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Altair's sudden disappearance left Luo Hao somewhat at a loss. In her perception, everything about Altair had vanished. Just moments ago, she could sense the immense magical energy emanating from him, but now, that vast energy had suddenly disappeared. As a Campione, like the Heretic Gods, her immense magical energy was always a glaring presence in the eyes of magicians, no matter where she went. But now, she couldn't sense it at all.

This situation left her stunned. She waved her right hand, stirring the surrounding clouds, trying to locate Altair in the air.

However, no matter how many clouds she grasped, she couldn't find him. She couldn't sense his magical energy, and he was completely out of her sight.

"Did this guy run away?"

Touching her left hand, Luo Hao thought Altair might have fled.

She had been inexplicably ambushed, her left hand crippled, her clothes torn, her hair disheveled, and her body covered in small wounds. Fortunately, as a Campione, she had activated her authority through a spell in time, sacrificing her left hand to withstand that attack.

The sudden burst of that attack was comparable to a nuclear bomb. To withstand such a terrifying assault, Luo Hao had expended a massive amount of magical energy. In her view, Altair must have also used up a significant amount of his magical energy. Having just become a Campione, Altair's magical energy was limited, as he could only have stolen Nidhogg's magical energy. Failing to land a decisive blow and being intimidated by her authority, it was only natural for him to flee.

But she couldn't understand what kind of authority that attack was. How could it be so powerful without any warning? Did Nidhogg possess such an authority? In mythology, Nidhogg didn't seem to have such a terrifying attack.

"Damn bastard, don't let me find you..."

Halfway through her sentence, music suddenly filled the sky again, this time starting with the sound of a violin.

He hadn't run away; he was still here!

Although it wasn't the same rock music as before, Luo Hao was certain that this sudden violin sound was related to Altair, just like before.

She looked up at the sky, trying to locate where Altair was hiding. She even waved her functional right hand, making the golden giant swing through the air, hoping to catch Altair, who might be hiding somewhere using a special magical technique.

But after a few swings, her eyes widened, and she retracted her right hand to clutch her throat.

She couldn't make a sound! For some reason, she could move freely, but she couldn't produce any sound.

When had she been hit? How had she been hit? Why hadn't she noticed at all? She had her authority activated to protect herself; he shouldn't have been able to do this. Yet, she had been hit. Why?

Campiones possess the highest level of magic resistance. Spells simply don't work on them. Even authorities of the same level require specific conditions to take effect. Some authorities can only be cast on a Campione through direct contact, like mouth-to-mouth.

Had she been cursed mouth-to-mouth without realizing it? That was absolutely impossible!

What kind of authority was this?

Luo Hao stared intently at the sky, trying to find Altair's figure. But the Altair she was searching for was right behind her!

The black dragon landed as quietly as a cat, watching Luo Hao's back. The massive dragon's face showed a human-like smile.

BGM: [The Passionate Duelist]

BUFF: Start your nonsense.

This BGM cannot be activated conventionally. It only activates in dire situations, silencing all enemies and preventing them from speaking, while allowing you to continue talking.

This BGM is practically made for card games! After all, card players know that dueling relies on two things: printing cards and talking nonsense. This skill lets you start spouting nonsense in desperate situations while preventing others from doing the same.

Under normal circumstances, this might seem useless, but now, the skill had activated!

Altair was just testing it out. Luo Hao had activated her authority, [The Divine Power of Vajra], obtained after defeating two Buddhist guardians, [Vajrapani] and [Narayana]. Its primary ability was to summon two vajra warriors to fight for her or to enhance her own strength. When shrunk, her defense was incredibly strong, but when enlarged, her power and attack strength decreased. Earlier, Luo Hao had withstood Altair's opening nuclear blast by maximizing this authority's power.

But Altair had still managed to cripple her left hand with a single verbal attack, which now hung limply.

To catch Altair in the sky, Luo Hao had chosen to enlarge the vajra, aiming to grab him. The vajra could grow up to 3,000 meters tall. The current vajra was about 1,000 meters high, while Altair, transformed into Nidhogg, stood only about 100 meters tall after landing, not even half the height of the vajra's knee!

In such a diminutive form, standing at the foot of this gigantic vajra, Altair appeared to be in a perilous situation, meeting the conditions for the BGM to activate. Thus, Luo Hao was silenced.

Campiones have two types of authorities: passive and active. Passive skills are always active or require only one activation to remain in effect.

Active authorities, however, require incantations to activate. Campiones' high magic resistance and physical strength mean they don't have to worry about their incantations being interrupted. Moreover, battles between Campiones and Heretic Gods, or even among Campiones, follow a certain etiquette: they take turns using their skills, like playing cards—one card at a time until the final trump card is played, and the loser is defeated.

Unfortunately, Altair didn't play by the rules. He had no sense of honor!

Luo Hao was silenced, meaning all her active authorities requiring incantations were sealed!

Watching Luo Hao nervously staring at the sky, Altair grinned.

A blue light began to glow from the tip of his tail, traveling along his spine to the back of his head. Altair's golden, slit-pupiled eyes turned blue as he slowly lowered his head to the ground.

"Girl, remember next time you activate Susanoo, don't stand on the ground. Because your feet are undefended!"

Hummm—

"!!!!"

Atomic Breath!

A blue beam shot from behind Luo Hao, directly hitting her at the vajra's feet.

Although it lacked the power boost from the nuclear blast BGM, the enlarged vajra's defense was far weaker than in its condensed state. This attack was guaranteed to hit!

Boom—

The blue beam pierced through the vajra's massive foot, shooting straight into the sky!

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