Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 530 Easy Kill
With just a glance at the panel in front of him, Li Xia's thoughts became clear.

The lustful one of the four bishops of the Church of the Night before me—no, all four bishops should be considered 'mechanical monsters'.

In other words, they usually have unique mechanics and strange skill effects, but their own stats are not outstanding.

Compared to the straightforwardness of numerical monsters, mechanic-based monsters usually require more attention to the opponent's special abilities, and if the mechanics cannot be countered.

Even if your team has a higher score, there's still a high chance of losing.

But the real powerhouses aren't those with stat-based or mechanically-based abilities, but rather those like Li Xia, who possess both stat-based and mechanically-based abilities!
Lust's body, which was wrapped in a black, robe-like membrane, suddenly shattered into a small piece, and then a muffled gunshot was heard.

The kitten tilted its head, and Susanoo behind it had already lowered its long white gunpowder gun.

The kitten's report immediately rang out in the team channel:
"11%, the aiming position is three inches above the normal navel, with a lateral deviation to the upper right, indicating weak nerve and dynamic reflex abilities!"

This was one of the tactics that the three little ones and Li Xia came up with after discussion.

Test the enemy by sniping from a distance; you can learn a lot with just one shot.

For example, this test revealed that the enemy's defense was not high, its reaction speed was weak, and there was a certain chance that it would dodge to the lower left side when dodging.

As for the fact that this would expose the deterrent power and suddenness of sniper rifles...
If an enemy can be sniped with a single shot, this tactic isn't worth using.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lust let out an extremely eerie groan, and a ring of unusually bright colored light floated on the surface of his body.

Immediately afterwards, the circle of colorful light surged toward the wound, instantly healing it completely.

Awoo, who had been watching from afar, was taken aback:
"Wow, a self-circulating, perpetual motion machine?!"

Lust, whether being attacked or attacking others, will turn pain into pleasure; however, when attacking others, it is the attacked who experiences pleasure.

Lust, on the other hand, can restore its state by absorbing original sin through its own original sin body.

The original sin it can absorb is lust.

So, does pleasure count as one of the forms of lust? It seems so now.

Aowu's gaze turned serious. This was the annoying thing about the mechanism monsters. If you couldn't break the mechanism, you might be dragged down to your death by them.

Not only Aowu, but Li Xia also saw the special light emanating from Lust's body. Seeing the monster getting closer and closer, he thrust his spear straight forward.

This move was devoid of any fancy tricks and carried the same testing intent; this monster was completely different from normal creatures like humans.

They usually have no lethal parts, or only a core.

Whether it's beheading, cutting off an arm, or any other part, it's all pretty much the same.

But the offensive still has an effect, just like it does now.

The spear pierced through the lustful body without any hesitation.

Lustful mouth emitted that extremely eerie groan again, and not only that, the sound seemed to carry a strange power.

A fleeting illusion seemed to pass before Li Xia's eyes.

Although it was only for a brief moment, Li Xia's abnormal status resistance and willpower level were definitely at their peak for a third-tier apostle.

"Ah~~~~~"

Lust opened its mouth and emitted a seductive sound that was completely out of place with its appearance, as melodious and lingering as an aria.

Once again, rings of extremely bright light rippled across the surface of his body.

At the same time, a halo appeared behind lust, and without any warning, the halo suddenly lit up.

The illusion that had only appeared briefly before Li Xia's eyes suddenly became real.

Various stunning beauties, half-covered and half-hidden, emitted extremely seductive moans.

Scenes so vividly described that they could be banned in the real world seem so real, as if one could reach out and join in.

The judgment prompts from the Hall of Light kept refreshing like flowing water.

Li Xia's eyes didn't even move; he was focused intently on one of the beauties in the group.

This method is far too crude; with his current simple mindset, beauty is no longer of any use.

Not to mention the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, which is said to be the unity of spirit and body and the inheritance of the strongest war god.

The spear in his hand instantly scattered in front of him like silver flowers, spreading out in all directions.

The beauties looked terrified, but the silver flowers landed lightly in front of them and tore them into pieces.

The surrounding scenery shattered, revealing once again a gloomy sky and the city of Canville below, which looked like the end of the world.

Li Xia looked at the numerous wounds piercing Lust's body, where faint colored light gathered, but it was much dimmer than the bullet that Black Charcoal had fired.

Sure enough!

However, when the injury is minor and the pain is also mild, the pleasure derived from sexual desire is less.

As the injury worsens, the resulting pleasure increases exponentially.

If you attack Lust with a powerful move, you could probably force Lust to leave its domain in an instant.

"three minutes!"

The jet-black tadpole-shaped characters seemed to swim in the air as if they were alive, before disappearing and sealing off the entire space.

Li Xia's voice suddenly rang out in the team channel, and Aowu and Heitan immediately focused all their attention.

This is to prevent the enemy from having any backup plans, such as substitution, teleportation, or escape.

The three little ones could completely control a spherical area several kilometers in diameter, even if the space was sealed off.

Those escape methods cannot take you too far.

Li Xia suddenly threw out the spear in his hand, and Ye Ji transformed into a streak of azure lightning, swirling around Li Xia.

His left hand had already reached behind his waist and grasped the cold hilt of the sword.

The Murakumo Sword and the Night Silence's lightning transformation were both things I once thought were not powerful enough.

But now it has become a powerful tool for cracking the mechanisms of lust!
"Zheng!"

A clear, resonant sword cry rang out in the sky, and the three members of the Burning Heart Trio in the distance felt as if a dazzling white rainbow had suddenly appeared under the dim sky.

Li Xia held the Murakumo Sword high in the sky, and the lightning formed from the silence of night seemed to be attracted by something, wrapping around the longsword.

The sharp buzzing of the lightning sounded like the chirping of hundreds of birds, and even Li Xia's black hair floated up because of the lightning.

Zhuo Xin and the other two were stunned. Putting everything else aside, just the sight of Li Xia standing in mid-air with his sword, a long sword wrapped in lightning, was breathtaking.

Above them was a dark, gloomy sky, and on the ground was a nearly ruined, post-apocalyptic city billowing smoke and flames.

There was also a strangely shaped monster in front of him.

This image is incredibly impactful, even possessing an indescribable epic quality, and it extends beyond just the Burning Heart trio.

Even the three little ones rarely see such an impactful scene.

Almost instantly, Li Xia's figure vanished, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Lust.

In an instant, streaks of cold light mixed with lightning erupted in mid-air. The attack strength of the Murakumo Sword was only 6. Even with the addition of Haki, it could only barely break through the Lust Defense.

But this exertion was just right for Li Xia; his gaze was incredibly focused, and the speed of his longsword increased faster and faster. Finally, it seemed to form a massive storm of sword blades in mid-air.

The strange groans of lust were drowned out by the whistling of the blade, and the lightning tore apart the various images emanating from Lust's body.

Since excessive damage can cause lust to unleash extremely high pleasure values, the best way to break the lust mechanism is to use just enough low damage to break its defense, like grinding away at its health, and wear it down to death!

Her health was decreasing bit by bit, but the light of pleasure accumulating on her body was equally faint.

Li Xia's speed increased rapidly, and the shape of the Congyun Sword became almost indistinguishable. All that could be seen was a brilliant light seemingly emanating from Li Xia's hand.

Lust's health was decreasing slowly but steadily, and the rate of decrease was getting faster and faster. This was not because the damage had increased, but because Li Xia's speed was getting faster and faster.

As his health dwindled, the fear on Lust's face intensified, but the slight paralysis effect from the lightning was continuously replenished by the terrifying speed of the attacks.

Most importantly, every time it tries to break free, the sword will immediately thwart that idea.

"It has appeared; the boss's absolute dominance has arrived."

Awoo let out a long sigh, as if watching a play.

Iris, standing beside him, looked puzzled, but her eyes remained fixed on the sky.

What is absolute suppression?

"Hey, you wouldn't understand even if I told you, anyway, this monster is doomed!"

In an instant, the sword light that filled the sky vanished, and Li Xia slowly sheathed his sword, leaving the lustful figure in front of him standing there blankly.

A gentle breeze blew by, and he swayed twice, his body seemingly shattering into countless pieces, beginning to peel away bit by bit.

Just then, the milky white light that Victor had once injected into Lust's body reappeared, like a white vortex that sucked all the fragments in.

[You have slain one of the four bishops of the Church of the Night, and one of the original sin entities: Lust.]

[Task completion rate improved and now included in the final reward settlement]

No treasure chest?

Li Xia shook his head, turned around and flew towards the wooden cart, landing in front of the group.

"Let's move on to the next place. The commotion we just caused was too great, and it'll be hard to keep it completely hidden. Let's kill as many as we can."

"Is this the end?"

Victor didn't even know how to express his shock.

He still remembered the last expedition, when the four bishops, in coordination with Simmons, inflicted enormous casualties on Burning Heart.

Under that eerie light, many people immediately turned their weapons and pointed them at their companions.

Aowu quickly changed direction and flew towards another satellite city. At the same time, another smaller DH-001 had already taken to the sky.

The commotion just now was indeed loud. Aowu is already calculating how to concentrate the power of the attack into one point so as not to make such a big noise.

"When you fought the Dark Church last time, the four Dark Bishops came together, right?"

Li Xia did not answer Victor's question directly, but instead asked a question in return.

"That's right, their abilities are quite bizarre, and no matter how you attack them, it's useless."

Victor spoke in a low voice. He had come here prepared to die, and was even ready to rush forward and block the other side so that Li Xia could take Iris and escape first.

But no matter what, he never imagined that Li Xia would kill the protagonist so easily—so effortlessly.

It was as easy as going out and slaughtering a chicken.

"If I'm not mistaken, the four bishops together will unleash power far exceeding that of the four of them."

But a single bishop is not actually strong.

Li Xia pondered for a moment, then articulated his thoughts in a way that Victor could understand.

The biggest difference between myself and the natives of this world is not actually strength.

Rather, it's the [Detect] skill. It's this skill that makes monsters almost completely transparent to Li Xia.

At least 80% of the information was exposed, while the other side was unaware of Li Xia's skills.

This information asymmetry is the main reason for the asymmetry in combat.

Without the detection skill to obtain the Lust panel, one can only try little by little.

Given the mechanisms of lust, how could one possibly find the secret to breaking through them without a few lives spent testing them?
Unlike Li Xia, who is essentially transparent, essentially using his lustful skills to find ways to target others.

Moreover, lust is actually quite comprehensive. If there are people around to restrain it, or if lust only uses its 'light of temptation' in the back row.

It is basically immortal and is the most troublesome type—it can attack, control, and recover.

Furthermore, the alluring light will weaken both physical and magical resistances. If this continues, there will eventually come a moment when you can't withstand it anymore.

"Four Bishops"

Li Xia hesitated for a moment, then continued:
"Are there also those who are particularly strong in close-quarters combat, those who are exceptionally resilient, and those who are very powerful in long-range attacks?"

With each sentence Li Xia spoke, Victor's eyes widened, and finally he leaned forward excitedly:

How did you know? Could it be that your memories have returned?

That's exactly right. With the complete configuration, this is the most perfect four-person group.

不过正如李夏之前所说，四主教合在一起，绝对是1+1+1+1＞4。

However, if you separate them, once you understand the mechanics, the game can be quite easy.

Because their skill system is too simplistic, so simplistic that even a well-equipped apostle squad could probably wear them down one-on-one.

"In short, it's not difficult to defeat them individually."

But if they gather together…

Li Xia's gaze fell upon the shadows in the distance, which led to another satellite city.

"We need to hurry."

[You have slain one of the four bishops of the Church of the Night, the entity of original sin: Wrath]

[Task completion rate improved and now included in the final reward settlement]

[You have slain one of the four bishops of the Church of the Night, the embodiment of original sin: Greed]

[Task completion rate improved and now included in the final reward settlement]

"There's only one left!"

Li Xia looked down at the satellite city below, with a small orange-red light shining above his head.

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