Chapter 2036: Saving The Boy!

Elayne used her Dream Magic to carefully investigate the depths of Jester’s mind. There, buried deep within his chaotic memories, she witnessed the exact moment Jester had captured Lisette and sealed the young boy inside a cold pocket dimension housed within a golden lamp.

Without any mercy, Elayne kicked Jester viciously in the chest, then swung her sword downward in a clean and powerful arc, completely bisecting his body in one decisive strike.

When Players died, they normally dropped all of their items and inventory contents. However, with special equipment and skills they could sometimes prevent that from happening. Fortunately, Elayne had a powerful Demon capable of manipulating space standing at her side.

"Marphas, can you reach the dimension he’s carrying with him? The one tied to his player inventory?"

"I can try," the demon growled with a savage, eager smile.

Just as Jester’s body began to fade from death, Marphas’s massive clawed hand shot forward and pierced the empty air itself. With a violent twist of his wrist, he shattered the hidden spatial barrier as if it were nothing more than fragile glass.

"Bingo!"

A large, unstable black hole tore open in front of them. To Jester’s utter disbelief and growing horror, an endless torrent of his carefully hoarded loot and precious treasures began pouring out uncontrollably, forming an enormous glittering pile on the ground.

"W-WHAT?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! THAT’S MY LOOT!!! ALL OF IT IS MINE!!!"

Jester screamed in pure despair and rage at the sight of his life’s accumulated wealth spilling out in every direction. Elayne moved swiftly, charging toward the massive pile and storing everything into her own expansive Inventory Realm with practiced, efficient movements.

Among the countless treasures, she quickly located the Golden Lamp of the Genie of the Ashen Sands. She rubbed its surface without the slightest hesitation, activating the artifact and opening a shimmering portal to the internal pocket dimension within.

There, huddled in fear inside a cold and lonely chamber, was the young boy.

"B-Big sis...?" Lisette looked up with wide, trembling eyes, barely able to believe what he was seeing.

"Lisette! Come here, grab my hand!" Elayne called urgently, reaching out toward him.

"Big sis!!!"

Lisette lunged forward and clasped her hand tightly. In an instant he was pulled free from the lamp’s prison and rescued at last.

The moment he was safely out, Elayne dragged him close and hugged him with fierce protectiveness, planting a gentle kiss on his forehead.

"Lisette! You scared me so much... I was terrified I wouldn’t find you in time."

"You scared me more, big sis! You look so weird right now!" the boy replied, still shaken but managing a small, relieved smile.

"Ah, this?" Elayne glanced down at her current form. She was still channeling the full power of Leo, a transformation that could apparently last an entire day as long as she maintained sufficient Mana and Spirit Energy. Thankfully, her Domain continuously generated vast amounts of energy around her, a natural benefit of all Terrain-type abilities belonging to the Druid Class.

"Well, that doesn’t matter right now. We have to get out of here qui—Ah!"

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TAKING THE CHILD?! HE’S MINEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Jester’s furious roar shook the entire domain. In his final, desperate act, he activated every transformation skill available to him as a Shapeshifting Doppelganger. His body twisted and mutated horrifically, growing into a colossal, monstrous chimeric abomination, a nightmarish fusion of countless forms all fused together by pure rage and hatred.

Elayne immediately shoved Lisette behind her for protection and raised her sword just in time to desperately parry a titanic, razor-sharp claw that came crashing down toward them.

CLAAAASH!

The resounding clash of divine and spiritual energies shook the entire battlefield. At the same moment, the Spirit of Sagittarius materialized in a brilliant burst of starry light, galloping forward with majestic power. The celestial archer drew its enormous bow and unleashed hundreds of shimmering starry arrows in rapid succession, bombarding Jester’s gigantic form relentlessly.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

A relentless barrage of explosions engulfed the colossal enemy within seconds, forcing him down once more. Seizing the momentum, Elayne immediately triggered her Twilight Bloom ability again, causing devastating internal detonations that ravaged him from the inside out. Without wasting a single second, she charged forward, her resolve burning brighter than ever.

Blank and Mark joined her swiftly after neutralizing the last of Jester’s lingering spells, while Yaga, Sailor, and Norman positioned themselves protectively around Lisette, ready to defend their young ally at all costs.

"Need a hand?" Mark called out with a confident grin as he caught up. "We’re free now, so let us assist you properly, Elayne!"

"Let’s destroy his soul completely," Blank added ruthlessly, his voice cold and determined. "That way, even as a player, he won’t be able to return easily."

"Fine!" Elayne nodded firmly, her eyes blazing with power. "Let’s end this."

She channeled her energy into both hands and activated Nature Nether Spirit Soul Aura Manifestation once more. Her aura surged outward in a spectacular display, fully forming as a towering giantess composed of both Life and Death energies.

One half of her colossal form radiated vibrant golden light where lush plants bloomed and thrived, while the other half was pitch black, causing all vegetation to wither and decay instantly. The stark contrast created an awe-inspiring and terrifying sight.

Seeing Elayne go all out, Mark and Blank exchanged determined glances and decided it was time for them to unleash their full strength as well. Drawing upon the abundant surplus of spiritual energy flooding this realm, both warriors began to grow dramatically in size and power.

Mark’s armor expanded and reshaped itself according to his will. He infused it with his powerful Soul Flames, forging an even stronger new body. Totems carved themselves directly into his metallic frame, transforming him into a towering titan of living metal and wood. His form grew like red-and-black metallic timber, once again resembling the massive mecha-like treant he had become before.

His totem golems emerged from the ether and fused seamlessly with him, assembling into a complete and imposing titanic goliath, a fitting embodiment of his title as the Player known as Titan. A pair of mighty wings surged from Mark’s back as the forcibly integrated totems activated despite his lack of prior skill with them. The overwhelming spirit energy saturating the netherworld made it possible, empowering him tremendously.

"It’s time!"

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