On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Liao Ji charged forward like a cannonball, needing no assistance whatsoever. With [Dragon Blood Burning] activated, Liao Ji's physical attributes were enhanced several times over. A powerful push from his feet propelled him into the air, allowing him to stand in front of Styutia, who was now controlled by Zhuo'e.

He took a blow from the nun.

puff!

The scythe pierced through the youth's body, and the claws tore open Liao Ji's chest. Yes, after all, it was Styutia. With his current strength, no matter how many buffs he received, he couldn't possibly win.

So

Liao Ji chose to cheat.

When Styutia realized what she had done, when she discovered that she had attacked Lord Ash, when she saw herself, under the control of Turtle, having sent the scythe and claws into Lord Ash's body...

In an instant, her bloodshot eyes regained full clarity.

Those who were still trying to seize control of her body, still trying to tempt Sthiuthia, still trying to draw out the dark evil deep within Sthiuthia's heart, could no longer sway the nun in the slightest at this moment.

When I looked at the nun's face, which had long since left her battle form and was now covered in tears and panic, and when I looked at the clear eyes behind her, which, though unfamiliar, now held a certain familiarity, I felt a certain familiarity with her.

Holding the nun in her arms, Liao Ji, whose chest had a large hole in it, used his last bit of strength to reach out and stroke the nun's face.

"I knew it. No one in this world understands Tia better than me."

4800 words per chapter

This author is really long-lived and hardworking!

Chapter 66 Sorry, I'm going down the dark path.

He used Zero to absorb Sciutia's silence, used Tamik to block the dark arrows, and sent all his characters to "pave the way" for the BOSS, but it still wasn't enough. If he, as the commander, were to remain hidden in the back, it would be too pathetic.

In order to win the battle, Liao Jihui will explore the maximum role of each character, including himself.

If the usual emotional appeals don't work...

Then he can go for the big one.

Liao Ji had planned this step from the very beginning.

The only thing that might have exceeded his expectations was...

pain!

it hurts!

That must have hurt so damn much!

Liao Ji often saw scenes in movies and TV shows where someone was stabbed in the stomach with a dagger and then broke out in a cold sweat, convulsing so badly that they couldn't do anything. He wondered if it was too exaggerated, since it was just a stab.

Even today, he was not stabbed, but he was in a much worse state. His entire chest was pierced by the hook claws, and his abdomen was cut open with a large gash by the scythe. The feeling of this blunt weapon ravaging his flesh made Liao Ji's whole body soaked in sweat from the pain. The tearing sensation from the wound stimulated his nerves in waves, which was no different from having open surgery without anesthesia.

It could be said that if it weren't for the [Dragon Blood Burning] forcibly supporting his will, he probably would have already fainted from the excruciating pain.

Even Liao Ji had to admire himself. How did he manage to grit his teeth and deliver his carefully prepared, emotionally charged lines to Sthiuthia in this state?

Perhaps this is the case compared to his wife.

It was just a minor fatal wound. That's all!

Judging from the results alone, his sacrifices and efforts were not in vain, and he achieved the same outstanding effect as he had imagined.

It was clear that Styutia was completely "controlled" by him; at least for the moment, the nun saw nothing but herself.

Regret and pain overwhelmed Sthiuthia's emotions, and large tears dripped incessantly onto her clothes.

The nuns of today have lost the ability to think, react, and defend themselves.

She was just like a little girl who had done something unforgivable.

She awaits her punishment.

Everything is fine.

Otherwise, Styutia could not forgive herself, could not forgive the sins she had committed, could not forgive herself for actually hurting, and hurting Ash Lord so badly!

"Would you think...I'm...despicable? Tia?" Liao Ji, whose life force was rapidly fading, asked with his last breath. This time, it wasn't just a line; it was all emotion.

How could that be?

"It was clearly Tia who cheated first. Tia is the despicable one."

Even though the nun deliberately cleared her mind, her body's instincts still issued a strong warning to her, because from behind Sthiuthia, a terrifying attack that even she felt was extremely threatening was rapidly approaching.

That was Irene's scarlet greatsword.

To be precise.

It was a greatsword that had been imbued with hundreds of layers of blood power. The "tall wine glass" tattoo on the girl's back was almost filled with liquid. Thanks to everyone buying her time, Irene's attack power finally reached A+, which gave her the qualification to defeat Styutia.

Defeat the qualification of Styutia, who is in a dangerous "container".

The nun did not resist or dodge when Elin attacked her; she didn't even turn her head.

This is the perfect output space that Liao Ji, as the commander, created for the girl in the end, an opportunity to bring this battle to a close.

Don't disappoint me, Irene.

With his last ounce of strength, Liao Ji turned his head in Sthitia's arms and looked behind the nun, at the almost solid crimson greatsword that was about to strike the nun's unsuspecting back with Irene's swing.

however.

Just as the greatsword was about to strike, Irene changed her stance. The girl lowered the sword, deflecting the murderous crimson greatsword from its attack trajectory. Even Liao Ji could feel the anger emanating from the greatsword; it was unwilling, it was questioning, it was rebuking Irene for not using it.

Unfortunately, a sword cannot defy its master, after all, the master's soul may be even more volatile than the sword itself.

At the last second, Irene changed her move, and the final blow she delivered to Sthiuthia was a fist clenched tightly with all five fingers pointing inward.

Often, the most complex emotions are expressed in the simplest and most straightforward way.

She is also a citizen of the Holy Kingdom.

She was once a believer in the goddess.

The girl's fist, enveloped in crimson light, slammed into Styutia's face.

"Wake up!"

Bang!

Styutia's body flew backward like a cannonball. Irene didn't give chase, but quickly pulled Liao Ji back into her arms mid-air.

As the distance closed, the girl finally saw Liao Ji's "horrifying" injuries. Yilin's mind went blank, her nose stung, and her eyes instantly turned red and swollen.

Just as the girl was about to embrace the "dying" Liao Ji and burst into tears, replicating the tragic scene that had just unfolded with St. Xiutiya, Liao Ji tremblingly raised his finger and then cast a [Holy Healing] spell on himself.

Flesh and blood regenerate, wounds heal—this is the power of Sthija's signature skill, [Holy Healing], as a six-star healer. As long as Liao Ji has a breath left, she can heal even the most severe injuries. It is also a perfect match for [Dragon Blood Burn], which can "lock" blood.

After being fully revived, Liao Ji looked at Yi Lin beside him, who was about to cry but had to hold it back. He was stunned to see Yi Lin, who had been lying on the verge of death a second ago, her life force reduced to freezing point, but was now full of energy again.

He patted the girl on the shoulder.

After all, you can fool your wife with a self-inflicted injury, but you can't fool your brothers.

Sthija, struck on the head, fell onto the cold bricks of the sewer and lay motionless. Judging from the actions of the surrounding corpses, they had completely lost their discipline and had reverted to their initial aimless wandering, proving that the nun no longer had the strength to control them.

Liao Ji returned to Sisiutia's side, and the nun stared blankly at the ceiling.

“Tia, I didn’t have a chance to tell you this at first, but now you should finally be able to listen to me patiently. Actually, I want to tell you that there is definitely something in your holy kingdom that ‘their’ kingdom doesn’t have.”

"They...don't have them?"

"Correct."

At this moment, under Liao Ji's instructions, Number 86 approached. The maid was connected to the entire Black Hole's network, or rather, she was originally an "observation subject" model. Therefore, images were projected from her eyes, presenting what was shown to Styutia.

That was the church's underground library.

A knightly order of several dozen men, led by their captain, broke through the entrance to the sewers and were fighting the murky corpses inside. They were doing their best to make their way towards Liao Ji's current location.

Tamik recognized them immediately; they were the people in image number eighty-six.

"Master!?"

more than.

Soon after, the projection on number 86 changed again, showing Irene's mother praying with a cross, Dulin's wife fighting against illness in the hospital, the Knights beginning to raid and wipe out Kaleva's hideouts, and the people spontaneously organizing their own guards and going deep into the sewers to assist the Knights.

As Tamik said before, even if the original big tree has fallen and can no longer shelter from the wind and rain, the seeds she sowed have been scattered everywhere by the wind and buried in the soil. New saplings will emerge one after another.

Moreover, even though this great tree has withered, it is still releasing its last nutrients to the surrounding area. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Kaleva could use the cross as a protective suit against the evil, or why Irene's mother and Dulin's wife would dream that they were constantly being healed by the holy light, even if it was very weak.

For the past five hundred years, Sthiuthia has been sharing her power with all the people of the Holy Kingdom, with everyone who prays to her, to help them fight against disease and to purify them from defilement.

This might explain why nuns seem so "weak" these days.

"Look, you have something to show off to me, Tia."

"Do I really have it too?"

"Of course, anyway, I'm very satisfied with your Holy Kingdom, Tia. You've done enough to have such a group of 'foolish' believers willing to follow you."

"So now, let's respond to them together, okay, my goddess?"

Liao Ji extended his hand to St. Siuthia in a gentlemanly manner.

When the nun raised her hand, the young man suddenly produced a ring as if by magic. It was a plastic ring, and it looked very rushed, as if it had been hastily made from a broken plastic bottle that had been thrown down the drain.

Calling it a ring is an understatement; it's more like a plastic ring with a few decorative details added.

However, in Sthimitia's eyes

"What...this is...!"

"It's a bit of a shame. Oh well, what can I do? You were chasing me too fast back then. I was making this little thing while I was running, so it's definitely not perfect. Just make do with it for now, and I'll make you a new one later!"

Liao Ji shrugged helplessly.

In the game, I once spent three days and three nights grinding through a certain dungeon just to get a top-tier healing ring for Sciutia. But after Zero joined the game, looking back on my actions, Liao Ji wants to slap himself. He was such a jerk!

Because he was greedy for the secondary attribute of the top-tier healing ring, he took the ring from Sciutia and gave it to Zero, a main character. More importantly, after he also got Zero a new attack ring, this top-tier healing ring became outdated, so he forgot about it.

I forgot to change it back!

They melted it down right away!