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

Carefully raising the crossbow hanging at his waist, Knight Chobo whispered his instructions: "Watch my hand signals."

The town's garrison had crossbows, but because the incident happened so suddenly, they didn't have many crossbow bolts prepared; each person was lucky to have about twenty.

So the Jobs riders tried to save money wherever possible along the way, but this was clearly not the time to be frugal.

The purpose of crossbow bolts is to be fired. If you hesitate because you don't have enough bolts, that's what really causes problems.

3, 2, 1.......

Knight Chobo observed the distance, counting silently in his mind, and then suddenly swung his hand.

"Boom!!"

The sound of crossbow bolts being fired rang out one after another. The Guiji cultists who were surrounding the inn never expected that someone would come to attack them. They all cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

"Follow me!!" After a volley of crossbow bolts was fired, Knight Jobo suddenly drew his longsword, rushed forward, and cut one of the men in half at the waist.

At the same time, the hotel door was pushed open, and two guards surrounded the group of Guiji believers from the front and back.

.........

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Using Wayne's perspective, Lu Qing looked down at the entire town from high above. Seeing that the situation of the town's garrison was gradually improving, she nodded.

Under her excellent command, the defending troops, which were originally scattered in various places, have now banded together and, taking advantage of the high-altitude view, have launched a tactical crushing attack on the enemy.

Overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers, attacking from both sides, and ambushing with hidden troops are all tactics that can effectively improve one's situation.

"War is all about intelligence disparity; the ancients were right," Lu Qing thought to herself.

She had just thought of this sentence on the spot. She didn't know who said it or whether the person who said it could be considered an ancient person. All Lu Qing knew at this moment was how comfortable it was for someone who had a high vantage point to command a battle.

No wonder there used to be units like high-altitude reconnaissance balloons; the feeling of having a complete view was just fantastic.

Even so, some enemies cannot be dealt with by the remaining garrison in the town alone, such as the mages setting up magic arrays in the center of the town, and...

Lu Qing hid in a dark, empty room, observing the burly, bald man with eagle eyes.

The other person was very burly; from a distance, he looked like a small mountain standing there.

"Huff... Huff..."

The bald man was breathing heavily, his massive muscles rising and falling with each breath, and Lu Qing could vaguely see the veins hidden beneath his skin.

"Where did this humanoid Tyrannosaurus come from...?" Lu Qing thought to herself.

Without a doubt, among all the Guiji cultists in this town, this bald man is definitely the strongest. Not only his appearance, but also the aura she could sense from him, Lu Qing knew that.

Even ten Chobo Knights wouldn't be enough to defeat them!

That being said, in Lu Qing's opinion, this bald man's strength was actually just so-so.

With the help of the [Aura Concealment] skill provided by the card of Ezio, the Eagle of Florence, Lu Qing easily broke through the blockade of the Guiji Cult and arrived in the shadows behind the bald man.

With the increasing fusion of cards, Lu Qing can now use most of the card skills without fully activating the cards.

Now she stands here, but the seemingly formidable bald man doesn't react at all.

Lu Qing took out the white wolf, opened the magazine, and ejected all five bullets inside.

[Sixth Bullet: When only one bullet remains in the magazine, greatly increases bullet power. This effect can be increased by consuming mental energy, up to a maximum of 500%!]

After thinking about it, Lu Qing felt it wasn't safe enough, so she gently kissed the bullet.

【Flaming Lipstick: A lipstick imbued with the power of demonic flames. When you kiss this item, it will be enchanted with fire attributes. It can only be used once a day.】

PS: I wanted to work out at home a couple of days ago, partly to improve my physical condition and partly because I was craving abs and wanted to show off. So I did 60 squats, 15 push-ups, and 20 crunches.

As a result, my legs hurt, my arms hurt, and my abdominal muscles ached, so I had to rest for three days straight...

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Chapter 493: Breaking the Limits, 51 Points of Spirit!

"Hmph, how careless of you." Lu Qing pointed the gun at the bald man's smooth back of the head with a smug smile.

She didn't know why, but a surge of uncontrollable joy suddenly welled up inside her.

Lu Qing gently licked her lips with her pink tongue, then slowly pulled the trigger while opening her lips.

"Go to hell." She didn't make a sound, she just mouthed it.

"boom!!"

A violent gunshot suddenly rang out, and just as the bullet was about to leave the barrel, the bald man finally felt a crisis that went deep into his bones.

He instinctively wanted to dodge. With his speed, if he were to actually move, Lu Qing's originally fatal blow might only severely injure him.

So how could Lu Qing possibly let him react in time to dodge?

Almost the instant the gunshot rang out, a deafening roar reached the bald man's ears.

"Roar!!"

[Mental Shock LV4-LV5]

[Spiritual Power Mastery LV2-LV3]

The news of skill upgrades appeared in her diary. These were improvements that Lu Qing had made in recent days based on her newly acquired knowledge.

Combining the skills [Mental Shock] and [Spiritual Power Mastery] into [Dragon's Roar] is like putting a firecracker in a cesspool—it's absolutely awesome!

With a roar, Lu Qing unleashed a surge of spiritual energy carrying a mental shockwave that sent the mages who were setting up the ritual flying and knocking them unconscious.

The bald man, who was about to dodge, was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Lu Qing didn't even have time to see his slightly dazed eyes before he died, when she saw a "bang" and was almost hit by the splattered blood.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Lu Qing stood there blankly, staring at the bald man's corpse as if she hadn't reacted at all.

Her previous feeling of pleasure intensified, and at the same time, a strong...desire arose?

She couldn't help but lick her lips. She didn't know when it had happened, but she had transformed into the Black Rose Vampire form!

"........"

Taking a deep breath, Lu Qing's wine-red eyes became somewhat unfocused. She smelled the scent of blood that permeated the air.

Bloodsucking

With a slight gleam in her eyes, Lu Qing manipulated the blood within the bald man's body, wanting to drink it down her throat.

However, although she did not feel any physical problems at the time, she still found it difficult to accept psychologically.

Lu Qing glanced thoughtfully at the ritual the monks were setting up.

"........."

With a wave of her hand, the bald man's corpse rapidly shriveled up, and in no time, all the blood in his body was drained, turning into a blood-red gem.

[Bloodstone Conversion Technique LV0-LV1]

[A ritual magic capable of transforming blood into solid bloodstone, preserving the blood and nutrients within a living being almost permanently.]

[Note: This skill can only be used in Black Rose Vampire form.]

[Item name: Blood Stone]

[Item Quality: Blue]

[Description: It looks like a blood-red gem, but in fact, it is a magical product transformed from blood, capable of preserving the essence and nutrients of blood for almost forever.]

[Skills: None]

[Note: Do you like candied beans?]

Lu Qing quickly read through the item's description, and after confirming that there were no problems, she couldn't wait to throw it into her mouth.

"Well........"

A happy smile appeared on her face, and at the same time, the inexplicable longing in her heart gradually disappeared.

It's certain that something was off about her just now, and the main reason for that was the bald man's blood.

The man's blood seemed to be of very high quality, which made Lu Qing feel an irresistible urge to devour it.

But is that really the case?

Lu Qing gradually calmed down. If that was really the case, then why didn't she react to the extremely powerful Knight Myron and His Holiness the Pope?

Are these two people's blood quality not higher than that of the bald man?

After careful consideration, Lu Qing came to two conclusions.

The first possibility is related to the void, which is also one of the reasons she believes it is more reliable.

The Pope once told her that most of the members of the Nirvana Cult were humans whose minds had been corrupted by the energy of the void.

This bald man must possess a considerable amount of void energy, and for some unknown reason, she couldn't help but become interested in void energy.

As for the other members of the Guiji sect?

Forget it, those guys are so weak, it's normal that she doesn't feel anything.

As for the second possibility, Lu Qing felt it was not very realistic.

In general, vampires survive by drinking blood. If they don't drink blood for a long time, they will develop an intense craving for blood, just like withdrawal symptoms, and it can even be life-threatening!

Well, okay, the second possibility can be ruled out. She's had the Black Rose Vampire form for a long time now, and there haven't been any problems.

Moreover, if such a side effect really existed, Lu Qing didn't think it wouldn't be written on the attribute panel.

"Um........"

Having figured out the conclusion, Lu Qing began to clean up the mess in the town.

Those mages and nearby minions, after taking a direct hit from her Lion's Roar—no, Dragon's Roar—were all collapsed and lying on the ground, dead.

To be honest, she didn't expect the revamped [Dragon's Roar] to be so powerful.

In addition, the Guiji followers who were active in the town were also defeated one by one by the town's garrison under her command.

Later, Hao Meng's reinforcements arrived.