Genshin's Wish

Chapter 720: The Light of the End, Hope Blooms Forever

 Chapter 720: The Light of the End, Hope Blooms Forever

In the deepest part of the mysterious ruins, Bennett and Mika stood in front of the huge crystal that shone with strange light. The air around them seemed to be tinged with a mysterious color by the light, and the tense atmosphere enveloped them like a substance.

"Is this the final key?" Mika gripped the weapon tightly in his hand, his eyes revealing determination and a hint of imperceptible tension.

Bennett took a deep breath and nodded. "That should be it. As long as we destroy this crystal, we can stop the source of the evil power and put an end to all this chaos."

However, just as they were about to act, the crystal suddenly vibrated violently and shone brightly. Then, a deep and eerie voice echoed in the ruins: "You ignorant guys, do you think you can easily ruin my plan? It's not that simple!"

As the voice fell, countless black shadow monsters emerged from around the crystal, and they rushed towards Bennett and Mika with their fangs and claws bared. The two immediately entered combat mode, Bennett cast fire magic, and tongues of fire swept towards the monsters, while Mika waved his weapon and shuttled through the monsters, and each attack was accompanied by a sharp sound of wind.

But these shadow monsters seemed endless, and they seemed to be immune to the continuous damage of the fire magic. Just after being burned, they quickly recovered. "We can't go on like this!" Bennett shouted, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

Mika also realized that the situation was unfavorable. While dodging the monsters' attacks, he thought about countermeasures: "These monsters must have some connection with the crystals. We must find a way to cut off this connection."

In the fierce battle, Bennett found that every time a wave of monsters was repelled, the light of the crystal would dim slightly, but would soon light up again as new monsters came in. "Should we attack the crystal and the monsters at the same time?" Bennett thought.

He said loudly to Mika: "Mika, you continue to restrain the monsters, I will try to cause effective damage to the crystal." Mika nodded to show that he understood.

Bennett concentrated his energy, chanted a complex magic spell, gathered powerful fire elements in his hands, and threw them at the crystal. The moment the flame hit the crystal, a strong light burst out, and some cracks appeared on the surface of the crystal, but at the same time it also triggered a stronger counterattack. The shadow monsters seemed to be injected with new power and attacked more fiercely.

The pressure on Mika's side suddenly increased, and he had some difficulty dealing with the monsters that were pouring in like a tide. "Bennett, how are you doing?" Mika shouted.

"It's difficult to completely destroy the crystal because its defense is too strong! But we can't give up." Bennett responded. While dodging the monster's attacks, he continued to look for the crystal's weaknesses.

At this moment, Mika suddenly found a huge shadow monster rushing towards Bennett. It was so fast that Bennett could hardly dodge it. Mika didn't have time to think about it. He rushed over and blocked the monster's attack with his body. "Ah!" Mika groaned, and was seriously injured.

"Mika!" Bennett was extremely anxious. He burst out with powerful strength, repelled the monsters around him, and then ran to Mika.

Mika suppressed the pain and said, "Don't worry about me. We can't delay any longer. We have to solve this as soon as possible."

Bennett looked at Mika's determined eyes, and a surge of strength surged in his heart. He helped Mika up, and the two leaned on each other and walked towards the crystal again. This time, they decided to take a risk.

Bennett poured all of his magic power into the flame, and Mika also mobilized the remaining power in his body to form a protective barrier around Bennett. The two worked together to send the strongest attack towards the crystal.

The light was so bright that it was impossible to look directly at it. The entire ruins trembled violently under this blow. When the light gradually dissipated, the crystal was finally completely destroyed, and the shadow monsters disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Bennett and Mika fell to the ground exhausted, but they had victorious smiles on their faces. "We did it, Mika." Bennett said weakly.

Mika smiled and said, "Yeah, but this trip was really thrilling."

However, just when they thought everything was over, the ruins began to show signs of collapse. "Oh no, this place is going to collapse, we have to leave quickly!" Bennett stood up in panic.

Mika also stood up, but due to his severe injuries, his steps were a little staggering. Bennett supported Mika and struggled to find an exit in the collapsing ruins.

Just when they were almost in despair, a faint light came in from above. "It's the exit! Quick!" Bennett ran towards the light with Mika.

When they ran out of the ruins, the sun shone on them, and the joy of surviving the disaster made them hug each other and cry. Looking back, the mysterious ruins collapsed behind them, as if burying the darkness and danger of the past forever.

After this adventure, Bennett and Mika became heroes in the town. Their story inspires everyone to face difficulties bravely and pursue light and hope. And they also know that no matter what challenges they will encounter in the future, as long as they are with each other, nothing can stop them from moving forward.