Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 441 Victory or defeat!

In the thick fog-shrouded square, the dense darkness silently swallowed everything.

Leomaster stood in the center of the thick, dark shadows, carrying a deep, cold greatsword, his red eyes the only light in the darkness.

The red light fixed its gaze on Lu Ze.

"Wow—"

The shadows surged like a tidal wave, rushing towards Luze and instantly enveloping him. They sought to assimilate his shadow, leading his spirit towards depravity and madness.

Another powerful ability of the "Black Knight" is "Domination of Shadows"!
Lu Ze stood still, facing the vast darkness that was surging in.

"brush!"

His shadow instantly came to life and began to move rapidly. Like a small whirlwind, it swirled quickly beneath his feet, repelling Leomaster's encroachment.

"Humph"

The red light of the "Black Saint" flickered slightly, seemingly amused by Luze's reckless actions. Indeed, under the suppression of a higher-ranking being of the same sequence, how could Luze's shadow abilities possibly be effective against the "Black Knight," who specializes in shadow abilities?

But Leomaster's smile soon faded.

"boom!"

The two shadows collided, and he was immediately stunned.

That swirling black mass was so heavy that I couldn't even budge it!
Moreover, he sensed extremely intense emotions emanating from the shadows. These were the twisted resentments left behind by tens of thousands of deaths, gathered in Luze's shadow, borne and carried by him. The intense emotional imprint within even affected the spirit of the "Black Saint."

How can it be? !
Leomaster was filled with intense astonishment, and the confrontation between the two in the shadow realm thus reached a stalemate.

This guy...completed the "Black Knight" ritual ahead of schedule?!
Moreover, the feeling within that shadow.
"You are crazy!"

Leomaster stared directly at Luzer and roared excitedly, "You devoured all those Fallen Ones? You're even crazier than the Aurora Society!"

"Don't confuse me with you."

Lu Ze sneered, "I willingly bore their pain and sins—unlike you, who spread distorted values ​​with false doctrines, bewitching the world into depravity. Your Lord is wrong, and you who carry out His will are utter fools!"

How to break a believer's defenses?
That would be a direct attack on his ideology, shattering the very foundation of his beliefs!

"I—will—not—allow—you—"

Leomaster roared, and the surrounding shadows surged violently in response. He charged forward, driven mad by the shadows. His greatsword flashed, and the dark sea echoed his movements, unleashing a colossal wave that engulfed everything.

very good!
He's getting increasingly insane!

As Lu Ze faced the incoming black greatsword, he thought to himself.

The Apostle of Desire's abilities allowed him to sense the other party's continuously deteriorating emotions. From beginning to end, he tried various methods to prematurely trigger the "Black Saint's" own mental problems!

Next, should we use the "corruption" ability of the "Corrupted Baron" to twist his mind, or use the "judge's" approach to "pierce his mind" and increase the pain in his soul?

No, we can talk about that later. Right now, our top priority is to dodge Leomaster's attack.
The shadows created by the Black Knight were thick and heavy. If it were an ordinary extraordinary being, they would probably be trapped in them and unable to escape, only able to watch helplessly as they were cleaved in two by the greatsword—but this was not a problem for Luze.

Let's continue using "Flame Leap". Because of the spiritual connection, even if the paper doll is hit, it will still be harmed on a soul level.

In a flash, Lu Ze made up his mind and then activated the lamb soul within him—suddenly, his body sluggish for a moment.

Everything before his eyes began to slow down, and the dark, deep sword magnified frame by frame in front of him. This feeling was familiar; yes, it was the same ability Rosago had used on him back then.

"Master of the Puppet".

Leomaster has grazed a master of puppets!
He maintained his black swordsman form, successfully making Luze overlook one point—that the Black Knight also possessed the ability to "herd," and was even stronger than the "Shepherd"!
"Wow!"

The sound of the ocean waves followed immediately, dispelling the sluggishness and restoring everything to its normal pace. This delay lasted only a brief moment, but it had extremely serious consequences.

Luzer's process of driving the lamb was interrupted!
By the time he activated "Flame Leap" again, it was too late. Leomaster suddenly accelerated while "herding," aiming to seize the opportunity for a fatal blow. His deep black greatsword slashed down in front of Luze!

"boom!"

The black greatsword cleanly cleaved Luze's body in two at the waist. Moments later, his body began to flatten and shrink, eventually transforming into a corroded, pitch-black paper figure. Luze himself appeared a dozen meters behind Leomaster.

Did he escape?
No, it wasn't completely avoided.
A dark slit silently tore open at Lu Ze's waist.

"Clap."

His massive body slowly shrank, and the demonic features vanished. The "Abyss" card fell from Luze's gaping wound, and his body returned to normal. The wound continued to widen and corrode!

"Snapped!"

Just as Lu Ze's body was about to split in two, he forcefully pressed down on the wound with his hand, then fully activated the healing ability of his flesh and blood domain, allowing his body to grow rapidly and fight against the remaining corrupt aura of the sword mark.

Damn, damn!
Anger surged in Lu Ze's eyes, and he felt the sound of the ocean tide in his mind instantly subside.

—The sound of the ocean waves shielded him from the damage the black greatsword inflicted on his soul, but as a price, most of his soul was also cut away, and he couldn't last much longer!

"Blasphemer! I'm about to kill you!"

Leomaster turned his head, revealing a ferocious and twisted smile, "All those who defy the Lord's will will cough cough!"

He suddenly bent over and coughed violently.

"disease"!
After lurking in his body for a long time, the pathogen finally broke out at this moment, and symptoms such as high fever and sneezing followed!

As a Sequence 4, Leomaster shouldn't be so fragile as to be unable to resist the "Witch of Pain's" plague. However, he had been locked in a stalemate with Luze for a long time, and his mental state was also very poor, which gave a Sequence 5 "plague" an opportunity to take hold.

"Cough cough."

Leomaster stared coldly at Luzer. He did not launch another attack, but stood still, pressing his hand to his chest.

He was healing himself with flesh magic.

This plague must be taken seriously, otherwise even the "Black Saint" will struggle to cope with the increasingly severe symptoms. With his strength, treatment would likely take several minutes.

An awkward stalemate ensued, with Luze clutching his lacerated wound as he recovered, and Leomaster standing still, treating his ailment.

The two stared at each other coldly, both knowing their time was running out.

The outcome will be decided in the instant after recovery!
(End of this chapter)