After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Purification can be done."

Lin Da said decisively.

"However, I need you to weaken the New Moon Knight to an extremely fragile state. After all, she's a Legendary Rank Witch, and I have no prior experience purifying someone of that level."

Seeing the hesitation in Evelyn's eyes, Lin Da softened his tone slightly: "I understand this is a difficult request. Capturing a Legendary Rank alive is several times harder than killing one.

But you should know that my Dark Shadow has always been consistent in word and deed—I've never spoken falsehoods.

I have a fifty-percent chance of purifying the New Moon Knight. Whether you want to gamble on this is your decision."

"Fifty-percent chance..."

Evelyn bit her lip, looking conflicted.

She glanced at the New Moon Knight in the sky, whose face was filled with hatred for her, and thought—it'd be far simpler to finish her off with one clean strike.

Just as she was about to make her decision...

A childhood memory flashed through her mind.

"—Tafu, here, eat this rat."

"Thank you, little Lin, you're the best! Ah, yum yum, rats taste great."

"..."

It was a memory from the slums.

Tafu, weak and helpless, constantly needed her protection. After their parents' deaths, she had to scavenge food from the garbage dump, competing with other orphans, just to fill their stomachs and avoid starving to death on the streets.

What stirred Evelyn's compassion was Tafu's happy expression while eating dried rat meat.

That smile had touched her deeply, giving her a sense of purpose to keep living.

If Tafu hadn't been around to depend on her, she wouldn't have found the will to fight for food at the garbage dump against children bigger than herself.

"I'll give it a try."

Evelyn sighed softly, her eyes dim.

"I'll do my best," Lin Da promised.

"Capture alive? Purification? Hahaha, laughable! Evelyn, stop thinking so highly of yourself!"

The New Moon Knight, overhearing their conversation, flew into a rage: "I am one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demons, the former Leader of the Imperial Knights! Even if I die, you will never take me alive!"

"Shut up."

Evelyn shot forward like an arrow, her longsword aimed straight at the New Moon Knight's throat.

In the heat of battle, Evelyn summoned her Law Giant—a snow-white Nine-tailed Fox.

Although smaller than the Ice Emperor Centaur in size, the Nine-tailed Fox had the advantage of utilizing Illusion Techniques. Its tails coiled into a heart-shaped figure, instantly immobilizing the Centaur.

Taking advantage of this opening, Lin Da commanded the Heavenly Ruined Demon Ape to fully deploy the Destruction Law without concern for costs.

And thus, a towering black sword light, tens of thousands of meters high, cleaved down toward the Ice Emperor Centaur.

Faced with the terror of impending doom, the Centaur's handsome male face turned pale with fear: "Tafu, help me!"

But the New Moon Knight was struggling to survive herself. She was already weaker than Evelyn to begin with and hampered further by Lin Da's Demon Sword Formation generated through the Destruction Law.

After twenty minutes of grueling combat, the New Moon Knight was covered in wounds, her silver battle armor shattered, and her pale thighs embarrassingly exposed.

Boom—

The black sword light struck the Ice Emperor Centaur, splitting him into two.

The Centaur let out a final agonized cry before disintegrating into faint white light and disappearing.

At the same time, the injuries rebounded onto the New Moon Knight.

She violently spat out a mouthful of blood, plummeting downward like a bird with broken wings.

Evelyn swooped toward the New Moon Knight.

Lin Da thought Evelyn was softening toward her and was about to intervene, only to be stunned as he watched Evelyn kick the New Moon Knight in the abdomen. The latter's eyes widened in shock, blood and bile spewing from her mouth.

Following this, Evelyn struck several swift blows with her sword, piercing bloodied holes into each of the New Moon Knight's limbs.

Lin Da's eyelid twitched furiously.

But Evelyn wasn't done yet. She retrieved a strip of fabric resembling a white snake from her spatial ring, evidently some sort of magic item. Tossing it casually, the snake-like silk slithered into the bloody holes on the New Moon Knight's limbs, binding her tightly.

"Evelyn, how dare you do this to me!"

The searing pain and the humiliation of captivity drove the New Moon Knight to near madness as she roared: "His Majesty the Demon King will never forgive you!"

Smack! Smack!

"Keep yelling and I'll kill you."

Evelyn landed several sharp slaps to her face, leaving the New Moon Knight swollen and bruised. Her Cross Face Mask flew off and hit the ground, revealing a pitiful, tear-streaked visage filled with indignation.

The two looked strikingly alike, though the New Moon Knight had a more valiant appearance, while Evelyn's features were more serene.

"Still want to shout?" Evelyn raised her sword with an emotionless expression.

The New Moon Knight gritted her teeth, turning her head away and remaining silent.

Thus, the Ice Emperor Centaur was slain, and the New Moon Knight was captured.

This legendary battle had finally drawn to a close.

The White Snake Silk appeared to have the ability to seal Battle Qi—the New Moon Knight's Domain-produced azure Barrier dissipated, and light returned to Cyan City.

The current hour was twilight. The blood-red sunset blanketed the land.

Riding atop his Magical Dragon, Lin Da gazed downward.

Cyan City lay in ruins. Its central district was utterly obliterated, littered with horrific craters. Rising to an even higher altitude, the city's full extent came into view—a circular pattern of destruction centered around the heart of the city. The closer to the central zone, the greater the damage. The very center was nothing but scorched earth.

From the middle sections outward lay sparse remnants of debris, with rare intact structures on the outskirts.

An hour ago, this place had been a flourishing provincial city where residents lived peacefully, adventurers and merchants bustled about...

Now, this ancient metropolis that had stood for over ten thousand years had become history.

Rebuilding Cyan City might take decades.

Whether it could ever return to its former glory was anyone's guess.

Lin Da felt a profound sense of sorrow.

The desolate sight before him stifled his breath, as if his throat were clogged with a swarm of rotten flies.

Battles like this must be avoided at all costs.

Even still, Cyan City was relatively fortunate.

When the New Moon Knight descended, Angel and the Ice Abyss students had evacuated the citizens. Most people had taken shelter, meaning the Legendary battle impacted property more than lives. The truly wounded or deceased were, against all expectations, few in number.