Before her words even finished, Lucy forcefully pushed off the ground, golden magic erupting from her toes. Her figure, like a golden arrow shot from a bow, instantly bypassed the edge of the gravity field and sped towards Nirvana's third leg base, which was close yet seemed an insurmountable chasm away, without a backward glance!
"Trying to run?!" Lissanna's anger flared even more at the sight. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder and the gravity suppression, he forcibly activated his magic. The green magic circle beneath his feet lit up again, attempting to give chase!
"Your opponent is me!" Yukino's eyes sharpened. She joined her index and middle fingers on her right hand and pointed them sharply at Aries, who was floating in the air!
"Aries! Twin Star Conjunction!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Sagitta Aries instantly split into two!
Two identical silver arrows, carrying a piercing shriek, like two venomous snakes locking onto their prey, shot towards Lissanna again, one from the left and one from the right, at an even more cunning angle!
At the same time, the scales in Libra's hand shone even brighter, and the gravity suppression suddenly intensified!
Lissanna was forced to dodge and block again, his pursuit abruptly interrupted!
"Lissanna!" Just then, Angel, who had been silently observing, suddenly spoke. Her voice was cool, yet carried an undeniable tone of command, "Leave this Celestial Spirit Mage to me! You go after the blonde one! Don't let her get close to the base!"
Her gaze never left Yukino, and deep within her eyes, extremely complex emotions churned—struggle, hesitation, a hint of barely perceptible concern, and an even deeper, icy mask.
She couldn't let Lissanna stay here; his cruel nature might very well harm... harm this girl who unsettled her.
Lissanna was stunned. He glanced at Angel, then at Yukino and Libra, who was emitting a powerful gravity field beside her, as well as the silver arrow (Aries) suspended in the air, ready to attack again at any moment.
The dual suppression of the tracking arrows and the gravity field indeed made him feel incredibly troublesome.
"Hmph! You're lucky!" Lissanna spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, glared fiercely at Yukino, then the green magic circle beneath his feet lit up again, "Godspeed!"
This time, his target was no longer Yukino, but rather, bypassing the edge of the gravity field, he transformed into a green afterimage and rapidly chased in the direction Lucy had just left—towards Nirvana's third leg base!
Worry flickered in her eyes, but at this moment, she had to trust Lucy and face this silver-haired enemy alone, who brought her a strong sense of familiarity.
The green stream of light sped away, leaving only Yukino, Libra, the hovering Aries, and Angel, who stood high on the rocks, her expression complex and unreadable.
"Celestial Spirit Mage..." Angel slowly began, her voice betraying no emotion. She slowly raised her right hand, and golden magical light shimmered in her palm, "Let me see how strong your Celestial Spirit is."
"Open! Gate of the Scorpio—Scorpio!"
Buzz!
A huge golden magic circle unfolded before her!
In the center of the magic circle, the figure of a tall, robust man appeared, with a handsome yet somewhat sinister face, and a bare, muscular upper body.
He had short, fiery red hair, and most notably, a large scorpion tail covered in hard armor and with a metallic glint at its tip on his back! It was none other than one of the Zodiac, the Scorpio Celestial Spirit—Scorpio!
"Sandstorm!" As soon as Scorpio appeared, he let out a low roar and thrust his hands forward!
Boom—!
Countless scorching yellow sands generated out of thin air, like a violent sandstorm tornado, sweeping towards Yukino and Libra with high temperatures that scorched the air and powerful impact!
The sand grains rubbed against the air, emitting a piercing shriek!
"Libra! Gravity Barrier!" Yukino reacted extremely quickly.
The golden scales in Libra's hand shone brightly!
A solid, invisible gravity shield that distorted light instantly formed in front of the two!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—!
The violent sandstorm impacted the gravity barrier, making a dense, rain-like crashing sound!
The scorching sand grains were forcibly distorted, slowed down by the powerful gravity, and finally fell weakly to the ground, piling up a small dune in front of Yukino and Libra!
The barrier vibrated intensely but stubbornly withstood the first wave of attack!
"It's not over yet!" Angel's eyes turned cold. She raised her left hand again, and a silver key spun between her fingertips!
"Open! Gate of the Caelum—Caelum!"
Buzz!
Silver light flashed! A mechanical sphere, about half a meter in diameter, entirely made of bright silver metal, and covered with intricate magical patterns, appeared out of thin air! It was the Caelum Celestial Spirit—Caelum!
"Form Transformation · Rapid-fire Cannon!"
Click, click, click!
A grating sound of metal deforming rang out!
The silver sphere instantly unfolded and reassembled, transforming in the blink of an eye into a sci-fi-looking rapid-fire magic cannon with dangerous blue light flashing at its muzzle!
"Energy fill! Fire!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!!
Dozens of condensed blue energy beams poured out like a torrential rain, instantly covering the area where Yukino and Libra were!
The beams were extremely fast and incredibly penetrating, hitting the gravity barrier with dull thuds, stirring up intense ripples!
The pressure on the barrier suddenly increased!
"Aries! Intercepting Fire!" Yukino immediately ordered.
Aries, the Sagitta floating in the air, instantly turned its arrow, a silver light flashed, transforming into a silver lightning bolt. It did not directly attack Angel, but rather moved at an astonishing speed, weaving and circling around Scorpio and Caelum!
The silver trajectory was like a woven net of light, constantly disrupting Scorpio's rhythm in controlling the sandstorm. The deadly threat emanating from the brilliant silver starlight forced Caelum to divert some of its firepower to track and intercept this annoying silver arrow!
"Hmph, petty tricks!" Angel snorted coldly, watching Yukino's calm and collected command and the exquisite cooperation between her Celestial Spirits, the complexity in her eyes deepened.
She raised her hand again, and this time, an even more dazzling golden light shimmered at her fingertips!
"Open! Gate of the Gemini—Gemi & Mini!"
Buzz!
Golden light shone!
Two Celestial Spirits, resembling teru teru bozu dolls, entirely translucent blue, with only simple facial outlines, bounced into existence in front of Angel!
They held hands, uttering a cheerful yet eerie chorus: "Gemi ~ Mini ~ Gemi ~ Mini ~"
"Gemini Mimic · Target—Libra Celestial Spirit!"
Gemi and Mini simultaneously raised their small hands, pointing at Libra, who was maintaining the gravity barrier!
Buzz!
A strange magical fluctuation instantly enveloped Libra! Libra's body stiffened abruptly. She felt an invisible force forcibly analyzing and replicating her magic structure for controlling gravity and her magical energy circulation!
The golden scales in her hand flickered violently, becoming extremely unstable!
The gravity barrier instantly became thin and precarious!
"What?!" Yukino was greatly alarmed!
She hadn't expected the opponent to possess such a bizarre Celestial Spirit capable of replicating Celestial Spirit Magic!
"Gravity Domain · Suppression!" Libra gritted her teeth, her purple eyes flashing with light, forcibly stabilizing her magic output, attempting to resist the replication force!
But the strength of the barrier had already greatly diminished!
"Scorpio! Poison Needle Barrage!" Angel seized the opportunity to command!
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