Clang!
His attacks landed on Potimas's body, making sounds like metal striking stone. Potimas's clone was constructed from a titanium alloy, possessing excellent physical defense.
Even the Earth Dragon's powerful attacks, without any buffs, couldn't break through Potimas's defense!
It was likely that even the internal mechanisms of Potimas's body were made of super-hardened steel; there were absolutely no weak points!
No wonder he was an elven powerhouse on the same level as Demon Lord Ariel. Even a single clone was this troublesome.
Taking a deep breath, Elliot knew very well: if he didn't break this domain, relying solely on physical combat, he would never be able to defeat this mechanical avatar. He no longer hesitated.
"[Domain Collapse]!"
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If he forcibly clashed head-on with Potimas's avatar, even if Elliot managed to destroy it, there would be no real benefit.
Potimas could create as many of these mechanical avatars as he wanted. Therefore, Potimas didn't care at all if his avatar was damaged.
He attacked with all his might, even if it exceeded the avatar's functional limits; it meant nothing to him...
Elliot, on the other hand, was different. Although he possessed divine power, and minor injuries were nothing, a severe wound like a severed arm, even if the Dendro Gnosis could heal it, would take considerable time.
The enemies he would face next were world-class powerhouses like the Pontiff, the Demon Lord, and Potimas himself.
Elliot didn't want to diminish his own combat strength just to deal with one of a powerhouse's mechanical clones.
So, he immediately unleashed his [Domain Collapse] ability.
Crack, crackle— Sounds like shattering glass echoed one after another. Potimas felt his domain instantly disintegrate. He was momentarily stunned. Impossible!
Within my Anti-Magic Field, only physical bodies and technology should be effective in combat! Magic cannot be cast within the Anti-Magic Field, and to counter the Anti-Magic Field itself, one would need large-scale magic which is a self-contradictory proposition!
Potimas clearly didn't know Elliot possessed the [Domain Collapse] skill. According to its description, [Domain Collapse] could nullify all domains.
In other words, [Domain Collapse] was a super-large domain itself! Within thisdomain, no other domain could be deployed! Any already active domain would shatter on the spot.
This included Elliot's own Divine Domain! But regardless, the initiative for this skill was in his hands. He could make the domain collapse whenever he wished!
Once [Domain Collapse] activated, the Anti-Magic Field shattered into pieces. The skills on his internal Imaginary Tree, which had been dim, now lit up again.
Elliot immediately unleashed [Tendo Bansho]! The star rock plummeted.
Clang, clang—
Damage numbers appeared, but the petrification effect didn't trigger. Potimas's artificial skin completely vanished, revealing large swathes of metallic plating underneath. No flesh and blood, so naturally, no petrification.
"I see! I see!" Far from being angry, Potimas's eyes actually lit up with a hint of excitement. "I was wondering! How could that so-called 'Humanity's Foremost Mage,' Ronandt, possibly summon a meteor from outer space! So it was you!" He was genuinely thrilled, like an explorer discovering a new continent.
He knew about the Queen Spider attacking Flamebright City; he had sent his subordinates to observe secretly. He knew the Queen Spider was one of Demon Lord Ariel's kin.
But what he hadn't expected at all was Ronandt summoning a meteor that day, killing a massive number of spider monsters.
Ronandt? Just a mediocre talent. Hmph! How could he possess such power! Potimas had been skeptical from the start, until today, when he personally witnessed this Earth Dragon unleash its ultimate attack!
He casually raised his hand and pulled out a gun! This wasn't an ordinary gun. It couldn't just fire bullets; it could also fire laser cannons!
Technological power... was not supposed to exist in this world. Because any technological power required the use of this world's MA Energy.
MA Energy was the energy that maintained the stability of this world.
The collapse of MA Energy would also bring about a great crisis for this world. But Potimas had brazenly claimed it for himself, recklessly exploiting this energy.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Several bullets directly shattered Elliot's Jade Shield and pierced into his main body.
Elliot frowned.
His Jade Shield's durability was still high, yet the opponent's bullets could ignore his shield and directly attack his body!
His HP didn't drop much, but the feeling of foreign objects invading his body was still very uncomfortable.
At this point, Elliot couldn't afford to focus on defense anymore. If even a divine defensive skill like the Jade Shield was ineffective against the opponent, then having more defensive skills wouldn't make much difference. Elliot's eyes narrowed, and then his true dragon form charged directly at Potimas.
The raw physical power of a dragon was far more terrifying than disasters like train derailments or plane crashes.
Although Potimas had built himself into a muscle-bound strongman, even a boxing champion like Tyson wouldn't survive a head-on collision with a locomotive.
The bullets were deflected by Elliot's high-speed charge, and then a devastating blow landed squarely on Potimas's face.
Potimas spun through the air like a top and flew outwards, crashing hard into a wall hundreds of meters away.
His head was deeply embedded in the cracks of the wall, but even so, the gun in his right hand was still firing wildly, bullets spraying in all directions.
This indiscriminate firing also forced Elliot to halt his attack, as the opponent's bullets could penetrate his defenses.
The next second, Potimas used his left hand to grab his head, which was stuck in the wall, and forcibly pulled it out, simultaneously twisting it with a sickening crunch! He had snapped his own twisted head back into position.
What a headache. A monster like this was indeed difficult to defeat with conventional means. It had to be said, as expected of a world-class powerhouse, even a single avatar was not easy to deal with.
And just now, Elliot had even used a soul-targeting skill against Potimas, but it had no effect at all.
Potimas was remotely controlling this avatar; his actual soul was far away. This avatar was just an empty shell; soul attacks were meaningless!
In the original story, Kumoko's battle with Potimas didn't result in a victory either. In fact, if Ariel hadn't suddenly appeared, Kumoko might have lost to Potimas.
Keep in mind, Kumoko's base stats after becoming an Arachne were considerably stronger than Elliot's current (System-based) body stats.
Elliot actually knew the best way to deal with Potimas: use extreme physical power to completely destroy his external mechanical armor and then rip out his power source.
But the problem was, where would such extreme physical power come from? If he used his divine power, Elliot had no doubt he could easily crush Potimas.
But then, wouldn't that expose his ability to wield divine power?
Potimas had spent his entire life pursuing the path to godhood, seeking immortality, yet had failed.
If he discovered that the power he sought actually resided in this Earth Dragon... he would probably hunt Elliot to the ends of the earth.
Sigh. Elliot let out a breath. Fortunately, he didn't need to fight Potimas to the death. If it were Potimas's main body, Elliot might have gritted his teeth and used divine power to kill him on the spot.
But this was just a mechanical avatar; killing it wouldn't even give him a reward.
And his quest objective wasn't to kill this avatar! So, Elliot's goal was clear: rescue Sophia, and that would be a success.
More importantly, that person was about to arrive. And that person... was also someone Elliot didn't want to face.
At this moment, Elliot turned around and, with incredible speed, scooped up Mera and Sophia, placing them on his back.
Honestly, even Kumoko hadn't received the privilege of riding on his back, yet these two got a free pass.
But the situation was urgent; Elliot really didn't want to face two of this world's major powerhouses simultaneously.
His movements were fluid and decisive. He even deliberately looked back and gave Potimas a disdainful smirk.
Potimas paused slightly. Trying to run? But having lost his domain skill, he had no way to stop Elliot.
He could only watch helplessly as Elliot, with the vampire infant on his back, made his escape!
Just then, a black object plummeted from the sky.
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