Endless Debt Chapter 704 - 201: Furious Roar of Bliss

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With the explosion of the Flame-shaped Sword, the sealed hull was pierced by a transverse scar, connecting the inside and outside, allowing Palmer to restore a certain amount of Ether, and the raging storm roared once again.

The roaring and rolling airflow filled the battle zone, scattered iron debris was flung up like a metal sandstorm, the current mixed with damp moisture, and the high concentration of Ether materialized as dazzling arcs, bursting through the raindrops.

Palmer leaped into the next layer, directly reaching the core of the storm, all the airflow spiraled and rotated around him, but soon this airflow was disturbed and pulled by a stronger Ether.

Up ahead, Palmer could see those fighting figures, they were like demons emerging from Hell, their silhouettes moving at high speed, and every brief pause would bring intense clanging sounds, as if a giant was hammering an anvil, scattering sparks like stars.

A wave of impacts came head-on, with the Ether stirring lethal ripples, Palmer lowered his stance to avoid being knocked down by the impact.

The impacts carried warm iron debris that hit his body with pops and left shallow scratches, Palmer’s face turned pale, and he somewhat regretted diving into the battleground, knowing that this mortal body couldn’t hold out for long in such a mad slaughter.

Luckily, Palmer found Ewen and Cinderella, the two poor souls were hiding behind a collapsed corridor, the furious Ether fluctuations struck the surroundings like tides, and they curled up together like soldiers trying to avoid shelling in a trench.

Palmer was about to advance when an ominous ripple spread out from the front, a wave constructed entirely of Ether, which should have been invisible to the naked eye, but as the concentration of Ether exceeded its peak, the ripple also became materialized, shimmering with radiant light, its edges carrying jumping arcs.

The ripples spread extremely quickly, almost as soon as Palmer observed it, it appeared before his eyes. The ripple slapped against Palmer’s body, breaking into denser and more brilliant water droplets like raindrops, the formless Ether seeping into Palmer’s wounds, corroding his nerves and the Rectangular Soul Critical.

Secret Energy · Injury of Bliss.

In an instant, Palmer’s mind went blank, and then the sensation of pain engulfed his consciousness like a tsunami, he saw the images of many people dying horribly, amidst countless severed limbs and chunks of flesh, he saw Vasilina’s face, she had lost all her limbs, her entire abdomen was completely gouged open, her eyeballs gone, leaving only bloody eye sockets crawling with plump white maggots.

"Palmer... Palmer..."

Vasilina opened her mouth, softly calling out to him, and next a cold snake emerged from her throat.

Palmer’s eyes widened, sweat trickling into his pupils, bringing a stinging and sour sensation, he didn’t close his eyes, but instead stared straight at the ground, his heartbeat accelerating, breath becoming rapid.

The clamorous battle had quieted a bit at this moment, Bai Ou’s Injury of Bliss affected everyone within the Secret Energy range, Palmer struggled to suppress the hallucinations and pain, looking up he saw Ewen and Cinderella.

Cinderella hugged her knees, curling up into a small ball, burying her head into her knees, her body slightly trembling like a penguin in a closed position, while Ewen leaned against the wall, his broad shoulders shielding most of Cinderella’s body, the flying iron debris mostly hit Ewen.

At this moment, Ewen also fell under the influence of the Injury of Bliss, he was already exhausted, and the mental torment further exacerbated the collapse of his consciousness, but unlike Palmer’s strong physiological reactions, Ewen appeared very calm, his eyes somewhat blank and staring into the distance.

The ripples dissipated, the impact of the Injury of Bliss ended, Palmer shouted at Ewen, "Hey! Wake up!"

Ewen’s reaction was a bit sluggish, he heard Palmer’s voice, but couldn’t make much movement, while Cinderella, who was curled up beside, raised her head, recovering quickly with clear eyes.

"Protect him!"

Palmer rushed towards the battlefield, tossing the handgun to Cinderella as he passed by, regardless of whether she could use it or not.

Palmer didn’t want Ewen to die here, even if he were to die, at least finish the new book, but he also realized that more important than any new book was figuring out how to kill Bai Ou, that bastard.

The image of Vasilina’s tragic death flashed before his eyes, and a surge of anger rose in Palmer’s heart, he rarely ever got this angry.

The frenzied battle continued, the Canary consistently suppressing Bai Ou, it was not the first time the Canary had fought Bai Ou, she knew her old opponent’s abilities well, so to suppress his immortality, the Canary had to constantly maintain Secret Energy, leaving her with no attention for anything else.

Such as Hert’s attacks.

The sharp sound of blades kept ringing, from their entry into the next level, Hert had been trying to rescue Bai Ou, while Bologue blocked his way like a shield wall.

For Bologue, it was extremely strenuous to withstand the Negative Power User Hert with the tier of a Prayer Believer, even if he destroyed Hert’s weapon, Hert could still forge Ether Blades with Light Forged, tearing out lethal sword lights.

As Bologue was about to be overwhelmed by Hert’s onslaught, the sealed Iron Coffin also began to tremble, a crack formed on the metal’s surface, and from the deep darkness, a dim and dull eye observed the outside world.