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Chapter 137: Lanchi's Mysterious Combat Prowess
Chapter 137: Lanchi's Mysterious Combat Prowess
Within the lofty cathedral, the high ceilings, pillars, stained glass, and murals trembled incessantly.
Accompanied by a series of loud crashes, even with the joint efforts of the executioner and the Holy Knight trying desperately to impede her, they could only slow the advance of the Destroying Saint.
At the flank of the battlefield, the male guard of the Merchant Guild lurked in the alternating light and shadow, scrutinizing the battle with a calm and sharp gaze.
Judging from the Destroying Saint's combat style, even without a priest, she maintained an exceedingly high rate of self-healing, perpetually locking her physical state in a balanced condition.
Aside from possessing absolute power and magic that surpassed all others, when necessary, she would also choose to take injuries to deal injuries, becoming even more formidable and making it increasingly difficult for the executioner and the Holy Knight to hold their ground against her.
Just by estimation, she had at least three pieces of Pink Holy-grade equipment on her person.
And because many of the crucial general-purpose cards were sixth-order, such as the ability to remove all status effects with Forced Dispelling, or temporarily becoming completely immune to the same type of abnormal status effect with Designated Purification, their control over the Destroying Saint was minimal through these means, and they could only rely on numbers and cooldown differences to briefly hinder her.
It was absolutely unwise to forcefully clash with her, yet at this moment, his sister, the young master of the Merchant Guild, as well as the priest, Mister Lawyer, and his companions were all in the back row. They couldn't allow the Destroying Saint to continue her advance.
The male guard's dagger glinted with a chilling light, and his figure, along with his nearly imperceptible footsteps, melded with the silent air as he prepared to launch a fatal strike.
Simultaneously, a blazing column of fire erupted from the ground—a triggered trap set by the sister among the Merchant Guild's guards on the cathedral floor. The Destroying Saint nimbly leaped, avoiding it, her black-armored figure descending from midair to land beside it.
"Where did she go?"
The Destroying Saint seemed to be muttering to herself, raising her sword as she spoke and slashing behind her without even turning her head.
As her sword cleaved through the air, the atmosphere within the entire range suddenly began to boil, and a scorching energy spread at an indescribable speed, as if, in that instant, any substance would be set ablaze.
At the same time, the male guard had also revealed himself, his dagger piercing viciously toward the Destroying Saint's back.
However, the Destroying Saint's battle instincts had already foreseen this.
The scorching longsword and the icy short dagger crossed paths in midair, erupting with a metallic clash that reverberated through the air, instantly filling it with the scent of a blacksmith's forge!
...
Ecclesiasticus Academy, Gera Memorial Square.
The flickering images and thunderous battle sounds that echoed like rolling thunder placed the students sitting on the steps, watching the outdoor giant screen, right in the middle of that meat grinder of a battlefield.
Such scenes usually only appeared in the final moments of a Shadow World—
When all challengers solved the puzzles and reached the final formidable foe, engaging in the climactic group battle.
Yet at this moment, the Destroying Saint alone exuded an oppressive aura far surpassing that of a typical final boss in a fifth-order Shadow World.
Even though it seemed she could barely be held back on the screen, she clearly still had strength to spare.
"This Destroying Saint...finding her seems to have made things worse."
"If she stalls until sunset and activates her Vampire abilities, we'll probably be wiped out. The timing is crucial."
If it were daytime, there would be enough time to wage a protracted battle against the Destroying Saint.
But now, the countdown seemed to be hanging over the heads of all the challengers.
There was less than an hour left until sunset, and the Vampire Count, somewhere far away and unknown, would awaken. At that time, the Destroying Saint would be able to utilize unknown Vampire abilities!
Regardless of the type of Vampire ability, it would be equivalent to the effect of an extremely powerful orange epic spell card.
In this situation, it would directly overturn the balance of victory and defeat.
"The true identity of the Destroying Saint of the Resurrection Church has been confirmed as Adelais, a Silver-ranked Challenger of the Kreese Empire. Danger Level SS. All residents of the Southern Continent are advised to take note of her features."
Soon, an emergency notice from the Southern Continent Shadow World Management Association appeared on the screen, along with a display of the crucial magic cards used by the Destroying Saint—
Blood Oath Pendant
Type: Equipment Card
Grade: Pink Holy
Attribute: Enhancement/Regeneration
Rank: 1
Effect: Continuously consumes life force when equipped, granting enhancement to all attributes and bestowing a small amount of life-draining ability.
Note: In the silence of the dark night, the blood-red contract must never be broken.
Corresponding to the magic card's attributes, the screen zoomed in on a close-up of a jewel that seemed to be embedded in the Destroying Saint's chest. It was irregularly shaped and twisted, with veins of blood spreading across it, like hardened blood. It shimmered with a bewitching dark red hue in the light.
It was clear that this piece of equipment was what gave her the upper hand in her battle against the executioner and the Holy Knight.
The longer the fight dragged on, the stronger she became.
The elusive Destroying Saint, whose true identity had eluded detection during her previous appearances in the mortal world, had finally revealed herself. Now, the core equipment attributes recorded during her past rampages were being displayed one by one.
The camera quickly switched to focus on the pitch-black armor that enveloped the Destroying Saint.
Life-Reversal Armor
Category: Equipment Card
Grade: Pink Holy
Attribute: Regeneration/Enhancement
Rank: 6
Effect: The lower the life state, the greater the enhancement to recovery effects. Grants immunity to fatal damage with a cooldown period of 30 days. Cannot be combined with other effects that grant immunity to fatal damage.
Note: The shadow of death dances, and the shell of life breaks free.
The screen simultaneously displayed the bloody longsword wielded by the Destroying Saint, with a split-screen effect—
Messenger of Blazing Inferno
Category: Equipment Card
Grade: Orange Epic
Attribute: Fire/Regeneration
Rank: 4
Effect: Gain life-draining effect when attacking, along with burn and reduced healing for enemies. Damage inflicted by this weapon will not trigger enemy magic card effects.
Note: The death brought about by scorching heavens and blazing earth is irresistible.
The rest of the purple rare and blue precious quality cards used by Destroying Saint Adelais during the previous battle were generic cards familiar to the Ikelite students, mostly used to counter spells and break free from control. They were so common that almost everyone at the sixth-order level would have them.
"It's written all over the Destroying Saint's face that she's unbeatable. Even if a sixth-order vampire were to fight her all night, they might not be able to kill her."
"If this battle drags on, the priest will run out of mana, and it'll still end in disaster."
"Come on... priests!"
The students watching from the steps couldn't help but feel anxious, and their voices grew hoarse from the constant discussion.
The traitor they had captured with great difficulty was too formidable, and the setting sun, like a countdown, offered only a brief respite to the valiant challengers.
"Wait, isn't there another healer?"
They suddenly remembered.
Lanchi's class turned out to be White Mage.
Because he was so new, everyone had almost forgotten that his combat role was a healer.
Currently, at the back of the formation, Hyperian had further restrained the unconscious female cleric, and Lanchi had cast a mysterious spell on the female magician, who had lost her will to fight but whose motives remained unclear, silencing her sobs. Hyperian then proceeded to knock out the noble female magician as well.
With these two unpredictable captives secured and left in the care of the Merchant Guild young master, Lanchi and Hyperian could now join the battle with peace of mind.
"Even with two healers, the challengers can't afford to drag this fight out!"
In theory, this challenger team had a well-balanced combat configuration, with two tanks, two healers, and three damage dealers.
The problem now was the approaching dusk, which meant that the challengers were the ones who needed to end the battle quickly! If they couldn't break this stalemate, it would result in a draw at best!
"Wait, has anyone ever seen Lanchi fight?"
Someone asked a question that caused everyone to pause.
The surrounding students shook their heads, their eyes wide.
"Yeah, why is he a White Mage??"
"If you told me he was a Dark Shaman or a Weird Sorcerer, I would've believed you."
The students near the steps suddenly realized that this team battle was not as simple as it seemed! There was something unnerving about Lanchi—something terrifying that no one had ever seen him fight with his full strength.
The biggest point of contention regarding Lanchi's strength had always been his third-round entrance examination, the practical combat test.
The most popular belief was that Lanchi and Hyperian had just happened to encounter Examiner Ferrat, who suffered a cerebrovascular disease, and thus lucked into a victory in their two-on-one battle. This explanation had been sealed by the Dean of the Sage's College himself.
But now, that explanation seemed even more dubious.
It was likely that Examiner Ferrat's sudden brain hemorrhage was caused by Lanchi and the Great Poet! Could it be that Lanchi not only messed with people's heads when he wasn't fighting... but also had a way to induce skyrocketing blood pressure in his enemies during battles?
At that moment.
Everyone stared intently at the smiling Lanchi on the screen, who had already taken out several healing magic cards.
(End of Chapter)
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