He had been waiting for this moment.

From the start of the battle, he had been wary of the Phoenix Empress’s five-second invincibility skill. That skill was the biggest variable in the entire battle.

Now, in pursuit of ultimate output, she had actively switched her hero form.

This meant she had abandoned defense, abandoned kiting, and chosen the most foolish… head-on confrontation.

She had placed all her bets on her seemingly powerful hero.

“Since you want to play so much, I’ll play with you.”