If they were in their opponent's shoes, they would similarly refuse to give in. After all, fleeing from an opponent would only add to the risk! Besides, the Flamegold before them was precious enough to elicit a frenzy even from supreme paragons! The risk that entailed upon its revelation to other people were unimaginable, and Severin was not going to let anyone escape and pass on that message!
Having taken all into consideration, their leader—the towering figure with a perfect-stage level five paragon attainment—cast a glance over his shoulder at his companions before charging toward Severin with an intensely determined look.
"It's between you and me, pal!" he declared. Mista knew that the odds were stacked against him, which was why he resolved to make a final stand in the hopes of survival. Unfortunately, he had underestimated Severin's strength.
As he approached within a hundred feet of Severin, the Sky-Soil Zenith—with its abundance of sky and soil energy—emanated abruptly golden glow that unleashed a devastating force from the void. Mista and his comrades were immediately crushed into a pulp.
Having dealt with the remaining adversaries, Severin put away the Sky-Soil Zenith and ascended into the air. He curled his fingers like a claw and reached out toward the location where Blake and Kloudius had met their demise. From there, he deftly extracted two spatial rings from within bloody mist.
With the rings in hand, he used his divine senses to forcefully breach the defensive formations in the rings. A look of satisfaction adorned his face as he assessed the spoils.
"My efforts were not in vain," he mused. "The loot has exceeded my expectations."
Severin gleefully put away the precious liquid and remarked, "Haha! Now that I have this, I'm confident I'll be able to create seventh-grade high-rank pills, or perhaps even eighth-grade pills once I've exited the battlespace."
He then did another final check of the spatial rings and took whatever he wanted from them before incinerating them with the Lotus Wildfire to erase any traces that might allow the Menzies or the barbarics to pursue him.
Satisfied with his precautions that he had taken, Severin went up to the ancient palace, using his spiritual power to retrieve the piece of Flamegold suspended in the air. Though small and only about the size of a palm, it emanated a fiery warmth that seemed to want to escape his grasp.
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