Haila Slain Again

The opponent's damage output is low, especially given his high damage reduction.

The remaining less than 10% of true damage is nothing compared to Lister's millions of health points.

In contrast, his blade, undiminished in power, charged toward the Archbishop Sunflare.

As a mere magic-based Class Holder, he had just finished his attack and had no room to dodge.

The blade sliced through his chest, tearing his robes instantly and exploding his withered body inside, sending countless sparks flying from within.

Of course, the wound was reshaped by flames the next moment.

Attack: Deals -4919 damage ignoring defense, and -1512332 true damage.

Really.

Now that I have enough experience points, after maxing out the two passive skills, Robust Soul and Battle Intent Potential, my damage has seen a huge leap.

Even though the Archbishop Sunflare also has a high degree of damage reduction, he is still far behind in the clash of true damage!

The two sides exchanged only one move, and the subsequent fleet of warships followed.

Three more mages in robes left the warship, two men and one woman, standing behind the Archbishop Sunflare.

Having just witnessed Lister's strength, the three of them also had extremely solemn expressions.

The next moment, staffs appeared in front of the three of them.

Before he could make a move, he was interrupted by the Archbishop Sunflare in front of him.

"Haila stays behind. Jig and Thunder, you two go and lead the team."

"Archbishop, the opponent is strong, perhaps we should stay..."

The taller of the two spoke at this moment, his staff crackling with lightning; he was presumably the Bishop Thunder of the Sun Wheel Church.

At this moment, they seem unwilling to leave, preferring instead to stay and fight against Lister together.

"No!"

"Neither of you can help in this battle!"

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lister immediately sensed the three opponents.

Jig and the Bishop Thunder are respectively fire and lightning mage specializing in magic, and their ranks are unsurprisingly at the eighteenth level, but their combat strength is only A-level.

With that kind of strength, he couldn't withstand a single blow from Lister; he might die in a single exchange.

On the contrary, the only female bishop, Haila, possessed extraordinary strength.

[Target Found: Bishop Haila]

[Level: LV180]

[Class: Starship Manipulator (Magic)]

[Health Points: 1934443/1934443]

[Stamina: 334931/334931]

[Attributes: Strength: 180, Stamina: 260, Intelligence: 360, Agility: 290]

[Skill: Celestial Body Manipulation (SS) LV180:...,

Star Sea Convergence (SS) LV180:...

...]

[Overall Rating: S]

Lister finally understood; no wonder the Archmage Sunflare had hesitated to make a move.

So this is the reinforcement they were waiting for!

Among the four bishops, there was even a Quasi-Hegemon.

For a power like the Sun Wheel Church, Bishop Haila is probably their greatest hope for the future!

Once the Fourth Advancement transformation is successful and the system becomes the Hegemon, the entire Maizhe Galaxy will likely become the private power of the Sun Wheel Church.

The remaining forces throughout the galaxy either submitted or fled.

"Don't underestimate the enemy's warriors; a large proportion of them are undead."

"Never let your guard down!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the information about the undead, the two bishops immediately showed some surprise in their eyes.

He then decisively retreated and went to command his soldiers in battle.

"Have you reconsidered what I just said?"

Although the Archbishop Sunflare had just been slashed by Lister, his breathing remained steady.

As a Fourth Advancement Class Holder with tens of millions of HP, it was relatively easy for him to withstand that attack.

The dry, hoarse sound, like the twisting and turning of ancient tree roots, was faintly nauseating.

"If you're willing to come to my Sun Wheel Church, everything I just promised will stand!"

"If I come, what will happen to Bishop Haila?"

He tried to sow discord between the two, but the Archbishop Sunflare was straightforward and honest, making no attempt to hide his true feelings.

"With your current strength, if you're willing to join our Sun Wheel Church, I guarantee your status will be no less than Haila's."

"It's not impossible that he could even become the archbishop of our church."

"As for the future! It's up to the two of you to see who becomes the Hegemon first."

Bishop Haila had a serious expression and long black hair that was loosely tied behind his head.

His eyes were fixed on Lister, and he showed no anger whatsoever in the face of Sunflare's words.

On the contrary, he now offered rather earnest words of comfort.

"That's right! If you're willing to come to our church, I can be subordinate to you!"

Alright!

There's nothing to talk about!

Sure enough, the church is full of lunatics, especially the middle and upper echelons, who are lunatics whose faith has reached its extreme!

Looking back now, it's no wonder that Kavin's Mechanical God Cult struck fear into the hearts of so many major cosmic powers in the future!

Holding the blade, he swiftly closed the distance in a Flash.

It turns out that Merrick Saber Technique is not weak in ranged sword strikes, but the real advantage of Lister's swordsmanship lies in close combat.

However, Sunflare's attack speed was also quite fast.

The broad corona overhead intensified, continuously shining upon the player.

The battle between the two sides has now begun.

One side was led by two bishops, while the other side was led and commanded by Colonel Sannand, with the Ship A01 providing support in the battle.

"Clang!"

The Shadowless Blade struck the opponent's staff, instantly extinguishing the flames on it.

The staff was revealed to be nothing more than a few withered, black charcoal sticks.

The flames rose again in the next instant.

Lister felt a burning sensation throughout his body; his flesh, organs, and even his brain and thoughts were ignited and roasted, leaving him somewhat stiff.

Fortunately, the passive effect activated again, and all negative effects were once again negated.

With a swift movement, the blade in his hand sliced across the surface of the staff.

He then stepped forward, his aggression growing increasingly intense.

The blade slashed upwards with incredible speed.

It cleaved the opponent's upper body diagonally in two.

The two halves of the body were reconnected and restored by the flames in the next instant.

Attack: Deals -5219 damage ignoring defense, and -1662332 true damage.

Melee combat against magic-based classes is so comfortable; although they have many tricks up their sleeves, you can't shake them off at all.

His attacks didn't need to be particularly tricky; with just a few changes of moves, he had already reduced the opponent's health by more than 40%.

However, the Archbishop Sunflare remained completely calm in the face of the current situation.

They showed no intention of backing down, but silently activated the Wheel of Divine Punishment once more.

Meanwhile, another Haila was already poised to act.

The celestial bodies in the surrounding star field were indeed moved by her, though they were only small ones, and they crashed into Lister.

With a single slash, most celestial bodies were obliterated within the blade's light.

Only the largest of the meteorites was rapidly approaching, its speed increasing.

Furthermore, under the attack of the blade's light, the meteorite's interior was ignited, transforming into a massive fireball that hurtled towards it.

At the closest moment, Lister used a Flash to appear directly behind Sunflare.

The enormous meteor hurtled straight toward the archbishop.

Seeing Haila, Hela quickly attacked again, but the powerful kinetic energy was beyond her control.

Fortunately, the Archbishop Sunflare was equally unafraid of such attacks.

The flames from the staff in front of him instantly spread to himself.

In the next instant, his body was completely engulfed in flames.

The burning meteorite passed straight through his body and crashed into Lister again.

However, since Haila had just withdrawn her control, the meteorite was no longer a threat.

At the same time, the Archbishop Sunflare has made new moves.

The already formed fire wheel was activated, but to Lister's surprise, the fire wheel did not attack him, but instead crushed into the battleground between the two sides below.

Lister was completely unconcerned about this.

Players aren't afraid of dying; at most, they'll just lose some experience points.

On the contrary, for the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church, death is the only true death.

However, just as the giant fire wheel was about to crash down on the crowd, it immediately scattered.

Just like the situation when Lister was attacked.

The fiery debris automatically locked onto the players and dissipated just before it touched them.

However, the attack did not dissipate.

The players' health suddenly plummeted, and their bodies instantly became burning hot.

"Attacked: You have been attacked by the Wheel of Divine Punishment -54301, ignore defense damage -39938, true damage -9879, you have been attacked by the Corona's Embrace, extremely burning... -1921, -1887,..."

Most players' health was instantly reduced to near zero under the attack of the Wheel of Divine Punishment.

Even top players are no exception; their health drops drastically, and they are also affected by the burning effect, causing their health to decline rapidly.

Continuously take out potions from your Inventory to stop the burning, especially burn resistance potions and drink them.

Unfortunately, even potions are powerless against the burning intensity of the Corona's Embrace; they only slow down the burning process.

The skills of Archbishop Sunflare's Corona's Embrace and Wheel of Divine Punishment are truly a perfect match.

Soon, a large number of players in the area covered by the Wheel of Divine Punishment died.

After the corpse on its body was burned to ashes, only a few drops of energy from the strange blood floated upwards and eventually merged into the solar corona.

"Whew!"

At that moment, a look of satisfaction appeared on the face of the Archbishop Sunflare.

The energy absorbed by the corona was also a huge boost for him.

Under Lister's observation, Archbishop Sunflare's stats began to surge, especially his health.

[Target: Archbishop Sunflare]

[Health Points: 7,251,209/1,055,1209 (Rapidly recovering, maximum health has increased to 300,000)]

[Stamina: 3,513,417/4,713,417 (Rapidly recovering, maximum stamina has increased by 200,000)]

[Attributes: Strength: 228 (temporarily increased by 3 points for maximum), Stamina:???, Intelligence:???, Agility: 228 (temporarily increased by 3 points for maximum)]

As expected, the A-level combat power of Fourth Advancement Class Holder is indeed different.

Especially after the rank is increased, there are quite a few new methods available.

For the Archbishop Sunflare, this Corona's Embrace Sun was like a special amplification field.

Not only can the maximum health be increased, but the free attribute can also be temporarily increased.

At this moment, Lister finally became more vigilant.

Faced with the Archbishop Sunflare's methods, they were no longer prepared to delay any longer.

A sudden surge of shards of starlight and debris rushed towards them; it was obvious that this was Haila's doing.

This Quasi-Hegemon is like a fly, constantly bothering him.

Seeing this, Lister decided to change his strategy.

The figure rushed towards Haila at lightning speed, while the turbulent flow of rubble crashed into his back even faster.

The moment he was attacked, a shield of energy emanated from the black arm armor covering Lister's body.

All the impact was instantly swallowed up by the shield of the Time Crystal Bracers.

At the same time, a tremendous surge of energy flowed into Lister's entire body from his gauntlet.

Instantly, his muscles became even more taut, and his forward momentum increased dramatically.

"Notification: Merrick's Tyranny Bracers have been activated. For the next 60 seconds, all four main attributes will be increased by 55. Remaining cooldown: 4 days."

As Lister approached, his Killing Intent Wave completely locked onto Haila.

A chilling fear welled up within her, and the extreme sharpness of the blade made her turn her head in surprise.

Despite being Quasi-Hegemon level 18 warrior, he was not completely intimidated by Lister's pressure.

Although his expression was solemn, his hands moved with perfect precision.

He stopped Star Sea Manipulation and instead waved his staff to cast a shield around himself.

At the same time, the Archbishop Sunflare in the distance also waved his staff.

Beyond the golden shield, there was also a scorching fire shield.

With two layers of shields protecting her, Haila felt much more at ease.

She only truly understood Lister's strength by facing him alone, and how oppressive he was.

Fortunately, with the help of the Archbishop Sunflare, it is believed that these two layers of shields will not be so easily broken.

He watched helplessly as Lister's figure, knife in hand, approached. The next moment, a slight, sarcastic smile crept onto his lips.

Not good!

Haila's unease rose rapidly!

The sense of security that was originally provided by the two layers of shields vanished completely, and the fear aroused by the Killing Intent Wave quickly amplified.

The next moment, Lister unleashed a powerful strike while still protecting his shield.

The blade, poised to strike, gleamed with a silvery-black light, seemingly untouched by human presence.

Archbishop Sunflare was immediately shocked.

This was his prized Shield of Radiant Fire, an SS-rank skill.

To everyone's surprise, the effect was like a thin sheet of paper, offering no barrier whatsoever.

The blade's edge swiftly passed through the first layer of fire shield, its power undiminished.

The second golden shield was equally ineffective!

By then, it was too late for Haila to escape.

They could only watch helplessly as the blade's edge grew larger and larger before them.

In the end, the silver-black blade slashed through her body, and her flesh was annihilated within the blade's light.

The chill vanished instantly, leaving no chance of survival.

Attack: Deals -199,979 points of damage ignoring defense, totaling -2,342,934 points of true damage.

Merrick Tyranny Bracers: 55 points of physical attribute and a direct 55% increase in physical attack.

This can be described as a trump card tailor-made for Lister.

With a single strike dealing over 2.5 million damage, even the Quasi-Hegemon Haila couldn't withstand his fully charged, powerful attack.

His feat immediately stunned the Sun Wheel Church warriors who occupied the area below.

Bishop Haila of my own church is definitely the future of the church!

Many warriors even followed Bishop Haila, joining the Sun Wheel Church because of Haila.

Who would have thought that Bishop Haila, who was invincible among her peers in the Maizhe Galaxy, would be killed by this general with a single, devastating strike!

In an instant, a high wall that had always stood in my heart crumbled.

Archbishop Sunflare, who was not far away, was also stunned at this moment.

The old man looked at Lister with an incredulous expression.

Not only did the death of Bishop Haila, whom their church regarded as the future, cause the collapse of the faith of many warriors.

They were even more suffocated by the misjudgment of Lister's strength.

He was stunned for a while, until Lister attacked him again, at which point he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"It's... the World Annihilation..."