Barbara fell rapidly through the sky, then opened her wind glider as she neared the giant bear Arkz, cushioning her inertia, before landing as lightly as a little bird onto his shoulder.
Seeing the battered giant bear Arkz, Barbara no longer hesitated and immediately unleashed her healing abilities at full power.
"Concert, begin!!!"
Under Barbara's full exertion, streams of water carrying musical notes swirled around the giant bear Arkz's body, rapidly mending its injuries.
The North Wind Wolf King immediately tried to use Barbara's water rings to freeze Arkz, but in the face of the giant bear Arkz's brute strength and massive body, the flowing water could not be frozen.
Moreover, with the cooperation of Barbara's Hydro Element and the giant bear Arkz's Dendro Element domain, numerous, powerful Dendro Seed Bombs were generated. These Dendro Seed Bombs, under the giant bear Arkz's instinctive control, flexibly shot towards the North Wind Wolf King like missiles.
With Barbara's full support, the giant bear Arkz fought as if equipped with a mobile health pack. The injuries inflicted by the North Wind Wolf King were healed in an instant. Conversely, the North Wind Wolf King, which had previously held the advantage, was blasted into a sorry state by the seed bombs.
Although his injuries had been healed by Barbara, Arkz, trapped in his feral state, was extremely vengeful. Relying on his invulnerability to injury, he fiercely engaged the North Wind Wolf King in a close-quarters brawl, trading blows.
"Roar!!!"
The giant bear Arkz pounded the ground with great force. The immense power caused the ground to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck. Even the hard bluestone floor of the arena cracked open, forming a massive chasm.
"Awooooo!!!"
The North Wind Wolf King let out a mournful howl, unwilling to be outdone. It leaped high into the air with all four limbs, its sharp claws flashing with cold light, its pointed fangs radiating the glow of the Cryo Element, and the cyan Anemo Element swirling around its body.
The commotion from the battle between the two massive beasts not only made Razor and the wolf pack nearby run towards them anxiously, but even Venti, who was drinking in the tavern, frowned, put down his wine cup, and hurried toward the scene.
The North Wind Wolf King and the giant bear Arkz leaped high across the chasm, their sharp bear paws colliding with the wolf's sharp claws.
The violent shockwave dispersed the mist created by the North Wind Wolf King, allowing Fischl, who was searching for an opening on the periphery, to see the situation at the center of the battlefield more clearly.
After the fierce collision, the giant bear Arkz was covered in wounds. Barbara on its back held tightly onto the giant bear Arkz's fur so she wouldn't fall off due to the impact.
The North Wind Wolf King on the opposite side was not faring much better; a massive wound had been torn open on its waist by the giant bear Arkz, which it had barely managed to freeze with the Cryo Element to stop the blood from continuing to flow.
With Barbara's aid, the giant bear Arkz's wounds were rapidly recovering, while the North Wind Wolf King gradually showed signs of fatigue.
The scales of victory seemed to be tipping in Arkz's favor.
However, Fischl, standing on Oz's back, clearly saw that Barbara's face was now pale. Constantly healing the giant bear Arkz's injuries was nearly exhausting all of her Elemental Power. The only reason she could hold on this long was thanks to the ample supply of potions stored in her Vision's space.
Barbara clung tightly to the fur on the giant bear Arkz's back. To avoid being flung off during the fight, she used the Hydro Element to create a hemispherical shield, tightly adhering herself to Arkz's back.
Barbara was constantly pouring potions to replenish her Elemental Power into her mouth. She even managed to find some dark humor in it, commenting on the taste of the potion.
"This potion is sweet, strawberry flavored. It must be made by Sucrose. I should order some more from her next time."
"It's fortunate that the Church's healing work is usually heavy, which made me develop the habit of hoarding Elemental Power replenishment potions. And I just restocked a batch a few days ago; otherwise, these potions would have been used up long ago."
"Although taking large amounts of this potion in a short time will accumulate toxicity in the body, I can't worry about that much right now."
Fischl, flying in the sky, couldn't wait any longer. She immediately brought Oz into the battle, intending to find a way to wake Arkz up.
"Oz, fly down and join the fight!"
"But..."
"No buts!"
"Barbara can't hold on much longer. Once her Elemental Power runs out, we will truly lose our chance for victory!"
"Yes, Miss!"
The battlefield currently looked like Arkz and Barbara's combined efforts had the upper hand, but the North Wind Wolf King, relying on its immense strength, wouldn't be defeated quickly. Instead, if the giant bear Arkz continued fighting in this barbaric manner, Barbara would collapse first.
"Midnight Phantasmagoria!"
Fischl and Oz cooperated tacitly. First, Fischl opened her wind glider and leaped down, coordinating with Oz in the air to unleash her ultimate move. Then, Oz swiftly flew beneath Fischl, catching her in time.
The North Wind Wolf King heard the movement from above and was about to dodge, but it realized these attacks weren't aimed at it.
Boom boom boom!!!
To awaken Arkz, Fischl fiercely unleashed electrical strikes onto the fattest part of the giant bear form—its belly.
The intensity was just right—stunning but not brain-damaging.
It was especially effective on an idiot chuunibyou youth.
Arkz's sanity was finally awakened by Fischl's electro-shock therapy. Seeing this, Fischl immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Attacking a teammate puts a lot of pressure on one, but This Princess isn't so easily defeated."
Arkz, having regained his senses, learned to dodge. More importantly, he remembered that he still had Dendro Elemental Power in hand. During his feral state, he only knew how to fight hand-to-hand; without Barbara's healing, he would have already been beaten into useless mush by the North Wind Wolf King.
"Power of the Wood Spirit!!!"
Arkz roared, no longer holding back, unleashing the Elemental Power within his body to quickly end the battle.
As Arkz's Dendro Element was released outward, it stimulated the power of a farmer granted by the system within him. This power of the farm acted like a catalyst, making Arkz's Dendro Element even more active.
Green leaves constantly sprouted from the broken bluestone ground, growing into towering trees in the blink of an eye. Moments later, the original gladiatorial arena had transformed into a dense forest.
The North Wind Wolf King seemed to sense the danger and also unleashed its ultimate move directly. Giant ice spikes descended from the sky, continuously destroying the forest Arkz had conjured.
"Heh heh, back then my god, Piggy Hero, soloed a Behemoth with the Wood element."
"Today, with the cooperation of my two teammates, me, Arkz, defeating the North Wind Wolf King with the Dendro Element is a piece of cake."
"Wood Vine Entanglement!!!"
Giant vines shot up from beneath the North Wind Wolf King, tightly wrapping around its four limbs and torso, binding it into a tight zongzi.
No matter how much it struggled, whether by scratching with its claws or biting with its teeth, these vines were incredibly tough, like an ordinary person trying to bite through cowhide—they couldn't break the defense at all.
"Arkz, let us help!!!" x 2
Barbara and Fischl saw the final moment approaching. They squeezed out the last trace of Elemental Power in their bodies and attacked the North Wind Wolf King, which was already bound by Arkz's wood vines.
With the assistance of these two comrades, Arkz's vines grew another section as if they had eaten Jin Ke La, completely tying up the North Wind Wolf King, including its head and tail, into a zongzi.
"Wood Vine Entanglement!!!"
Arkz shouted once more, then controlled the wood vines to continuously contract, mercilessly strangling the North Wind Wolf King trapped within.
Bang!!!
The North Wind Wolf King wailed once and scattered into specks of starlight.
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