He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

Hilary stared at the photo in the cat's hand, her fingers trembling uncontrollably.

This photo was taken by [Sea Salt Lemon] when he infiltrated the Dome Academy competition, and was later printed into the game with the help of some players' special talents.

In the photo, Xie Bai is sitting on a high rest seat, swinging his legs and gazing into the distance.

With her slightly tossed hair and the bright sky behind her, a fresh and lovely quality instantly emanates from the photo, prompting Hilary to instinctively touch it.

Seeing that this trick was indeed effective on Hiti, the cat's lips curled up slightly.

"I had a feeling something was off a while ago, and now it's clear I was right. It just so happens that Lemon is quite capable; he actually managed to capture this kind of moment."

After a brief sigh, the cat took the photo and stepped back, quickly putting it into her backpack before Hiti could react.

"So, Lady Witch, could you lend a hand this time?"

Seeing that the cat had put the stack of photos into some unknown space, Hilary instantly suppressed her inner turmoil and pretended to be calm as she spoke.

"Hmm... Tell me, who do you want to chop?"

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

In the center of the battlefield, Thanatos and Esso clashed repeatedly, the aftershocks echoing through the ruins time and again.

Kjolr walked the edge of the battlefield, avoiding every fatal danger through the protection of luck, and using the predetermined arrow blessed by luck to continuously disperse Esso's corrosive power.

Esso, the central figure in the entire battle, remained silent, standing still until an attack approached, at which point he would move a step to repel Thanatos who charged forward.

As for [Sea Salt Lemon], who was the fourth person on the battlefield, he was still hiding in a corner, secretly watching.

"Please, does this level of battle really have anything to do with me? Why not let Sister Cat and the others come? Why do I, an ordinary character who's not even level 60, have to get involved?"

【Sea Salt Lemon】is hiding in a corner, complaining with a look on her face.

Only half a minute has passed since the start of the battle, yet she has already been killed twenty-four times due to the aftershocks of each unintentional attack.

If Thanatos hadn't repeatedly intervened to spare her from death, she probably would have ended up in the same tier as those newbie players a little while later.

"Honestly, joining the Wheel of Fate doesn't offer any decent benefits. All I do is run errands and explore. And the promised career advancement even failed, preventing me from trying again?"

"I can't beat the trials at the World Tree, and I can't meet any Heroic Spirits at the Hall of Heroes. I want to draw a divine skill, but I only have Tailoring Proficiency... Speaking of which, isn't Kjolner an archer? Why does he have this in his skill pool?"

Just as [Sea Salt Lemon] was about to give up, the ring on her wrist suddenly vibrated.

This bracelet was a GPS tracking device that the cat specially provided to prevent her from being tied up again. In addition to some convenient automatic navigation functions, the most important feature is that it allows her to share her exact location with others.

This location sharing is quite special. Regardless of whether she is in a dungeon or some mysterious space, the other party who receives the location sharing can obtain detailed location information and directions.

The bracelet suddenly vibrated, presumably because the person on the other end had located her.

"Hmm? Could it be that the helper that Sister Cat was looking for has been found?"

"But with the situation so intense right now, will the helper that Sister Cat found really be useful...?"

Thinking of this, [Sea Salt Lemon] looked up at Esso's health bar.

In her field of vision, the health bar was covered by a layer of metallic black bar.

As Thanatos and Kjolnir continued their attack, the black covering on the health bar was gradually fading, making it look like a special health bar.

As the original red health bar below continued to reappear, a guess suddenly popped into [Sea Salt Lemon]'s mind.

"Is there going to be a second stage to this thing?"

The reason for the current inaction is that the first phase has not yet fully liberated the power, and action will only begin in the second phase.

Ok……

Judging from the BOSS's classic patterns, this conjecture is highly credible.

This thing is a boss in a Twilight-level dungeon, after all; it might even have a third or fourth phase.

If the first stage was already so difficult, can we really beat the second stage?

Thanatos has spared you from one death!

Forget it...

Whether she reaches the second stage or not makes no difference to her; the only difference is that the frequency of death exemptions will increase.

Just as [Sea Salt Lemon] was watching the black bar on Esso's health bar about to disappear, a loud bang suddenly came from above without warning.

"Bang----!!!"

The ceiling shattered with a deafening crash, and a petite figure instantly struck Esso in the center of the battlefield, embedding him deeply into the floor.

【Heroic Spirit】Destruction Witch - Hiti lv.274

Hiti, dressed in her signature fluffy maid outfit, stood atop Esso's motionless body, overlooking the entire battlefield.

"Hmm... this should solve it now."

Feeling the life force completely draining from Esso's body, Hiti casually swung her foot.

Before leaving, she glanced at everyone present.

Thanatos... Hmm, he seems to be one of my sister's subordinates. He's tall and strong, but doesn't seem to have much strength.

Kjol? I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, but I don't really remember him. I guess he's someone I don't need to pay much attention to.

"Since there's nothing to be careful about, let's go back and report. It wouldn't be good if that guy got away."

Just as Hiti was about to get up and leave, she suddenly felt a tremor beneath her feet.

"Huh? What's going on? This guy's still alive?"

Hiti looked at Esso, who was about to get up, with a puzzled expression.

She was unaware that this was a prelude to the second phase, and even less aware that Esso had successfully transformed into a full red health bar because of her final blow.

Realizing that the target of the commission was not yet dead, Hiti drew a broadsword and looked coldly at Esso, who was engulfed in black flames.

"I've already killed you, why do you dare to come back to life...?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hiti plunged the broadsword into Esso's body.

The next second, the power of destruction was activated, and a violent destructive force instantly swept through Esso's internal space.

In no time, Esso's health bar was empty again.

Surprisingly, Esso did not fall; instead, the black flames burning on his body intensified, forcing Hiti to jump off him.

Faced with this extraordinary scene, [Sea Salt Lemon], hiding in the corner, nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"I knew there would be three more stages, and judging by this momentum, a fourth stage is probably on the way. I just don't know if there will be a fifth stage."

Compared to the expected [Sea Salt Lemon], Thanatos and Ceore looked troubled.

This wasn't because Esso's power had erupted one after another, but because they saw that Hiti's face had turned completely gloomy.

"How many more times are you going to stall me, you idiot?"

"Or is it that I haven't made a move in so long that my reputation as the Witch of Destruction is no longer enough...?"

……