The saintess I possessed had a head full of nonsense.

But this can't go on. Lance can make countless mistakes, but she can only make one. Soon she will be lying next to the girl in black stockings.

"Have you forgotten that the Saintess is my hostage?" Alice shouted.

"Haha! If you dare to kill the Holy Maiden, I won't kill you. You've already notified the cultists of the [Cult of Lust], haven't you? If the Holy Maiden is gone, guess who will be used as a substitute to vent their anger?" Luns sneered.

Alice couldn't help but shudder. She was getting a little irritated. Two hours had passed since she successfully contacted Archbishop Allen, but where was he?!

"Die!"

At this moment, the girl in black stockings lying in the ruins stared blankly at the moonlight shining through the gaps in the ruins, the crimson blood on her forehead staining her pupils red.

Jiang Yueyue's inner voice screamed.

[Don't move! With the [Impersonator] around, they'll just think you're dead! Unless they have some special attachment to a corpse.]

[Brother Xuan, I beg you, stop messing around! I'm useless, this body is stupid, you idiot! Forget about breaking through in battle! It's out of the question!]

【you】

Suddenly, Jiang Yueyue discovered that the magical seal [Insatiable Greed] in her body had disappeared!

Suddenly, she felt as if her blood was burning through every inch of her flesh, and her body was like a black hole, constantly expanding outward and contracting inward!

Then, as if from nowhere, a magical seal was created!

Gravity Sword!

Gravity Sword

Limitations: Must master gravity; the sorcerer must wield a sword.

Effect: Uses gravity to give the sword in your hand an imaginary mass, making it incredibly heavy or light, lasting until your magic power is exhausted or you actively cancel it. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 22 Minions and Geniuses

puff!

The bleeding was enormous, and Enforcer Rons pulled the throwing axe from Sister Alice's body.

"Waaah!"

Saint Christine struggled violently.

Lens gazed at the saintess and took a deep breath. After everything calmed down, he was not without regret and hesitation.

But now he's like Wallace, on the verge of starvation, rushing into a place without a toilet; there's no turning back.

“Anyway, that’s how the church is.” He walked straight toward the saint.

Suddenly, the saintess in front of him stopped struggling, her beautiful eyes widened, and her gaze seemed to fall on what was behind him.

Lens turned to look in the direction of Saint Christine's gaze, his pupils contracting slightly.

Wasn't she dead?

She should be dead.

The cold moonlight streamed through the cracks in the dilapidated roof of the church. The girl, sword in hand, stood up with her legs bent. Bright red blood dripped from her sword-wielding arm onto the ground. Her beautiful, blood-stained pupils were cold and still, which stirred a sense of unease in Lens's heart.

"A mere 3-star warlock!"

Whoosh!

Lens instantly dispelled his unease, and what followed was the [Spinning Axe] hurtling out like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey.

clang!

Sparks flew as the thin blade of the sword collided with the flying axe. This time, the girl actually slashed back with her sword, sending the flying axe flying!

what? !

Lens stared intently at the pure white halo surrounding the girl in black stockings. He recognized the rare spell mark [Blessing of Courage] from the Bible, but it was likely a one-time spell mark that the girl in black stockings had obtained from the "Spell Realm." Long before he ambushed her, he had already seen her battle with Alice using [Eagle Eye].

As a sorcerer, possessing the ability to analyze the mental states of enemy sorcerers during battle, Lens was absolutely certain that the black-stockinged girl's magical power had reached approximately 100 points under the buff of [Blessing of Courage].

As a 5-star sorcerer, although his base spell power is not high, his spell sign [Two-handed Axe] allows him to enjoy the spell power bonus of two throwing axes at the same time, so his spell power is a full 110 points!

The coefficient of [Spinning Axe] is added together with his spell power, and the spell power output is 110 * 115% = 126.5.

The black-stockinged girl's [Sword Slash Technique] only had a coefficient of 110%, which meant her spell power output was only 110 points!

With such a huge difference in magical power, let alone the fact that she easily blocked the flying axe now, when she was exhausted and defending against the sneak attack, her magical power output was less than 100. It was lucky that she wasn't killed instantly!

"It's that sword! She broke through to a higher level while on the verge of death?"

Lens's gaze sharpened. A sorcerer cannot analyze the effects of an enemy's spell seals with just a glance. Instead, one must sense the effect and seize the opportunity to analyze it. The more obvious the effect, the faster the analysis. He cannot do that yet.

【You still can't beat him!】Jiang Yueyue's inner scream.

"She still can't beat me!" A fierce light flashed in Lens's eyes. While the first throwing axe was still spinning, he had already thrown the second one!

Although the 0.5-second cooldown of [Spinning Axe] doesn't allow him to unleash two axes in an instant, the effect of [Spinning Axe] lands within one meter of his location in all four directions (front, back, left, and right). He wouldn't be able to catch the axes that return to the left and right sides simultaneously—unless he's a mutant goblin with an arm span exceeding 2 meters.

Sorcerers develop their own fighting style based on their spells. Luns' fighting style is to throw a second throwing axe after 0.5 seconds. As long as the two throwing axes return, he will immediately throw them again. As long as he controls the distance well, he can use the [Spinning Axe] with a 0.5-second cooldown without any gaps, directly achieving Deadly Rhythm + critical hits with every strike!

Just now, when he reached his maximum attack speed, he completely overwhelmed Sister Alice, splitting her sexy body in just a few moves with his axe.

Meanwhile, Lens had already noticed that the black-stockinged girl's [Sword Slash Technique] was so slow that it took 2 seconds to activate once. Once the spell seal was removed, the spell power output would be equivalent to the spell power value. No matter how strange her sword was, it would be cleaved to death!

clang!

【What?!】

"what?!"

As a nobody, Lens really didn't want to make that same exclamation as everyone else, but he couldn't help it. Just as the second flying axe struck, the black-stockinged girl's [Sword Slash Technique] also broke through!

Sword-Slaying Technique

Restriction: The sorcerer must use a sword.

Effect: Unleashes a strike dealing 110% of your magic power; cooldown: 0.5 seconds.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Lens's pupils trembled, reflecting the black-stockinged girl's phantom-like sword light, which blocked and deflected all the incoming flying axes!

The cooldown of a spell mark is the cooldown of a spell mark, and the speed of swinging a sword is the speed of swinging a sword. In the 3-5 star warlock stage, as a ranged character, Lens's throwing axe only requires a simple action to satisfy the 0.5-second cooldown without any gap. However, the girl in black stockings, as a melee character, swings her sword as if there is no aftercast. If it weren't for the 0.5-second cooldown of [Sword Slash], she would seem to be even faster!

She's getting closer to me!

But compared to this, Lens felt terrible. As a nobody, there was nothing more painful than watching a genius rise to prominence. If there was anything, it was that he had become a stepping stone for that genius.

"Don't underestimate small fry!"

Lens was ablaze, watching the black-stockinged girl getting closer and closer. He caught the spinning axe, flames bursting from his fingertips and burning fiercely along the axe. A 5-star sorcerer can only use a maximum of 3 spell seals at the same time, and he was currently only using two spell seals at the same time: [Dual Axe] and [Spinning Axe]!

Even the most insignificant mage with decades of experience should possess a spell seal that can be considered a powerful technique.

Crimson Flame Axe!

Lens's eyes flashed with ferocity as he slashed his flaming axe at the girl in black stockings. The 2-second cooldown of his [Sword Slash Technique] proved that this girl was just another nobody like himself not long ago! Go ahead and keep trying to break through!

clang!

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

The little leather shoes were worn so hard they were smoking on the ground when the girl in black stockings suddenly struck a strange pose, blocking the Crimson Flame Axe with her sword. She slid along the ground and was cleaved more than ten meters away.

Compared to when she used the [Gravity Sword], which had already been analyzed by Lens, to block the flying axe, her body would lean back slightly, but she didn't even flinch at this axe blow with a coefficient as high as 125%!

Laurent's cunning?!

"You're a sorcerer from the Laurent family!" Lens exclaimed in disbelief, recognizing the sorcery mark.

As an enforcer of the Church of Light, he had traveled to every corner of Noxus City for many years. How could he not have seen the famous swordsman family, the Laurent family!

"Then you're even more likely to die here!" Lens angrily hurled his flying axe. The cooldown of [Laurent's Mind's Eye] was as long as 3 minutes, while his [Crimson Flame Axe] only lasted 30 seconds. This meant that the girl in black stockings had no chance of breaking his move. Once she got close, she would only be killed by the [Crimson Flame Axe]!

What threw Lens into disarray was that if the girl in black stockings turned and ran, he might not be able to catch her; if the Laurent family went after the Church of Light, then Bishop Isaac might not be able to protect him! Not to mention the matter of the saintess!

puff!

But the surprise came so suddenly. The black-stockinged girl's [Sword Slash Technique] suddenly fluctuated violently. After colliding with the flying axe, the axe instantly sliced ​​open the girl's black-stockinged thigh, leaving a bloody wound!

The girl in black stockings suddenly felt weak in the knees and sat down on the ground like a duck.

Oh no, it's a hormonal imbalance!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 23 You're Deceiving Yourself, You're Just a Toy

"You killed me!"

Jiang Yueyue, who was captured by Li Xuan, was so worried that she suffered from endocrine disorders and mild Yu Yu syndrome.

A sorcerer's magic can maintain basic bodily functions, but it cannot repair bodily injuries.

After Li Xuan possessed her body, she lost her brain, her emotions lost their connection, and her endocrine system gradually improved. The effect changed from "the effect of the seal will be reduced to a certain extent" to "the effect of the seal may be reduced to a certain extent".

The breakthrough in the [Sword Slash Technique] also ignited the spirit of Jiang Yueyue, a cautious and fearful person who was otherwise unapproachable, causing her to momentarily forget her endocrine imbalance.

But just when we thought we were at least in an invincible position, this happened!

The endocrine system dried up the silence, and I regretted my impulsiveness.

I truly killed myself.

"What's going on? Is your blood transfusion period here?" Lens laughed loudly, finding the optimal distance and launching a frenzied attack on the black-stockinged girl at a rate of one slash every 0.5 seconds!

She dared not approach in close combat, and her thigh was so badly injured that she could no longer accelerate. He didn't even need to do anything; he just kept throwing axes. Once the girl in black stockings lost too much blood, her magical power would be affected, and she would quickly perish!

Lens's pupils reflected the disheveled state of the girl in black stockings. Suddenly, a terrifying wave erupted from her, sending both flying axes flying and causing him to stagger back more than ten meters.

A sudden surge in volatility?!

Lens was stunned. Had this girl found the Bible in the "world of magic"?

"it's useless!"

Lens sneered and continued throwing his flying axes. [Wave Burst] had a starting coefficient of 130%, unleashing a terrifying, all-encompassing wave from his body. It was an extremely powerful spell, but its weakness was also obvious. It could be used to disrupt the battle, but often it couldn't end the fight directly.