There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"I need to focus on dealing with Anna. Those four companion evil spirits—I can kill three of them instantly with holy water, leaving only one..."

Before the old priest could finish speaking, Lu Qing had already drawn the mithril dagger from her waist and said, "I can handle this!"

"it is good!"

With an appreciative look at Lu Qing, the old priest swung his mithril sword and leaped up to slash at Anna.

"I'm going!"

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Chapter 18: Anna's Heart of Revenge

The evil spirit was clearly much more agile than the accompanying evil spirit. The priest first tentatively threw out a handful of salt.

After being easily dodged, the priest distanced himself from Anna, took out a bottle of holy water from his waist, uncorked it, and poured it onto the mithril sword.

The mithril sword, bathed in holy water, flickered. At this moment, the mithril sword seemed to have absorbed the holy water, emitting a pale golden light.

Anna seemed somewhat afraid of the mithril sword in the priest's hand. She roared, begging the four symbiotic evil spirits to come and help her.

How could Lu Qing let Anna succeed? She took a deep breath and stood in front of the four evil spirits, holding the holy water that the priest had given her.

Holy water is far more powerful than table salt. According to the priest, a bottle of holy water can instantly kill a companion evil spirit.

Compared to Anna, who is a legitimate evil spirit, these companion evil spirits are much less agile.

Seeing Lu Qing blocking their way, these symbiotic evil spirits, under Anna's orders, could only try to quickly get around Lu Qing.

Seeing that these symbiotic evil spirits ignored her, Lu Qing was secretly delighted and, without hesitation, splashed the bottle of holy water in her hand!

"Uh ah ah!"

A piercing scream rang out, and Lu Qing frowned in pain. She endured the discomfort and quickly took out a second bottle of holy water, sprinkling it on another companion evil spirit.

This symbiotic evil spirit also screamed in agony, and soon turned into a ghostly blue powder, just like the first evil spirit that had been splashed with holy water.

After witnessing their companion's tragic death, the other two symbiotic evil spirits stared at Lu Qing with apprehension, not daring to approach.

Seeing this, Anna roared angrily, but the next moment the priest slashed her hard with his mithril sword.

"Well done," the priest praised Lu Qing.

Anna's body turned into mist after being slashed by a sword, but quickly reformed, and she didn't seem to be seriously injured.

However, upon closer inspection, it can be observed that the ghostly blue flames burning beside Anna have shrunk considerably.

Seemingly getting anxious, Anna howled again at the two companion evil spirits in the distance, causing the two companion evil spirits, who were blocked in front of Lu Qing, to hesitate.

The next moment, the two accompanying evil spirits roared together and rushed towards Lu Qing at their fastest speed.

He quickly poured out the last bottle of holy water in his hand. Because the two companion evil spirits were moving too fast, the holy water accidentally splashed onto the two evil spirits!

Both accompanying evil spirits let out painful howls, their mist-formed bodies trembling violently in the air.

Seeing that neither of the two companion evil spirits was dead, Lu Qing took a deep breath, drew the mithril dagger from her waist, and then forcefully stabbed it into the twisted face of one of the evil spirits!

Just like salt, holy water can also make physical attacks effective when splashed on the body of an evil spirit!

The evil spirit's screams vanished instantly, turning into dust that fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, another evil spirit had recovered from the pain of being doused with holy water. He swiftly turned around, and his claws, formed from mist, reached for Lu Qing's heart.

Fortunately, Lu Qing reacted quickly and dodged to the side, but even so, a bloody wound was still scratched on her left arm.

"it hurts!"

The pain in her left arm made Lu Qing frown, but in the tense moment, the release of adrenaline made her temporarily forget about it.

Enduring the pain in her shoulder, Lu Qing gripped the mithril dagger tightly in her right hand and sliced ​​the evil spirit in half from bottom to top!

Having withstood attacks from both holy water and a mithril dagger, this last symbiotic evil spirit had clearly reached its limit. After writhing for a moment, the dissipating mist could only unwillingly turn into ghostly powder and scatter on the ground.

"Phew, it's finally over."

The first battle went fairly well; although my arm was injured, all the enemies were killed.

Although two of the evil spirits were instantly killed by the holy water, the last two evil spirits were also killed when the holy water weakened them. They died with a single slash from the mithril dagger.

"It really hurts."

As soon as her nerves relaxed, Lu Qing felt a burning sensation on her left arm, and the pain was getting worse.

"There was so much blood..."

Looking at the wound on her arm, Lu Qing shifted her gaze to the old priest, trying to distract herself and lessen the pain.

However, after just one glance, Lu Qing couldn't take her eyes off her.

The old priest, like a seasoned hunter, easily dodged every attack Anna made, as if he had seen through all her movements.

On the other hand, Anna, compared to the old priest, was a completely unskilled beast, unable to hit her target with any of her attacks and forced to passively take hits.

Seeing that she was no match for Anna, she suddenly let out a howl. Caught off guard, Lu Qing was stunned by the howl and stood there in a daze.

It wasn't until a second had passed that she came to her senses. Feeling a bit scared, she touched her chest. Lu Qing looked at the old priest and saw that he was completely unaffected by Anna's screams and continued his attack on Anna calmly and steadily.

Left with no other option, Anna could only fight back with her sharp claws, but she couldn't hold out for long. Before long, her will-o'-the-wisp was almost extinguished when the old priest chopped her into ashes.

Countless ghostly powders drifted down, and inside the ghostly powders was a ghostly blue crystal.

Seeing that the evil spirit had been destroyed, Lu Qing quickly went to the priest's side and looked at the crystal left behind after Anna's death. As expected, it was also a game item.

【Item Name: Anna's Heart of Vengeance】

[Item Quality: Special Item]

[Description: This is a crystal left behind by Anna, a ghost, after her death. It contains a portion of Anna's power, but judging from the pale blue covering on the crystal, it seems to be missing a part.]

[Skill: Unknown]

[Note: What's left of a person who has abandoned humanity and conscience?]

"It's a special item, and this note..."

Unable to resist picking up the crystal from the ground, Lu Qing discovered that the crystal was just as described on the sign. In the lower right corner of the crystal, it was grayish-white, not dark blue.

"A part is missing."

Lu Qing felt she had guessed the purpose of the crystal. She took Anna's heart out of her pouch, and sure enough, when the two crystals came close to each other, they both emitted a faint light.

"This is......"

The priest beside him had already put away the mithril sword. He looked at Lu Qing's actions with a surprised expression.

The next moment, the two crystals merged together, forming a sky-blue crystal.

And just after the crystal appeared in Lu Qing's hand, the notice board also displayed information about the crystal.

【Item Name: Anna's Heart (Complete)】

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Chapter Nineteen: Cold Eyes

【Item Name: Anna's Heart (Complete)】

[Item Quality: Special Item]

[Synopsis: Engulfed in raging flames, a little girl writhes in agony, filled with resentment towards everything—the knights who bound her, the townspeople who watched silently from afar. Yet, beyond her burning desire for revenge, her conscience and humanity, before being corrupted, manifested as tears. These tears, not consumed by the flames, remained hidden atop the ashes, waiting to be discovered...]

[Skill: Reminiscence]

[Reminiscence: In certain specific situations, memories will surge forth.]

[Note: Hatred and loathing can never extinguish humanity and conscience!]

"........"

Lu Qing looked at the props in her hand, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ugh."

Finally, Lu Qing sighed and looked at the priest, saying:

"I know this request is unreasonable, but could you please leave this for me?"

Since Anna was dealt with by the old priest, theoretically speaking, the crystal left behind after Anna's death was the old priest's spoils of war.

Compared to the previous flesh and blood crystal, this crystal formed by a legitimate evil spirit is clearly more precious.

"Take it. I don't really need it. Besides, without that thing you have, it probably wouldn't have been able to become whole," the old priest said with a smile after hearing Lu Qing's words.

"Thank you!" Lu Qing said gratefully.

"I feel like I've said this so many times..." Lu Qing thought to herself after she finished speaking.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt a little melancholy.

Ultimately, this is just a game, a game that comes from nowhere, a game belonging to a dream.

After this game ends, Lu Qing will never see the old priest again; she and the old priest were ultimately just passersby.

However, in that case, Lu Qing would probably never be able to repay the old priest for the help he had given her.

"I wonder what will happen to the old priest after the dream ends. Will he just disappear?" Lu Qing wondered.

Or perhaps, the dream game is actually a real world, just like the novels she read in her previous life, where game worlds are all real.

But could things really be like that? Could the bizarre and unpredictable high-level dreams described on the forum, which have no rules and can change at any moment, really be real?

"Is something on your mind?"

Seeing that Lu Qing seemed distracted, the priest couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Coming to her senses, Lu Qing cleared her mind of all thoughts, and her eyes hardened again.

Regardless, she believed the priest before her was real, and she was willing to believe this elder who had always helped her.

"Since everything's alright, let's go back and get some rest tonight..."

The priest paused here, hesitated for a moment, and then continued:

"I'll have John come to you tomorrow morning. I hope you can do me a favor."

"Yes, I will go," Lu Qing quickly agreed.