Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 258 Spirit, Flesh, Blood
"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lu Ze bent over, coughing violently. He suddenly felt a burning sensation on his forehead, followed by a chill in his body. His lungs were itchy and painful, making him cough uncontrollably.

It's a "disease"!
Having had similar experiences several times before, Lu Ze immediately realized that Mr. A had also herded a Sequence 5 "Witch of Pain"!
"Heh. As expected of a 'demon,' your body's resistance is indeed quite high. The 'disease' I spread in you actually took so long to manifest."

Mr. A canceled the "demonization," and his body returned to normal. He enjoyed watching Lu Ze's face contorted in pain and coughing incessantly, a cruel pleasure appearing on his face. "How does it feel to have your lungs eroded?"

It turns out that his previous exchange of blows with Lu Ze using the magma sword was merely a way to buy time until the disease broke out in Lu Ze's body!
"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Ah!"

"Cough cough!"

Luze didn't reply, only coughing violently and sneezing incessantly, the blue phosphorescent light flickering with his movements. His demonized body slowed the progression of the disease, but didn't alleviate the symptoms. The coughing severely hampered his movements; he could barely hold onto the magma sword.

No, this can't go on!

He thought groggily, then flipped his palm and ignited a flame, attempting to use "Flame Leap" to create distance between himself and the other party before making further plans.

As long as you stay away from the pathogen, the symptoms will be relieved quickly!
Coughing and sneezing constantly disrupted Lu Ze's movements, forcibly interrupting him several times before he could unleash his abilities. He finally managed to condense a fireball, but before he could release it, he saw Mr. A opposite him change once more. His delicate, handsome face suddenly became incredibly imposing.

Mr. A extended his right hand and gently clenched it, and some invisible rule was generated. Lu Ze instinctively sensed that his teleportation would fail and he would only spin in place.

Damn!

Lu Ze cursed under his breath, his scarlet eyes staring coldly at the other person, and shouted in an extremely filthy and depraved voice:
"die!"

Mr. A's body jolted, and blood immediately flowed from his nostrils, eyes, and ears. Even so, he still grinned, revealing a cruel smile, and did not stop what he was doing.

Suddenly, a transparent, ethereal ancient book appeared before him. Its pages rustled rapidly, and a distant, melodious voice echoed from the sky:

"I come, I see, I record."

The ancient book stopped at a certain page, and the illusory pages on it were suddenly dyed black, gushing out and enveloping Mr. A's body.

"brush!"

The darkness, almost tangible, sculpted and molded his body. Eventually, he transformed into a giant over two meters tall, his entire body covered in chilling, black armor. The only distinguishing color on his body was the red light that flickered where his eyes were.

"Crack."

The little giant took a step toward Luze, their armor clashing together with a sound. The "demonized" Luze was a full three meters tall, clearly much larger than the black-armored knight, yet for some reason, the latter seemed far more imposing.

It felt like a scare from the top of the hierarchy pressing down on my heart.

"This is the extraordinary ability of our path, the Sequence 4 Black Knight. How about it, did you learn something new this time?" Mr. A's voice came from behind the helmet, buzzing and echoing. "Although it only has half the original effect, it's enough to deal with you." As he spoke, he raised the straight, deep, jet-black greatsword in his hand high. It seemed to reflect no light at all.

"Go to hell!"

Lu Ze roared, a strong sense of crisis erupting from the depths of his soul, warning him that this sword was extremely dangerous. However, at this moment, he was bound by Mr. A's rules, unable to escape or avoid it.

Since escape was impossible, then it was time to fight. Lu Ze met his opponent head-on, raising his magma sword high as well!
As if in slow motion, he saw his magma sword slash out, colliding with the black knight's black blade. The dark, abyssal greatsword was exceptionally sharp, smoothly slicing the magma sword in two, the upper half flying out, leaving a trail of eerie blue light in the air.

At the same time, the greatsword rapidly enlarged in front of him.
"Wow!"

Lu Ze's body was cut open by a sharp blade, then flattened and shrank, eventually turning into a paper figure split in two, which floated to the ground and was soaked in black mud.

His true form appeared a dozen meters away.

"Paper doll substitute!"
With a single strike, the black armor disintegrated, revealing Mr. A's original body. It seemed he couldn't use such a powerful ability indefinitely. Unfortunately, this powerful slash only struck the paper figure.
However, Mr. A was not angry that his greatsword missed its mark. On the contrary, a triumphant smirk appeared on his face.

Lu Ze stood there, stunned. The next second, his body suddenly split in two diagonally. The wound was exactly the same as the one on the paper figure, running from the upper left to the lower right. This sword strike, imbued with annihilation, aimed directly at his soul and body, relentlessly pursuing him, passing through the paper figure and striking him directly!

"Boom."

Lu Ze fell backward, not a drop of blood flowing from the edges of his wounds, as if his soul had been completely destroyed by that dark longsword.

"huh, huh"

Mr. A withdrew his abilities, a hint of fatigue appearing on his delicate and handsome face, as he breathed softly.

"Hmph, you got off easy."

After catching his breath for a few seconds, Mr. A's breathing calmed down. Looking at Lu Ze's two halves of his body, he couldn't help but sneer and said...

This guy was even more troublesome than he had imagined, actually forcing him to use the "Gift of the Dark Saint." It was an absolute trump card that he had painstakingly recorded, which could only be used once—the core ability of the Shepherd Path Sequence 4 Black Knight, "Blade of Spirit and Flesh," which could not only corrode flesh and blood, obliterate the soul, and shatter barriers, but also render the defenses of any creature with corrupted intentions ineffective.

Even a shepherd with extremely strong vitality would only face the destruction of both body and soul after such a blow.

However, since the blasphemer died so easily, the only drawback of this move was that it would also destroy the target's spirituality, making it impossible to graze. Mr. A thought with regret that since the spirituality was not preserved, it was impossible to know the true reason for the opponent's background and peculiarities, and thus unable to share the burden for his master.
As the black snow fell thick and fast, the devout and fervent believer even felt a touch of poetic sentiment.

Wait, something seems off.

It's been so long, why hasn't it extracted its properties yet?
Mr. A stared blankly and in surprise at Lu Ze's corpse, and then saw that the corpse was quietly dissolving and turning into blood.

　Mr. A's abilities are all based on the original work; one can only say that he is indeed somewhat overpowered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)