The story of the black silk female knight

"This time it's my tribe that's gone, but when your tribes were gone before, I never hesitated to help you! So you have to help me this time too... Let's all take down that Death Knight together first, then each of you contribute some people to help me rebuild my tribe, is that alright?"

Its demands are not excessive. Several powerful beasts of the Radiant Rank have known each other for over a hundred years, so such cooperation and mutual assistance are quite normal.

The other four powerful beast warriors of the Radiant Rank readily agreed and began discussing how and when to retaliate.

"I suggest we go back now... We don't need to bring too many people, just the five of us brothers will be enough!"

A wild beast with a monkey-like head and pigskin all over its body rolled its eyes a few times, seemingly quite intelligent, and analyzed:

"Although we don't know where these undead came from, those skeletons don't need to eat, so their attack on us is definitely not for food. It's probably to kill us and turn us into undead to replenish themselves."

I don't know much about necromancy, but I do know a little... For the undead, the corpses and souls that have just died tragically are the best materials for transformation, and there is a high probability of transforming them into high-level undead.

Therefore, the undead legion that just slaughtered a tribe is most likely still in place, undergoing a transformation ritual to replenish its own resources.

It's definitely too late to mobilize a large army to encircle and annihilate them now, but if the five of us go back and launch a surprise attack, we might catch them off guard.

As long as we can take down that one and only Radiant Death Knight, we can dismantle the rest of the skeletons however we want.

Those of you who want to get involved can do it yourselves, and those who are too lazy can just go back to the tribe and let the people below clean it up slowly.

The other four powerful beast warriors of the Radiant Rank discussed it in private and also thought it was a good idea.

Just do it.

As powerful beings who have lived for over a hundred years, these five old fellows, though cautious and cunning, can also be decisive when necessary.

Before dawn, they immediately returned to the beast tribe that had been slaughtered by the undead, but instead of rushing into the tribe, they quietly observed from the outside.

Sure enough, the undead army hadn't left yet, but had set up camp in the tribe. Two 15-meter-tall fat men, one in the southeast and one in the northwest, were patrolling with heavy steps.

In the center of the tribe, the undead have dug a large pit, and now many undead can be seen carrying the corpses of wild beasts and throwing them into it.

The black-armored death knight, who was suspected to be the leader of the undead legion, stood beside the crater, his longsword planted in the ground, his hands gripping the hilt in reverse, and an extremely evil and ominous aura emanated from him.

Outside the tribe, the other four powerful Rank 1 beast warriors all looked at the monkey-headed, pig-skinned beast.

It is the only spellcaster among the five powerful Rank 5 Wild Beasts, making its judgments and advice extremely important in this situation.

The monkey-headed, pig-skinned beast stared at the black-armored death knight for a long while before hesitantly stroked his chin twice.

"I don't recognize the spell it used, but judging from the magical fluctuations when it cast the spell, it must be a very large-scale spell... It may be that it wants to transform all the corpses into new undead all at once."

But regardless of the spell it uses, such large-scale spells generally cannot be easily interrupted, otherwise they will backfire on the caster, that is to say…

Now is the best chance to ambush the black-armored death knight!

The powerful beasts of the Radiant Rank immediately understood this and then began to act without hesitation.

Some of them merged with their swords, transforming into a whirlwind to slash at the black-armored death knights head-on; some burrowed into the ground to ambush the black-armored paladins from below with their spears; some channeled their fighting spirit into their fists and charged forward in conjunction with the whirlwind slashes; and some chanted incantations at high speed, summoning fire meteors to fall from the sky.

The black-armored death knight was clearly caught off guard, but the undead guarding her were extremely brave and loyal, fighting desperately to intercept the attack, which allowed the black-armored death knight to barely survive the first round of attacks.

However, the Black Armored Death Knight was not unscathed, and the backlash from the interrupted spell clearly reduced his combat power.

Despite her desperate efforts in the ensuing battle, she was outnumbered and surrounded by five cunning Radiant-Rank Wild Beast experts. She had no chance of escape, and her defeat was only a matter of time.

Seeing the black-armored death knight being hit more and more often and his movements becoming increasingly sluggish, the five Radiant-rank beast warriors felt reassured but were not in a hurry to win.

These are all veteran Radiant-ranked warriors with rich combat experience. They know very well that almost every Radiant-ranked warrior has one or two special skills that require them to risk their lives, and none of them want to try them out themselves.

In this situation, maintaining the encirclement and slowly wearing down the Black Armor Death Knight is the correct choice in a normal Radiant-rank encirclement battle.

The five powerful beast warriors remained calm, maintaining absolute dominance over the black-armored death knight without rushing to inflict fatal damage. They deliberately gave the black-armored death knight the illusion that he could still break through, allowing him to further deplete his resources.

Just as the black-armored death knight was making more and more mistakes and was about to be defeated, her body suddenly flashed with moonlight and disappeared on the spot.

The powerful beast-level warrior, who had already developed a cat-and-mouse mentality, was instantly stunned.

"Oh no! We've been tricked!!"

They reacted quickly, scattering in all directions and using every trick in the book to save themselves, but it was too late.

boom!

Amidst the deafening roar, the night in the desolate land was once again forcibly transformed into daylight.

A massive fireball rose with a mushroom cloud, and the immense shockwave and heat completely obliterated the entire beast tribe, leaving no trace of any life that had ever lived there.

The 100,000 dead were not spared either, and even the two big fat men were quickly blown up as well... The power of light and heat was much weaker, but the radiation black magic blood that flew thousands of meters away with the explosion would cause a more lasting and deadly pollution to this land.

On a barren field several kilometers away from the explosion's epicenter, Valensa, who had placed Moon Kiss there beforehand, lay prone on the ground, protecting herself with holy light while carefully observing the distant explosion.

The nuclear bombs stolen from the Asakura Mai world can be used not only as nuclear fuel, but also directly as weapons.

Perhaps due to technological differences, although this US military nuclear bomb was larger, its power was significantly less than that of the briefcase Wei had given it, only about 30% of the original.

Chapter 32 This is a personal grudge

Even the smallest nuclear bomb is still a nuclear bomb, the most powerful ultimate weapon of the technological civilization of Asakura Mai's world.

Even disregarding secondary damage such as nuclear radiation, the sheer heat and impact of the explosion would be no less powerful than a full-force attack from multiple fire-specialized Radiant-rank experts.

Last autumn, Valensa used the nuclear bomb given to her by Vi to wipe out an army of 60 wild beasts and many wild beast elites, and severely injured the great prophets of the wild beasts.

The power of this nuclear bomb is much weaker than last year's, but the results have still met expectations.

Of the five powerful beast warriors who had just attacked Valensa, one was killed instantly by a nuclear bomb, while the remaining four were extremely weak and at least seriously injured.

Seeing this as a rare opportunity, Valensa stopped pretending and went all out, starting to finish off her prey.

The black Death Knight armor instantly turned silver-white, and a dazzling holy light poured into his entire body, making his body, which was already fully enhanced by the power of the mind, even stronger.

Crack! Bang!

After the holy light was poured in, lightning surrounded the area, followed by an instantaneous extreme acceleration within the lightning.

In the light brought by the golden holy light and silver-white lightning, it could be clearly seen that Valensa left behind a full six sonic boom clouds when she took off.

At this speed, a distance of several kilometers can be covered in the blink of an eye.

In the perception of the several powerful beasts, it seemed as if they had just been blown up by a nuclear bomb a second ago, and the next second Valensa, at full strength, was right in front of them.

Even wild beasts wouldn't be too stupid to become a creature of the Shining Rank. Although Valensa's current appearance is very different from before, her figure and habitual movements have not changed.

The four heavily injured Rank 4 Wild Beast warriors recognized Valensa as the black-armored death knight from before with almost no effort.

"So you're a human paladin?!"

But it was precisely because they recognized them that the four powerful Radiant Beasts became even more panicked... They had realized that everything tonight was a conspiracy, a conspiracy against them!

No question, let's run! And we'll have to split up!

It's no wonder these four powerful beasts, who have been friends for over a hundred years, have such great teamwork.

None of them intended to fight Valensa to the death; they all chose to scatter and flee, hoping to try their luck.

Even a heavily injured Radiant-ranked warrior is still a Radiant-ranked warrior. You definitely can't beat them in a fight, but you still have ways to run away and hide to survive.

They weren't expecting to outrun the seemingly fast Valensa; they were just hoping to outrun their other old friends.

Even if they are severely injured by a nuclear bomb, they are still at the Radiant level, and can still unleash a little more power when it comes to a life-or-death situation.

There's little hope of a counterattack, but it won't be easy for Valensa to kill them either. As long as the unlucky one that Valensa catches up with first holds on a little longer, the other beasts will have a chance to escape and will still have a chance to survive!

As for who will be the unlucky one... well, that's up to luck.

Theoretically speaking, there's nothing wrong with choosing these four powerful Rank 4 Wild Beasts.

If Valensa was really just an ordinary Radiant Paladin, this method of scattering and escaping would indeed allow at least two, or even three, of them to survive.

But would a paladin who can impersonate a death knight and lead an army of undead to launch nuclear missiles be a traditional, ordinary paladin?

That must not be the case.

The powerful beasts who had fled a hundred meters away were secretly relieved that Valensa hadn't chased them, when they suddenly heard a girl's low moan that filled them with utter despair:

"Field, expand!"

field?

Upon hearing this low murmur, all the powerful beast warriors of the Radiant Rank felt a chill run down their spines, filled with both terror and disbelief.

How could a human paladin possibly possess the domain of a monster lord? Who are you trying to scare?

But as the familiar scenery around them vanished in an instant, the sun appeared in the sky that should have been dark, and the barren land beneath their feet transformed into a blue sea and a deep abyss vortex that devoured everything. The hearts of the four heavily injured Radiant-rank Wild Beast warriors turned cold.

Although they didn't know exactly what kind of field this was or what its properties were, the commonalities of all fields were clear to the powerful beasts of the Radiant Rank.

A domain is an independent space. Without finding a way to break through the domain, any attempt to escape or hide is meaningless. Sooner or later, the domain's master will find you and kill you.

Regardless of the field, the most direct way to break through is to defeat the master of that field.

...Let's give it our all!

The four powerful Radiant Beast warriors, working in perfect unison, made a decision once again in an instant. They followed the route they had just taken and charged back towards Valensa, preparing to unleash their final burst of power despite their severe injuries, and fight to the death.

Valensa remained calm as she watched the four fierce, ravenous beasts charging towards her.

She had no intention of directly confronting the four Radiant-rank beasts. Instead, she accelerated once again, using her superior mobility to leave them all behind, and started circling around in her domain.

The four Radiant-Rank Wild Beasts were furious, but they simply couldn't catch up.

Valenza could easily shake off their pursuit, and she could also use the Six-Flower Floating Cannon to occasionally fire a few Sunfire Rays at them, leaving the four Radiant Beasts no chance to catch their breath or discuss countermeasures.

Just like when the five Radiant Beasts surrounded the Black-Armored Death Knight, they had the same cat-and-mouse mentality, except now they realized that they were the mice, and Valensa was the big cat.

He tried desperately to catch up but couldn't, and he couldn't escape either. He was also seriously injured, and the energy he used to save his life was constantly draining away in this strange realm.

Despair, only despair.

I'm doomed this time.

A life driven to the brink of despair will naturally descend into madness.

Although this madness won't allow the four Radiant Beasts to catch up with Valensa, it will make them look ridiculous and entertain Valensa.

Some of the wild beasts gave up the chase and struggle, standing still and cursing Valensa, accusing her of lacking honor and martial ethics... trying to provoke Valensa into a head-on fight to the death.

Valensa chose to pretend she didn't hear it.

Some of the wild beasts actually gave up the pursuit of Valensa and instead kept accumulating energy in place, seemingly trying to use their ultimate move to forcibly break through the domain and escape.

Valensa also chose to ignore it... She had already tested this before.

Unlike most monster lords' domains, Valensa's domain, while not having the extremely high field attribute bonuses of monster lords' domains, is not easily broken by powerful attacks that gather energy. At least, even Sila, who has restored her Moon-level Tentacle Princess form, cannot do so.

The only known way to escape from Valensa's domain, besides getting her to reclaim it herself, is to beat her unconscious.

Simply concentrating power to unleash a powerful attack within a domain is futile... and may even hasten one's own death due to the rapid depletion of energy.

In fact, the Radiant Beast that chose to forcibly charge up its ultimate attack was indeed the first to die.

It is a burly, power-type Radiant-rank warrior whose weapon is a pair of steel gauntlets. If its fully charged punch were to hit the ground, it could definitely cause a city-wide earthquake and level an entire block with the shockwave.

With such power, it unleashed six punches in quick succession, each landing on the same spot on the sea surface... If this were the domain of a normal monster lord, it might actually have blasted a hole big enough for it to escape.

But when facing an abyssal vortex that can devour everything... this act of charging up and punching is like hitting a cat with a dried fish; it can't be considered an attack, it can only be called feeding.

The six consecutive punches of accumulated energy completely drained this Radiant-rank beast, making it difficult for it to resist the devouring power of the domain. It quickly sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared without even bubbling up.

Even Valensa herself didn't have time to hold back.

She certainly didn't intend to let these four Radiant-rank beasts live, but she also didn't plan to devour them... The corpses of Radiant-rank experts are excellent materials for necromancy. Valensa originally wanted to take the corpses of these Radiant-rank beasts back for Lily of the Valley and Princess Yu to modify.

But let's just devour it now... and it was this devouring that allowed Valensa to discover a new function for her domain.

When Valensa was testing the domain at the Church of the Sun, she tried to make it devour all sorts of things, but she didn't feel anything. It was like drinking plain water that didn't quench her thirst.

However, after the Radiant-Rank Wild Beast that used the Charged-Up Fist was devoured, Valensa felt a subtle stream of pure energy flowing out of her domain, entering her body, and fusing with her cells, causing her power to grow slightly.

Although it was a very subtle growth, growth is growth... and Valensa was not unfamiliar with this feeling of power growth. She had felt the same way when she used enhancement cards to enhance herself in the dimensional hardware store before.

Of course, it's just a feeling that they're similar; the growth rates are worlds apart.

Previously, when Valencia was being enhanced in the machine at the Dimensional Hardware Store, each time she absorbed this pure energy, she felt like a game character who had leveled up many times, with a significant improvement in her attributes.

As for now... it's probably just like the experience bar finally moved a little, but it's still a long way from leveling up, let alone advancing and breaking through.

However, cultivation after reaching the Radiant Rank is not an easy task... In the game's terms, the experience points required to level up increase by at least a thousand times, while the experience points gained are greatly reduced.

According to the records of the Church of the Sun, apart from those who break through to the Radiant rank at a young age by relying on inherited treasures or special blessing rituals, the record for normal human cultivators to break through to the Star Radiant rank is 32 years old, while the fastest time to break through from the Star Radiant rank to the Lunar Radiant rank is 41 years.