Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

Hughes bit off all five of his remaining fingers and unleashed a massive number of invisible hands in one breath, using his sheer force to send the Greedy standing on him flying.

Hughes, having quickly analyzed the situation and made a wise choice, gritted his teeth and shouted through the pain, "Your Excellency, please take Lady Emilia away. I'll cover the rear!"

Did I say... to get up?

"Guwa—!"

In just a moment, the invisible slash, like a weasel cutting through the air, forcefully struck Hughes. Hughes' pupils bulged, blood spurted from his back, revealing three deep, bone-revealing wounds, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Hughes—?!"

"Really."

Regulus emerged from the dust, picking his ear and looking disgusted. He was completely unharmed, despite being thrown dozens of meters into the air and falling to his death. He appeared calm and unaffected, as if nothing had happened.

"If you're unhappy about being trampled on, just say so. Although the chances are slim, if you speak up, I might still be able to help you get back on your feet. Now you're throwing me out without even asking my opinion, which is infringing on my rights, do you understand?"

Hughes collapsed, spitting out blood; Emilia covered her mouth and screamed; and Regulus emerged from the dust and mist like a demon king, his arms outstretched.

The picture seems to freeze at this moment.

What broke the silence was a calm voice.

"...I couldn't stand it anymore."

It wasn't the kind of aloof calm that Regulus possessed.

It was a profound, pure, indifferent, and icy tranquility.

If I had to use a metaphor, it would be the blade.

A presence so strong it could scratch one's skin emanated from Satella the moment she spoke.

It's heart-stopping.

"It's disgusting!"

"Huh? You're saying I'm disgusting?"

Unexpectedly, Regulus reacted strongly to these words, laughing and cursing wildly: "You shameless woman with the same face as that filthy bitch, how many men have you deceived with that cute face! Just a slight smile and everyone treats you gently, right? Just a few words and men lose their minds, right? Just a touch and you can get any amount of offerings, right? Ah, lewd! vile! You filthy bitch dare to insult my rights, die! Die!"

Moving nimbly, dodging the pebbles and wind blades thrown at her, Satella even managed to speak to Emilia with a hint of lingering power:

"Lia, go treat Hughes first, I'll take care of things here."

"Ok!"

Wiping away her tears, even the kind-hearted Emilia was now enraged: "Big sister, we must defeat him!"

"defeat?"

With her hands clasped together, her knuckles cracking, Satella replied, "Wouldn't that be too easy on him?"

Gone was her usual silliness and laziness; reflected in Emilia's pupils was a face of utter desolation, yet her eyes seemed to burn with flames.

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"I'll torture him to death, because I'm really angry this time!!"

Author's Note:

PS1. Thank you to the Oracle of the Crown and Summer of Autumn for the generous donations, and to all the readers for the monthly tickets and the razor blades.

P.S. 2. Here's a breakdown of the extra chapters:

Currently, there are 1524 monthly tickets. Subtracting the ones already calculated, and adding two more chapters, there are a total of 20 chapters. Subtracting the two extra chapters from before, there are 18 chapters left. Adding the ten chapters from the alliance leader Quinsmay, the three chapters from Kui Ximei with 340 blades (I think I remember correctly?), and the 10,000-yuan rewards from several other big shots, there are a total of 36 chapters.

Emmmmm......

Honglian felt she had been taken advantage of, because she hadn't offered any bounties beforehand. But after all, the two big shots, Kunsmai and Kui Ximei, had collectively thrown over a thousand bounties. If she ignored it, Honglian would feel guilty. But if she let those two go, then she would have to consider the others...

Okay, let's calculate it all together then. Anyway, adding more chapters to Red Lotus will increase the royalties, so it's a win-win situation for everyone.

However, the reward for donations should be changed to be the same as the monthly pass, 150 per update.

Although I'm 36 chapters behind, Honglian isn't worried at all. The most difficult part of the plot is over, and things will get smoother as I write from here on out. However, because it's close to the Spring Festival, I'm afraid I won't be able to add any extra chapters in the next few days. Please forgive me.

Chapter 98 You're pitifully weak

Boom!

As if tearing through the air, Regulus swung his ten fingers out in an 'X' shape, sending the air he touched flying and blowing everything in his path away like scraps of paper. In the end, the air was imprinted on a small mountain, causing the mountain to crumble.

boom!

A handful of pebbles were thrown from Regulus's hand, and the destructive power was like that of a machine gun, blasting countless craters and holes into the ground.

Such an attack would result in either death or serious injury if it hit any of the targets, yet Satella approached them with an air of nonchalance.

"Damn it! Why can't I hit you?! Why are you dodging my attacks? You could have just stood still and let me kill you... You're wasting my time, you know you're infringing on my rights?!"

Satella tilted her head as she watched Regulus, who was throwing mud and gravel at her like a child playing in the mud.

"Why couldn't it hit... isn't it obvious?"

Satella had to praise the usefulness of [Premonition Sense] once again. Being able to predict the opponent's attack trajectory and dodge it was such a useful skill!

However, this is not the key point.

Under the influence of Regulus's power, his attacks have the characteristic of 'never stopping until reaching the destination,' and in the process, bodies, shields, and rocks will all be pierced, making him an absolute force of destruction.

however--

An object's speed is affected by its own force.

The greater the force with which it is thrown, the faster it flies and the farther it travels, and vice versa.

And Regulus's physical attributes...

"You are truly pitifully weak."

"How dare you say that! You've got guts! Since you say I'm pitifully weak, then you'd better not dodge my attacks!"

"I cannot withstand your attack..."

Satella's calm words interrupted the other person's rambling.

"Then why..."

"But I can break through your defenses!"

As soon as he finished speaking...

boom!

The sand and grass that Satella had trampled hadn't even fallen back down yet.

The next second, Satella, transformed into a black phantom, rushed in front of Regrus and stopped abruptly! Carrying immense kinetic energy from extreme motion to extreme stillness, she swung her right fist fiercely towards Regrus's chin—

A simple and unadorned Rising Dragon Fist!

Regulus was not surprised but delighted. Instead of dodging, he slammed his chin down hard into Satella's fist!

—Regrus, the Archbishop of Great Sin and of Lust, possesses the power known as [Time Freeze].

To put it more clearly, if he activates his powers at nine in the morning, his body's functions and state will be permanently frozen at nine in the morning. No matter what attack he suffers, his body will remain in the same state as at nine in the morning. Even if he is thrown into outer space or into lava, he will be unharmed.

While possessing such invincible defense, he also possesses invincible attack—for example, right now, because time is frozen in his body, Satella's fist will not cause him any harm. On the contrary, Satella's fist will be crushed to pieces because it blocked his chin!

—That's how it should have been.

The instant fist collided with his chin, Regulus's eyes widened in bewilderment—

why?

Why did I see the sky?

next second.

"Bang—!"

A tremendous sound rang out at the point where fist and chin collided, ripples spreading through the air, and Regulus was blasted away!

Satella clenched her fist—

it hurts...

But it felt so good!

It's already satisfying to throw a rising dragon punch at the enemy's chin, but when the enemy actually moves their chin up to meet it, it's even more satisfying!

Such an experience is unlikely to happen again. With a subtle sense of gratitude, Satella looked at Regrus.

(What's going on? What ...!?)

My heart is roaring.

I can't understand it!

Unbelievable!

Unbelievable!

Regulus placed his hand on his left chest—and quite precisely, he couldn't feel his heart beating there.

In other words, his heart was indeed placed on the bodies of the brides, and he was indeed activating the power of time freeze.

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When I activated my powers, I was knocked flying?

incredible!

Can't believe it!

Absolutely not!

That's right! There must be something wrong. I must have forgotten to activate my powers for a moment.

That explains everything. There's no need to be afraid of that bitch. My power is invincible!

"Haha, you've managed to stumble upon such a one-in-a-million thing, luck is on your side. But using this to infringe on my rights... Gah!"

Regulus, who had taken a straight punch to the face, was sent flying again.