Lyon was the strongest of the four, and the first to attack. He stared with wide eyes, veins bulging, and roared, "Ice Make: White Tiger!"
Accompanying his furious roar, he waved a hand, and a dense, frosty white chill surged forth from his palm like a raging torrent.
Wherever the chill passed, the air seemed to instantly freeze, emitting a "crackling" sound.
The chill rapidly condensed and took shape, transforming into a massive white ice tiger.
This ice tiger was majestic and awe-inspiring, its fur standing on end like sharp ice shards, glinting with a cold light.
It opened its gaping maw, letting out a deafening roar, and lunged fiercely at Deliora, who was embedded in the wall.
Although the ice tiger's size was considerable compared to a human, it was still much smaller than the demon, which stood over ten meters tall.
The ice tiger, only about two meters tall, rushed behind Deliora and pounced.
The frosty white chill exploded instantly, and the ice tiger transformed into a cloud of cold air, leaving large patches of white ice crystals on its back.
However, Deliora merely trembled slightly; this attack seemed to cause no significant injury to it.
Lyon did not lose heart. He spread his hands again, and a dense, frosty white chill surged out wildly from them, like a breached river, flowing endlessly.
These chills quickly transformed into one ice bird after another, each human-sized. They flapped their wings, emitting sharp cries, and charged towards Deliora, striking it fiercely.
At the same time, Lyon loudly signaled his companions: "Sherry, Yuka, Toby!"
The Pink-haired Girl named Sherry reacted quickly; in the brief moment after Lyon made his move, she had already completed her magic preparations.
"Puppet: Stone Man!" Sherry cried out, her eyes faintly glowing pink, and she slammed her hands onto the ground. A massive pink magic circle instantly spread beneath her feet, shining brightly, with mysterious runes circulating within it.
The earth and stones on the ground began to churn violently, as if an invisible force was agitating the land.
The ground cracked, emitting a dull rumble, and two enormous rocky arms emerged from underground, tightly gripping the fissures in the earth.
Immediately after, a giant Stone Man, nearly seven meters tall, rose from the underground crack.
This Stone Man had complete facial features and limbs identical to a human's, except its eyes were an unusual pink, emitting a mysterious glow.
This was Sherry's magic, called Puppet Technique!
It was an extremely powerful magic.
The user could imbue any touched object with consciousness, transforming it into a puppet for manipulation. The strength of the controlled puppet depended on the magic power the user expended and the proficiency of their Puppet Technique.
The Stone Man appeared with almost no pause, taking heavy and powerful strides, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.
It instantly arrived behind Deliora, raised both fists high, and brought them down with immense force.
With a "boom," a violent explosion echoed through the cave, deafening.
The entire cave seemed to shake from this blow, and rubble fell everywhere.
Deliora's entire body was slammed into the mountain wall, and huge cracks, like a spiderweb, spread across the stone wall.
And then, Yuka, the blue-haired man who had already prepared, brought his hands together in a Kamehameha-like stance, and a strong, pale white light shot out from his palms.
The light was dazzling and bright, like a small sun.
The pale white light condensed into a beam as thick as a bucket, striking directly at Deliora inside the mountain. Where the beam passed, the air produced ripples.
And at this moment, the Stone Man next to Deliora once again raised its fists high, ready to strike again.
At this point, Deliora, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sat up, and a violent killing intent flashed in its crimson eyes; that gaze seemed capable of freezing a person's soul.
It opened its mouth, and a green laser was spewed out.
This green laser was almost solid, thick and dazzling, and wherever it passed, the air was scorched, emitting a "sizzling" sound.
The green laser collided with Yuka's pale white light beam, instantly annihilating the pale white beam and continuing its unhindered trajectory towards Yuka.
Yuka's hands were still in the posture of having launched an attack, and in his eyes, the green light beam grew larger and larger, as if it would completely swallow him.
At this critical moment, Toby, the Dog-eared man who was providing support, suddenly kicked Yuka several meters away.
Yuka's body tumbled through the air, his clothes flapping in the wind.
The green energy beam grazed Yuka's clothes and slammed into the cave wall, causing a huge explosion and blasting a massive hole.
Stones fell like rain, and dust filled the air.
Yuka, with the help of Toby's kick, narrowly avoided the attack. He flipped, stabilized his body, and pale white orbs of light again glowed in his hands. Accelerating, he rushed towards Deliora like an arrow from a bow.
Toby, skilled in physical combat, also went down on all fours, his fingernails rapidly growing on his hands, stopping only when they reached about 20 centimeters.
The fingernails were extremely sharp, an eerie green color, and gleamed with a chilling light, appearing to be poisonous.
Toby lunged suddenly, his speed like lightning, charging towards Deliora on all fours like a wild beast.
On Deliora's side, the Stone Man's fists were raised high, about to strike, but it showed no intention of dodging.
Deliora headbutted it. Its head was as hard as iron, and the moment it collided with the Stone Man's fists, a dull thud echoed.
What was shocking was that it was the stone arms that shattered. The Stone Man's arms turned into countless fragments, scattering across the ground.
After Deliora broke the Stone Man's arms, its head immediately struck the Stone Man's chest, sending the Stone Man flying.
The Stone Man's body arced through the air, falling heavily to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Seizing this opportunity, Deliora quickly got up and threw a punch straight ahead.
Yuka, with pale white light wrapped around his fists, faced Deliora head-on and punched fiercely.
His punch carried an unstoppable momentum, and the air crackled with the sound of breaking glass. Fine white cracks appeared in the air, spreading towards Deliora.
Ezreal was busy trying to revive Ur, who had completely melted into water, but he heard a crackling sound behind him. He instinctively turned to look, his eyes widening, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Tremor-Tremor Fruit?"
After a closer look, Ezreal withdrew his gaze, his eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.
Yuka's full-force blow collided with Deliora's fist, creating a powerful shockwave.
The shockwave raged like a hurricane, sweeping the surrounding earth and stones into the air, creating chaos.
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