ALL NOVEL Chapter 58
Chapter 57: Eradicate Death, the Giant Dragon Soars (Merged Chapter)
It was a figure completely composed of pure light, the most pure and flawless feminine form.
Her body was transparent gold, radiating a brilliance that seemed capable of illuminating everything.
Every detail and feature she embodied, even when magnified three times, remained perfectly clear; not even the world’s finest craftsman could sculpt such a perfect artifact.
She smiled, spreading her radiant six golden wings behind her, crouched down, and gently embraced the black-haired girl from behind, her wings intertwining, closing into a golden cocoon.
The deep impact of death collided with the convergence of the six wings of light, producing no explosion, no piercing shriek; it resembled a bird diving into water, *plop*, and in an instant, it was swallowed by the golden ocean and vanished into nothingness.
Holy Light Tier 10 Magic — [I Am Light]
This was a comprehensive skill that required a foundational condition of accumulating more than one million uses of Holy Light skills.
Yes, you read that right, one million times.
From the most basic healing spell to Tier 10 and even higher transcendent magic, every one of them counted towards the total, as long as they belonged to the Holy Light category.
However, even attempting continuous releases, a normal player could use a thousand skills a day at best; after all, MP isn’t infinite, and nobody can be immersed in the game for 24 hours straight.
It took Vilyric three years to complete the prerequisites for [I Am Light], making it the last Tier 10 Holy Light skill she mastered and the one she studied the longest.
At least before arriving in this world, she had never heard of a second player learning [I Am Light], highlighting how challenging it was—truly anti-human.
But everything was worth it, for this skill allowed Miss Vilyric, as a Priestess, to undergo a qualitative transformation.
First, at the moment she completed the prerequisite task, Vilyric obtained a hidden achievement called [Transfiguration] and a special passive skill that enhanced the effects of all her Holy Light skills and reduced the MP consumption of all skills by 50%.
[I Am Light] was also the only Tier 10 magic Vilyric could cast instantaneously, in a sense, it had become a semblance of her passive ability.
Its effect was to create an Avatar of Light resembling the user, assisting in combat, defense, and healing, with an infinite duration. It not only did not require any mana to maintain, but it could also feed back into Vilyric, speeding up her MP recovery.
The Avatar of Light possessed double the HP of its summoner; as long as the Avatar remained, the summoning Priestess would take no damage, effectively tripling Vilyric’s health.
Additionally, the Avatar of Light had an entire set of independent skills and combat methods, with its comprehensive attributes linked to the summoner’s intelligence, its actions primarily controlled by Vilyric.
Though learning it was super troublesome, this Tier 10 magic was referred to by the player community as “one of the most unlikely skills to obtain” and was even on par with true transcendent magic and secret arts.
The radiant Light Girl spread her wings, sending forth an unscathed Vilyric, then rose, smiling as she held the magnificent golden holy spear, floating behind the Priestess.
Though its size was only half that of the Death Star, there was no doubt that this body radiating endless light and pressure had utterly overwhelmed the opponent’s aura.
The Avatar of Light was a powerful spiritual being encompassing both offense and defense, unlike Vilyric, who relied on brute force with her priest’s staff; it was a true level 110 warrior.
Although merely a summon, under the Priestess’s support, even when facing the Holy Crystal Dragon, Xiao Guang, she could hold her ground, akin to temporarily transitioning Vilyric into a melee fighter.
“Not even a scratch… Is this a heroic spirit? Why is there a heroic spirit stronger than a god?! You are not a deity at all, Vilyric… Vilyric! Where on earth did you monster come from?!”
The Death Star, reassembled into a large eyeball, seemed to be in utter chaos; unlike the reserved Vilyric, the Avatar of Light was unabashedly exuding an aura of level 110, which instilled a deep-rooted fear in the Death Star.
It could no longer maintain its composure; even the surrounding black mist was almost solidified by the pressure.
“That’s outrageous, calling a girl a monster. I never claimed to be some god. You start calling others strange things, then when you realize they aren’t that way, you get all flustered. Death Star, aren’t you being a bit arrogant?”
Vilyric somewhat disinterestedly twirled her staff while her Avatar made a similar motion, the difference being that she twirled the nearly ten-meter-long holy spear, the intimidation factor was on a whole different level.
“You, you…”
“Not going to attack anymore? I was just about ready to start. Wait… you aren’t out of tricks, are you?”
Disappointment flickered in the silver-blue pupils of the Priestess.
To be honest, it seemed she had overestimated this so-called Death Star. Seeing its strange and bizarre appearance, Vilyric thought it would be a formidable opponent, requiring some effort to handle.
That [Death] law, while reminiscent of instant death effects in the game, Vilyric wasn’t completely sure it was the same, hence the use of [I Am Light].
That way, even if the instant death effect was triggered, the Avatar of Light would be sacrificed instead; however, it turned out that the worst-case scenario she anticipated didn’t happen at all, and the Avatar merely sustained fixed damage that had been reduced.
A few thousand points or so, compared to her nearly five million total health, it was pathetically low; Vilyric didn’t even feel like being bothered to heal.
Ha… it feels stupid to view it as a formidable foe.
I’m tired; let’s wipe it out.
“Go!”
Miss Vilyric, formed of pure light, spread her six wings, leaving behind ethereal afterimages, and in an instant, she had arrived directly above the large eyeball.
The holy spear drew a brilliant arc, raised high, stretching, stretching, extending infinitely until the tip was no longer visible, like light pouring down from the heavens.
Then it descended with a speed that was completely uncoordinated with its size.
*Thud.*
Like a hot knife slicing through solid butter, the large eyeball had no chance to retaliate, including the black death ray it shot back; its entire body was instantaneously split in two.
And at the moment the holy spear struck down on the Death Star, the spear body, as if it intended to cleave the very earth along with it, naturally dissipated in midair, precisely carving open the enemy’s body while causing not a shred of unnecessary destruction.
The Avatar of Light was Vilyric’s other half; as a priestess, she would never engage in meaningless slaughter.
The countless streams of light scattering from the disbanded Death Star resembled reversed shooting stars returning to the high heavens, creating quite a beautiful sight.
Unfortunately, those lights appeared to be fleeing in a hurriedly flustered manner, as if something terrifying was chasing them, losing the elegance they had upon arrival.
The massive black sphere vanished in an instant, leaving only a smooth-skinned fox girl plummeting straight down from the sky, seemingly unconscious.
“Ha…?”
Vilyric paused for a moment before realizing this must be the summoner of the Death Star, the little fox named Mavis.
After a bit of hesitation, she reached out to catch the powder-pink fox girl, preventing her from having a close encounter with the ground.
Although the slippery sensation on her fingertips made the Priestess somewhat flustered, the fluffy tail of the little fox tickled against Vilyric’s neck, feeling a bit itchy but also quite pleasant.
That said, she decisively pulled out a piece of white cloth from her bag to cover the fox girl, hiding those enchanting youthful curves.
Even though they were both girls right now, it might not have been a big deal, but having once been male, Vilyric felt a slight sense of discomfort.
It wasn’t until the white cloth shifted a little, automatically forming into a neat, simple dress on Mavis that her awkwardness slightly eased.
Vilyric then realized what she had casually pulled out from her inventory just now.
Right, it was the equipment dropped by those two mummies earlier—what was it called again? The Garment of the Undead? It seemed a bit worn, but it looked like it could still hold up.
Speaking of…
Vilyric looked around the ground that was turned into a wasteland by [Death], but to her dismay, she found nothing.
Hey, come on, this guy counts as an elite monster, right? Not even a piece of equipment dropped?
After fighting for ages, the only gain was this fluffy fox girl; but what’s the use of a fox girl? I can’t just take her home as a pet, even if she is quite pretty.
Never mind, never mind, I only agreed to this work with Liliya, and that thing called the Death Star did provide quite a bit of useful information.
As for this [Garment of the Undead], it can just be considered some crafty recycling.
Since I’ve already inadvertently put it on the other girl, I didn’t see a reason to take it back—it’s not something valuable anyway; it would be nice to create a good bond.
Although Vilyric was in a hostile relationship with the little fox, there wasn’t any real enmity between them. In fact, the Death Star, which had just been walloped by Vilyric, felt more like it had gained a different consciousness from Mavis’s memories; she likely fainted right at the start of the summoning.
After all, a huge bloody hole in the heart isn’t fake; it’s amazing she was still alive…
As for putting the dead person’s gear on the delicate little fox, Miss Vilyric could only say that many pieces of equipment in the game weren’t necessarily stripped from monsters, as long as it works, it’s fine!
Besides, the Garment of the Undead feels quite fitting with the Death Star, it’s fate, girl; it’s not because I’m a bit reluctant!
Placing the heavily wounded and unconscious fox girl on the ground, Vilyric deliberately chose not to treat her injuries.
After all, they were still in the midst of combat; letting the little fox survive was already risking her morals, the Priestess couldn’t go too far. Besides, healing Mavis might instigate her to pursue Liliya again, so she might as well lay low for now.
The blonde Little Dragon Daughter appeared beside her, pouting in grievance. As a guardian pet, watching her master fight alone was an uncomfortable experience.
“Master, why can’t I help…”
“We can’t rely on Xiao Guang for everything. Besides, that guy isn’t too strong nor too weak; it’s perfect for you to practice on. So you won’t get caught off guard against a really strong opponent in the future. Come on, I know you care about me, so just listen~”
Saying this, Vilyric skillfully performed a head pat and tiptoed to gently rub her cheek against her pet’s soft face, soothing her.
The cunning Priestess had the Little Dragon Daughter wrapped around her finger; in just a few moments, her tail started wagging happily, completely forgetting about earlier events.
“Umu… Since Master says so…”
The Little Dragon Daughter obediently nodded, no longer throwing a fit, though after parting, she still couldn’t stop glancing at the smooth cheek of the black-haired girl, unconsciously licking her tongue.
Vilyric didn’t notice these little details; having rarely finished work, she didn’t plan to rush back to find Liliya. With Hua around, the little one should still be quite safe.
“So, as compensation for all the hard work, this time Xiao Guang will transform into her original form, and we’ll fly together for a while, how about it?”
“Roar! Really, Master!”
The dragon’s tail started wagging.
“Of course! When have I ever lied to you? Let me think… What was that place Liliya talked about? A lake or something…?”
“Yeah, better leave that out. Just fly east, that should be enough! With so many troops around, it wouldn’t get lost; let’s go!”
“Let’s go!!”
The Little Dragon Daughter excitedly jumped from her place, transforming into a gracefully elegant platinum-colored giant dragon several dozen meters long. Vilyric recalled her Avatar of Light, spread her wings, and climbed onto Xiao Guang’s back, gripping a scale.
“Roar! Master, hold on tight!”
A fierce wind kicked up as the giant dragon soared into the sky, leaving only the poor little fox girl behind in the battle-torn basin.
The Beastman’s troops would soon find her, but at least in this war, it seemed Mavis had no chance to participate again.