Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

The straw sword is the only weapon capable of killing the withered princess; once it goes out, it means they have no chance.

Ryan was instantly killed by a throw, so who will take down the Blighted Princess next?

me?

What a joke!

The sense of despair was stronger than ever. They had worked so hard for so long, made so many sacrifices, even used the precious Azure Silver Spirit Ash, and the Straw Knights had burned their souls away, only to end up with such an absurd ending?

Spectators might not care, but only those who actually played the game can truly understand this sense of frustration.

This is clearly just a game, but the players genuinely empathized with it.

Never before had a game horrified them so much, or made them so immersed in it.

With the cumulative value of the disease exceeding 80%, Ryan's whole body convulsed, his throat was being choked and he couldn't breathe, a hissing sound came from deep in the boy's throat, and his pupils also turned yellowish.

Seeing Ryan withering away, even the hardest-hearted player couldn't bear to watch the boy who had spent a month with them. They turned their gaze away, and Yuzu collapsed to the ground, sobbing softly.

Only Ryan Lumin gave a soft, cold laugh.

His neck was grabbed and he was lifted high into the air.

Despite half his face being covered in a withered yellow, indicating his imminent death, he lowered his eyes and looked down at the ailing princess, staring at the scarlet spores on her chest, his pupils suddenly bursting with a fierce light.

This is the closest we've ever been to death, but it's also the closest we've ever been to victory.

As mentioned before, Ryan had three trump cards up his sleeve.

The first is a blessing and a reply, the second is a pale silver spirit ash.

He had already played his first two cards, but he still had one left.

Ryan deliberately loosened the straw sword.

And the place where it fell was an elaborately designed trap.

The place where the straw sword fell was the last rays of the setting sun, the boundary between day and night—

That was Ryan's shadow.

The sword fell onto Ryan's shadow.

Miss Jasmine disappeared into Ryan's shadow when she set off this morning and has not shown herself since.

Whether charging into the Nobles of the Withered or dueling with the Knights of the Withered, no matter how dangerous the situation, Jasmine never made a move, because once she did, she would be exposed and lose all meaning.

This is a true assassin.

The successor of Lu Ming's secret service, and the youngest third-ring assassin of the Shadow School.

Jasmine. Lu Ming.

The gun, hidden in the shadows, pulled its trigger at that moment.

Ryan used himself as bait to pass the straw sword to Jasmine.

The moment when Ryan's withering reached its limit, his shadow moved, gripped the straw sword, and magic surged into it instantly, causing the previously dying flames to burst into flames.

The straw sword pierced the chest of the ailing princess with a speed that no one could react to, like a comet striking the sun!

Ryan was so close to her that their breaths almost touched.

Princess Blight's attention was entirely focused on Ryan, and she didn't even notice the shadow at his feet.

The straw sword pierced through the spores in the princess's chest, and the accumulated flames preceded Ryan's accumulated withering, directly igniting her body.

She was engulfed in flames, her face, limbs, and torso were ignited, and her arms were burned to ashes. She could no longer hold onto Ryan.

Once the spores of the magic source are ignited, the entire body will be burned.

"Ah...ah..."

She stumbled backward, her whole body ablaze, her throat burned through.

Just as Kiri was burned, just as Simon was burned, just as the entire Straw Knights were burned, the high and mighty witch finally experienced the pain of mortals being burned.

A destined withering?

No.

This is the flame destined for us.

Ryan knew all along that he would have no chance of hurting the princess in a normal fight, so he had to resort to risky tactics.

For mortals to overcome a withering fate, they must first be prepared to wither.

He regained his breath, inserted his fingers into his neck, and forcefully pulled the withered seed from his throat, throwing it aside. This was the thing that had devoured all his magic power.

Then, use a blazing fire to burn the wound; this will stop the bleeding and eliminate the poison.

Fortunately, if the accumulated value of the disease is not full, it can gradually subside over time.

The players on the sidelines were thoroughly entertained, their expressions changing faster than anyone else's. Ryan feigned death, outsmarting the enemy to the extreme; if you throw a close-range attack, I'll launch a surprise attack from behind.

When bosses clash, it's all about who's more cunning.

Unexpectedly, Ryan had such a hidden skill.

Players with limited knowledge do not yet know that the shadow is Jasmine, and think that it is all Ryan's skill alone.

Ryan Lumin, just how many attack modules are you hiding?

Ryan took a breath. Although he had pierced the spores of the Blighted Princess's body, he knew that this was not the end. Since the Blighted Apostle had spores in both its soul and body, the Blighted Princess above them would also have them.

If the physical body is damaged, the soul will repair it.

The spores in the soul first repair the spores in the body, which helps maintain her physical form.

Princess of the Withered Disease not only has a second stage, but also a third stage.

"Ah...ha...."

In the raging inferno, the princess's body was scorched by the blazing fire, yet it was regenerated.

She will not die; she will live on from her withering.

The blazing fire burned ever brighter, and withered branches pierced the girl's body, burning her flesh and blood only to reform it again.

She could no longer maintain her human body; her dark green hair, like roots, pierced the earth and merged with the twisted tree in the center of the castle.

Extinguishing the flames is simple; just wait for the burning parts to burn out before making repairs.

For the withered princess, it only takes a dozen seconds.

During this period of burning and regeneration, she will lose most of her defensive capabilities due to the burning of her body.

This extremely brief period of time was Ryan's only chance to attack.

It is necessary to pierce the spores in both her soul and body during this period.

There can be no deviation whatsoever.

It must be fully synchronized.

Whether the body is slower or the soul is slower, the spore that is pierced later will cause the previous one to regenerate.

Ryan's accumulated stunt damage has reached the critical point; he only has one chance left.

If he fails, he will wither and be consumed.

The silver eclipse is about to rise, and once the white night arrives, there will be no longer any chance to kill the withered princess.

But that's an impossible task.

Even if Ryan could see souls, he only had a straw sword, which could never pierce both spirit and flesh at the same time.

However, there is one shadow magic that can do this:

Shadow Sword (Three Rings)

[Consuming a certain amount of magic power every hour, it can extract the shadow of any weapon; the Shadow Sword replicates half of the original weapon's power.]

Ryan had Jasmine try this shadow magic when he was forging the straw sword.

He was thinking of crafting the shadow of a straw sword and selling it to players to make money. (See Chapter 61)

All the groundwork laid in the past is now being laid.

Ryan picked up the straw sword from the ground, but the shadow of the sword and fire remained in place. Through the connection of shadow magic, Miss Jasmine retrieved the shadow of the straw sword.

Princess Blight seemed to understand Ryan's intentions.

The roots and stems connected to the withered tree in the courtyard, and the twisted tree grew wildly in an instant. The thorns of refusal sprouted out, enveloping the sick princess and rejecting everything.

"call..."

Ryan let out a sigh of relief.

He crushed the final blessing and ascended to the final rank.

[lv16→lv17]

[Magic Power lv12→lv13]

Although the injuries remained unchanged, the blessing restored the magic that had been devoured from Ryan.

The massive blessings shattered into a grand spectacle, which truly thrilled the players. It was incredibly exciting, with despair turning into joy in the blink of an eye, all presented in grand scenes.

Okay, if you switch phases, I'll switch phases too.

The legendary investigator must be kicking himself for not being able to witness this.

They gazed upon Ryan Luming enveloped in radiance, dazzling rays enveloping the boy's body, entwining every inch of his skin and every strand of his hair. He was the child born from that radiance, wielding a burning holy sword.

And that radiant shadow—Jasmine Luming—also wielded a smoldering sword.

Cut it off at the same time.

They don't need to communicate verbally; everything is understood without words.

Shadows sever the flesh, light sever the soul.

Light and shadow seem to be one.

Chapter 79 Dawn

It's going to rain tonight. A thick layer of clouds has piled up in the sky, preventing the silvery sunlight from shining down. Instead, it pours onto the clouds, making the sea of ​​clouds contrast with the white snow.

The eclipse was delayed tonight, giving Ryan and Jasmine more time.

There's even a Shadow Legion...

The players watched with envy.

They hadn't seen the half-elf lady yet, and assumed this was Ryan's new form. The shadow and the main body fighting separately—how cool was that?

Lao Lai, just how much strength and skill are you hiding?

The players wanted to go up and fight, but they sadly discovered that with their skill level, going up would only be a speed bump and an obstacle for Lao Lai.

If you die, you won't see any special CGs, and you won't even get an assist.

We must live on.

They would be willing to witness such a battle of the strong, even if it meant surviving, leveling up three times, and unlocking special CGs.

Regardless of what the players were thinking, Ryan had only one thought in his mind: the spirit and the flesh must be severed at the same time.

Ryan let out a soft breath. He had never truly severed the soul of an enemy before, and his progress in Lu Ming's sword technique was still stuck at 0.9. He wasn't sure if he could do it. The White Night was about to rise, and now, all he could do was believe.

Shadows sever the flesh, light sever the soul.

Before the white night rises.

He infused his magic into the straw sword, and the blazing fire raged forth, lowering its body as it charged toward the resurrected, withered princess; his shadow followed him, sweeping toward the withered shadow.

The magic of the withered princess was transmitted to the withered tree behind her through her roots and long hair.

As a result, the originally twisted and slender tree canopy grew wildly, breaking through the castle roof and stretching across half of the sky, even turning the sky a withered yellow.

A barrage of spikes pressed down on Ryan and his shadow.

Reflect.

And it must be a perfect parry.