Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 549: The Battle between the Fire of the Wind and the Water of Foam
The fire in the sky flickers and the red clouds reflect the sky.

In the valley between the two mountains, the two sides were fighting fiercely, with the sounds of various bullets and explosions continuing. And in the back of the northern valley, one after another, rolling and burning fireballs slowly rose into the night sky. Each of these fireballs was nearly five meters in size and emitted bursts of heat waves.

Below, members in red clothes held up special staffs in their hands, aimed at the fireballs in the air, and continuously chanted spells, and the fireballs became more and more intense and bright.

Torch Staff [Excellent Condensed Bead Level]: Its appearance is like a hollow torch, with the hole in the middle leading directly to the bottom handle. When the staff is held, magic power will flow along the internal veins of the staff to form a special magic array, and then generate colorless fusion "rolling flame particles" inside the hollow staff. These particles are stimulated by the device on the top of the staff, will temporarily remain stable, and then output to the external space for use in various rituals or attack spells.

About 20 red-clothed members held the "Torch Staff". When they were ready, they raised the staff. Many orange-red particles like mist poured out from the top of the staff and gathered towards the sky.

Tiny vortexes of flame absorb these particles, creating fireballs that continue to expand.

When about 60 tumbling and burning fireballs appeared in the night sky, the entire canyon was illuminated as if it were daytime. The slowly radiating heat waves made the wild grass in the mountains turn yellow and withered. Light green smoke floated up, and the air in the field of vision began to twist slightly, making it difficult to see clearly.

Faced with such a situation, the members of the other party began to retreat.

"Want to leave? But it's too late." A charming woman in red raised her head, revealing her golden curly hair under her hood. She waved the torch staff in her hand again, and the fireballs in the sky seemed to have locked onto them and rushed down.

The blazing and dazzling fireball swooped across the mountains, bringing up a lot of smoke and burnt marks, and caught up with the fleeing opponent in front.

During this period, some autonomous units flew up and tried to block the swooping fireballs, but the bullets fired could not destroy the structure of the fireballs at all, and the constructed shields were burned through at the first touch. Soon these autonomous units turned into burning scrap metal and disappeared in the flames of the exploding fireballs.

The star cluster that Shui Yanqing was in was facing off against these red figures. Their individual strength was comparable to that of their opponents. Although they had special protection that greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of these members, the Red Flame Star Cluster on the opposite side had more members. In the early stages, they were still evenly matched, but as these 'rolling fireballs' rose, the balance began to be broken.

Blazing fireballs whizzed across the night sky and swooped down with suffocating heat waves. The auxiliary autonomous units that had no time to dodge were melted on the spot, turning into scattered sparks and ashes. Although the other lone members were not burned to death, they flashed a red light in the fierce fire and fell down with their whole bodies burnt, and were eliminated.

After this battle, the star cluster to which Shui Yanqing belonged lost 15 members and its strength was greatly reduced. Later, facing the pursuit of the Red Flame Star Cluster, they had to abandon their strongholds and retreat repeatedly.

……

On the fifth day, Shui Yanqing, who was surrounded in the stronghold, once again faced the Red Flame Cluster to which Pulin belonged.

They stood in a line on the ridge, overlooking the 'Water Wings' star cluster that occupied the valley below.

At this moment, the entire valley is submerged in water, and under the control of the underground stronghold magic circle, these water flows have built a solid circulation barrier, covering the bottom of the valley like a hemisphere.

At the top of the mountain, Pulin walked out slowly, holding a small ruby ​​scepter in her hand. The polyhedron gem on the top of the scepter emitted a wandering red light, affecting the surrounding space.

Even if you don't know what it is, you can guess that it should be a powerful treasure. It seems to be the latest gain of the Red Flame Cluster.

"The water barrier below is very strong. We previously had people organize the 'Rolling Flames' bombardment, but it failed to break it." Beside the petite singer, a blonde beauty leaned over to report.

"I know, this is why I came here today." Pulin's flowing red eyes swept across the barrier surrounded by water below, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Just fighting bravely."

"Although we have a good relationship normally, letting Shui Yanqing win in the competition would be deceiving yourself." When she said this, it was like invisible ripples spreading downwards. Pulin knew that Shui Yanqing could definitely hear it at this moment.

"Now that you've greeted me, let's get started." She took a deep breath, then held the scepter horizontally in front of her and slowly closed her eyes.

"Secret Prayer to Heaven: The Method of Burning the City of Dutian"

A strange spell came out of her mouth like a song, and as time passed, hot winds continued to blow from all directions, converging over the valley to form a faint orange-red tornado.

In just a few seconds, everyone standing on the ridge felt as if they had stepped into the hottest season of midsummer. The stuffy feeling almost silently seeped into every corner of the body, leaving people with nowhere to hide and feeling extremely hot.

Fortunately, all those present were high-level transcendents, so they wouldn't faint from heatstroke due to such a temperature, but they could not help sweating profusely.

As time passed further, Prin opened her eyes, slowly opened her hands holding the ruby ​​scepter, and let the wind blow her cloak and short hair up and flutter in the air.

Then the ruby ​​on the top of the scepter flashed, and it was raised for Prin, and a thin red line went straight into the sky and disappeared in an instant.

Just as others were wondering, the originally blue sky suddenly became dim, and in an instant it went directly from noon to sunset.

The golden red sunset fills the sky, it is so beautiful yet gives a sense of the end of the world.

"Now, listen to me sing the song of the burning wind of destruction." A light red transparent flame rose from Prin's body. Not only her, but all the members of the Red Flame Cluster present also emitted the same light red flame.

The flames continued to rise, and everyone's extraordinary core gradually resonated and entered the same frequency. A faint and terrifying aura emerged.

……

Deep under the water in the valley, Shui Yanqing knelt in the open space in the central square with her hands clasped together. As she whispered her prayers, faint ripples spread, constantly gathering strength for the special branding formation beneath her. Behind her, the members of the Water Wings Cluster also closed their eyes and chanted, with light blue halos appearing on their bodies.

As Shui Yanqing prayed, complex patterns began to vaguely appear in the water barrier above the square. These patterns, composed of shells, waves, the moon, and water patterns, were built up layer by layer, forming a coral-like structure that enveloped and reinforced the entire underwater stronghold.

……

The momentum of both sides was gradually rising. As Prin finished her spell, she clasped the ruby ​​scepter in her hands and swung it down. The colorless flames on the bodies of all the members of the star cluster rose up in the wind, suddenly expanding, engulfing the fire wave tornado that filled the entire sky.

Then, a phoenix made entirely of fire was born from the vortex, its eyes were scorching, golden flames were boiling, and its wings made of fire flapped. Countless flames poured down like a river from the sky, directly hitting the water barrier in the valley.

When the two collided, countless sizzling sounds were heard, and the water in the valley spanning hundreds of meters evaporated instantly, the hot white mist spread, and the water level suddenly dropped by several meters.

This was not enough. As the phoenix made of fire flew higher and higher, when it reached the top of the sky, it swooped down and rushed into the water barrier below. The entire water barrier exploded due to the rapidly spreading steam. The shock wave caused by the flames mixed with high-temperature water vapor blew away the hills on both sides. The water barrier that was originally surrounded by it was now torn into a huge gap, and one could even see a devastated central square.

Shui Yanqing fell to the ground. Her originally tight-fitting white wave-flowered dress was now mostly burnt on her legs. Some of the cluster members beside her fell down, while others barely held up the thermal insulation shield to protect their companions. The remaining flames were still wandering in the water barrier like living things. From time to time, cold rays were emitted from the surroundings to shine on it, trying to extinguish the eternal flames.

"Let's go." Pulin jumped up lightly, and the surrounding cluster members also jumped down and rushed into the water barrier below.

All of a sudden, all kinds of lights and sounds of fighting unfolded in the stronghold. In order to protect Shui Yanqing, the remaining personnel escorted the unconscious girl and continued to retreat deeper into the stronghold. Supporting autonomous units also poured out from the stronghold. These autonomous units, like killer whales, could move freely in the water, and their black and white bodies were extremely resistant to high temperatures and could not be easily burned, causing a lot of trouble to the members of the Red Flame Cluster present.

Upon seeing this, Pulin turned the gemstone scepter in his hand, and black and red flames rushed out from his side, rushing towards the killer whale autonomous units in the stronghold square. The invisible flames penetrated their sturdy outer armor, infiltrated and burned the internal chips, causing these killer whales to become confused and the internal AI chips to crash due to high temperature.

Not long after, these killer whale autonomous units fell to the ground in a mess, and the members of the Red Flame Cluster also protected Prin and walked towards the entrance on the side of the square.

At this moment, on the side of the valley where water was still flowing, a silver-white metal bullet suddenly shot out, penetrated the water barrier, and headed straight for Pulin.

At this moment, even though there were many high-level extraordinary people present, their reaction speed was not enough to stop the bullet. They could only watch as the bullet passed through their sides and hit the singer next to them.

A tiny splash of blood pierced through his chest, and Pulin's face turned pale instantly. He then waved his scepter, allowing black and red flames to wrap around himself and the surroundings. After that, the others quickly formed a human wall, and the next few bullets were easily blocked.

After a few minutes, the flames dissipated and several members skilled in healing healed Pulin's wounds.

"It will take about three days to recover. The enemy added a difficult-to-dissolve toxin to the bullet. Although it is not fatal, it will paralyze the nerves and greatly reduce Lady Pulin's perception and body control ability." "This means that it will be difficult to use the various secret arts related to the song girl in these three days, and because of the slow perception and reaction, you will be more vulnerable and easy to get hurt."

"A very smart and dangerous opponent." commented a companion nearby.

"What should we do now?"

"Continue to chase Shui Yanqing, and leave a small number of people to protect me." Sitting on the ground, Pulin covered his bandaged chest. Although it still hurt a little, the wound had healed initially.

"Yes." The others immediately split into two teams. Most of them continued to go deeper into the stronghold to hunt down the star cluster where Shui Yanqing was, while a small number of members protected Pulin and slowly withdrew from here and returned to the ridge to guard.

Underground in the stronghold, with the advantage of narrow alleys and flooded environment, the members of Shui Yanqing's cluster were still resisting. This made the progress of the members of the Chiyan Cluster who were responsible for the pursuit slow. They were not good at water battles, and the environment was relatively narrow, so many powerful secret techniques and abilities were difficult to use.

"Damn it." A member cursed, then clasped the hilt of the sword with both hands and chopped the strange fish that quickly jumped out of the water, cutting it in half. Then a thin stream of silver lightning shot out from the turbid water, and the electric shock made his body tremble. He barely broke free after a few seconds.

Afterwards, when the other companions traced the direction from which the silver electric current came, it had disappeared.

Similar scenes also occurred from time to time underwater. After entering this underground stronghold, progress became extremely slow.

"No, we have to change our method." The leading blonde woman held the sword and cut and tore the killer whale's autonomous unit that jumped out of the water, then waved her hand and asked everyone to come closer to her.

"Contact the rear and airlift a powerful bomb to blow open the bottom of the stronghold."

"Will this hurt the singer Mizu Yanqing-sama inside?" a member nearby asked carefully.

"You don't have to worry about this. This is something that the people in charge of the competition should be concerned about."

"Got it, I'll contact you right away."

A few minutes later, a humming sound was heard from the distant sky. Facing the real sunset, three planes swooped over the valley and dropped packed boxes. These boxes opened their parachutes in mid-air and were then received by the people below.

At this moment, the water barrier in the valley has been completely broken, and the stronghold square has been cleared.

Pulin looked at the busy members below and asked about the situation, then nodded, "Just do as she says."

Soon after, a fierce fire broke out in the valley, and the rising dust and water splashed dozens of meters high. The originally solid stronghold was also blown into a gap that led directly to the bottom.

"Now!" With a shout from one of the members, a group of people jumped into the gap created by the explosion and entered the space at the bottom of the base.

Deep underwater, two mermaids supported Shui Yanqing. At this moment, the singer was also awakened by the explosion and slowly opened her eyes.

"Is the situation already like this?" Shui Yanqing struggled to prop up her body and tried to stand up.

"Please take care of yourself." The two mermaid girls helped her up again.

"We can still delay for a while, Lady Yanqing, please leave through the secret passage underground." They said to Shui Yanqing.

"No need. Without you, I can't win alone." Shui Yanqing shook her head, and her usually beautiful wavy hair looked a little dull.

"What a pity! I thought I had some trump cards." She initially thought that with her ability of remote communication and resonance, she should have an advantage in the early stages, so when fighting with Pulin, she did not hesitate or avoid the battle.

Unexpectedly, the opponent put all its combat power into the fight as soon as the fight started. The slight advantage brought by the long-range support in the early stage could not make up for the huge gap in numbers and hard power.

They lost a large number of manpower in the first battle, and then the situation snowballed, becoming weaker and weaker with each battle, and retreating again and again.

As expected, this kind of direct confrontation between singers is most likely to expose the weaknesses of each other's character. She always worries too much, thinks ahead and behind, wants to gain advantage and preserve strength, which leads to failure. If she had gone to the battlefield in person in the first battle and brought everyone with her, she might not have been defeated, nor would she have been so passive later.

Under the water of the stronghold, five mermaids were swimming in the water. They worked together to activate a special magic circle underwater, causing a colorless undercurrent to surround the water. The Red Flame Cluster had to be distracted while passing through to resist the undercurrent that could appear at any time and suddenly wash away its members.

Later in the battle, these mermaids took advantage of the underwater environment and used various secret techniques to cause the members of the Crimson Flame Cluster to suffer a lot.

In the end, they paid a heavy price to defeat these mermaids and clear the last obstacle.

"Is it over?" Shui Yanqing, who was sitting in the last room, sighed as she watched the footsteps coming from the distant passage and picked up the sapphire scepter beside her.

Beside her, the only two remaining mermaids also floated up and stood in front of her with weapons in hand.

'Boom—'

As a stream of dark red fire overflowed from the gap in the door, the entire door was exploded and a group of embarrassed and fierce figures in red appeared at the end of the passage.

When the flames died down and they could see the three people in the room in the distance, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, there are only these three people left on the other side.

These red-clothed figures slowly dispersed and surrounded the three people in the field, and the leading man began to persuade them to surrender.

"Lord Shui Yanqing, why don't you just leave here? We will respect your choice."

Hearing this, Shui Yanqing lowered her head and fell into thought. After a few seconds, she looked up and responded.

"No, I still can't. If you had persuaded me to surrender at the beginning, I would have a 30% chance of agreeing. But now there is no need. Like you said, since we will lose anyway, why not be more decent?"

"Let's start the battle." She waved the sapphire scepter in her hand, and a large number of bubbles suddenly appeared in the whole room, drowning everyone's vision. These special bubbles could interfere with perception and isolate sound, instantly turning the members present into isolated islands.

In the panic, cold blades flashed across, and many members of the Red Flame Cluster were stabbed through the body before they could even shout, and were frozen to death and left the stage.

There was no need to worry about them dying. Although they were frozen and unable to move, with the vitality of Sequence 6 transcendents, it would be easy for them to recover as long as they were rescued in time. However, even if they recovered later, they would still have to leave the competition area.

……

Outside the valley of the stronghold, Pulin looked at the small spots of light on the screen in front of him. Some of them flickered, some dimmed and went out, and then a burst of impact and fire broke out in the valley again, illuminating a corner of the night sky.

"Although he lost, he is still a respectable opponent."

Soon after, a number of shuttles from the competition team slowly landed in the valley, carrying the injured members away on stretchers one by one.

On the fifth day of the competition, Pulin defeated Shui Yanqing and received an extra 10,000 points reward. From then on, the confrontation between the singers began to show its cruelty.

(End of this chapter)