Recruitment Complete

Lister's figure drew closer once more.

The blade clashed once again with the staff of the Archmage Sunflare.

With the help of the Tyranny Bracers, the charred staff under the flames was finally slashed open.

The Archbishop Sunflare grew increasingly solemn, his cracked face Twist pain, and the golden flames on his robes flared like stellar flares.

The halo of the solar corona overhead expanded further, and the intense heat intensified once more.

Seeing this, Lister suddenly quickened his movements, slashing across the opponent's neck with his blade.

"Attack:..., dealt -2,554,329 true damage."

"Notification: The Tyranny Bracers has expired."

[Health: 7,751,209/1,135,1209 (Rapidly regenerating, burning status!)]

[Health: 7,681,249/1,135,209 (Rapidly regenerating, burning status!)]

Archbishop Sunflare's health regenerates extremely quickly.

With over ten million health points already, the player base acts as a health pack, causing the health to continue to increase.

However, despite such a high recovery rate, the health points are still decreasing.

It's like using your own life points to activate a skill.

"Notification: You have been attacked by the 'Sunflare Forbidden Technique,' and the Robust Soul' effect has been activated..."

"Due to the Corona's Embrace, the effect of 'Sunflare Forbidden Technique' has been enhanced. You have entered a state of burning health, -2209 (after reduction), -2091,..."

Lister's health points dropped extremely quickly; in just over ten seconds, tens of thousands of health points had already been burned.

At the same time, the rate at which Archbishop Sunflare's health points were decreasing began to slow down.

The burning state should remain unchanged, except that after he is affected, his health recovery rate increases again.

"I never imagined that a genius like you could emerge from within the Galactic Federation."

"It must feel terrible to have your health points burning!"

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you're willing to join my Sun Wheel Church, I'll help you become an archbishop, and you'll lead the Sun Wheel Church in the future."

"If you're unwilling... hah!"

Archbishop Sunflare stared intently at Lister, his eyes filled with anticipation and longing.

He never imagined that he would encounter a World-Ending Level seed in the Galactic Federation.

Even though Lister's current rank is only 18 and he has not yet entered the fourth evolution.

However, with his current World-Ending Level combat power, once he enters the fourth evolution, he will definitely become Overlord Tier.

It can lead the Sun Wheel Church to become the Hegemon of the Maizhe Galaxy.

If the current situation can be maintained, then Lister, who possesses World-Ending Level power, will inevitably become one of the top powers in the universe!

With such potential, the deaths of Haila and Shadow were long forgotten by Sunflare.

Only someone like Lister can restore the true glory of the Sun Wheel Church.

Faced with this so-called recruitment, Lister's knife moved even faster.

The burning sensation throughout his body intensified, especially the boiling blood, which made his offensive movements somewhat stiff.

Fortunately, Merrick Saber Technique had a built-in Super Armor effect, which prevented Lister's attack from being affected at all.

He changed tactics again, using the momentum of a side kick.

The Shadowless Blade pierced the opponent's shoulder, followed by a swift and clean circular slash.

The Archbishop Sunflare's health has dropped by more than a million again.

Stubborn to the end!

Lister's actions thoroughly enraged Sunflare.

The expectation in his eyes gradually disappeared, and at the same time, a ruthless look appeared on his face.

In the next instant, a surge of his own blood and energy erupted as if he were exploding.

[Health: 3,081,249/1,135,209 (Rapidly regenerating, burning status!)]

Its health points plummeted by three million on their own.

The next instant, the sun's corona overhead became even more dazzling.

The burning sensation in Lister's body intensified rapidly, and a pain emanated from his very soul.

The deep, Robust Soul felt as if it had been stabbed.

Intense pain emanated from the depths of his soul, and his internal organs, muscles, bones, and blood boiled simultaneously as if he had been struck Heavy Strike.

Breathing began to become somewhat difficult, offensive thinking slowed down, and his breath quickly weakened.

"Attacked: The Sunflare Forbidden Technique has locked onto the target, Corona's Embrace has been activated simultaneously, resulting in a true damage attack equal to -55% of your health."

It turns out that the so-called Sunflare Forbidden Technique is actually a blood-for-blood exchange.

This was the first time Lister had encountered such a skill.

It's easy to suffer such a loss when fighting Fourth Advancement life form with such a large difference in rank and without a system to scan the opponent's skill information.

"Since you don't want to come to our Sun Wheel Church, then go die now!"

Archbishop Sunflare's voice was hoarse, and his breath was equally weak at this moment.

Clearly, this forbidden blood-changing technique has many limitations, and he himself is not in a relaxed state at the moment.

Having already offended Lister, it was impossible to let him go.

He gripped the staff, which was now chipped, and shot a burst of energy toward the sun's corona above his head.

The next instant, the corona's range quietly contracted, and a beam of light shot towards Lister's direction.

"Damage suffered: Life burn rate increased, -9979, -10331,..."

Despite its several Flashes of movement, it still couldn't escape the beam of sunlight.

It was as if the beam of light did not shine down from above, but rather originated from a signal ignited within him, connecting with both ends of the corona beam.

Seeing this, Lister simply stopped hiding.

His speed increased once again, and he rapidly approached Archbishop Sunflare.

His health points continued to drop, and his aura grew weaker and weaker.

Until a certain critical point!

"Notification: Health is below 30%, entering the Battle Intent Eruption phase, attack power is increased by an additional 1512%."

"Attacked: Gain the damage reduction bonus from Battle Intent Eruption, currently reducing damage by 49.6%..."

With his Battle Intent Eruption, Lister's previously weakened aura surged dramatically.

That terrifying killing intent solidified once more, locking onto the Archbishop Sunflare with unparalleled precision.

"This... how is this possible?"

Archbishop Sunflare's eyes bulged outwards, incredulous at the state of Lister before him.

Despite having already exchanged blood for blood, his life points plummeted and his breath became extremely weak.

Who knew that it would suddenly improve so much?

Even he was intimidated by the other party's oppressive aura, a fear rising from within his own soul.

"So many years... this feeling... this..."

"He's only level 18, and hasn't even evolved four times yet... This is impossible!"

The long-lost feeling of fear and death from the depths of his soul was a first for the Archbishop Sunflare in thousands of years.

The extreme sharpness of the blade made him instinctively want to escape.

The next moment, he suddenly clenched his fist towards the corona.

His health points surged by 2 million points.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief after being attacked by Lister.

Try using the staff to defend against the attack again.

Unfortunately, with the current Battle Intent Eruption].

The charred staff was severed in one stroke, and the blade, undiminished in its power, slashed across Sunflare's face.

"Attack: Deals true damage -5,592,209 points (maximum health)."

Sunflare's life points were instantly depleted, but the solar corona in the sky above the universe did not disappear, and the burning of life energy on his body did not stop.

His body, which had already been cleaved into pieces by Lister's blade, suddenly turned into flames and began to gather on its own.

And the speed at which they converge increases as the corona shines upon them.

The flames gradually shaped into the human form of the Sunflare, suggesting that it possessed a special means of self-preservation.

This surprised Lister; as expected, the battle against Fourth Advancement advanced life form was not easy.

The opponent isn't so easily killed either; they have a special trump card for resurrection.

But in the next instant, just as the flames were fully condensed and about to transform back into Sunflare, the entire ball of flames suddenly scattered and exploded inexplicably, before silently extinguishing.

"Merrick Saber Technique, the finishing move effect has been triggered, the enemy is dead."

Without anyone noticing, the aura of the Archbishop Sunflare completely dissipated.

The spectacular sight of the sun's corona above began to fade.

The negative aura that had been hanging over the players has finally been removed.

At the same time, due to the death of Archbishop Sunflare, the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church instantly lost their will to fight.

Lister raised his hand and struck again.

The remaining two bishops had no room to dodge and were annihilated in the blade's edge.

Countless warriors behind him were also annihilated by Lister's blade.

"Holy crap, the boss is finally gone!"

"That old man's aura is too powerful; it attacks indiscriminately, and the longer it lasts, the higher the damage."

"This boss must be at least level 18, right?"

"Brothers, hurry up and kill them, or we'll lose this free military merit!"

Players are unable to assess the strength of Lister and Sunflare.

After all, the difference in equivalence was too great for even Lister and his ilk to perceive, let alone Archbishop Sunflare.

Following Lister's notification, SE77 finally arrived at the site of the already concluded battle.

At this moment, only an endless river of corpses remained in the starry sky.

In the holographic projection, Lieutenant Colonel Mika looked at Lister with some surprise.

Within the Milky Way galaxy, she steadfastly maintains the mining operations on certain resource-rich planets.

Less than a week has passed, and the Ship A01 has already been involved in a major battle!

"Major General Lister, do you need our warships to surround and block them?"

"No need."

Lieutenant Colonel Mika was unaware of the current battle situation and thought the battle with the Sun Wheel Church was not yet over!

She wasn't annoyed by Major General Lister's rejection, after all, she was ranked third in this conscription mission, and it wasn't her place to make decisions about the operation.

"Major General Lister!"

Is there any new progress on the mission?

Colonel Deka is now finally connected to the holographic projection.

He wasn't on the SE77 ship; this mission was just a nominal leadership role. He would actually be stationed on a certain planet to continue handling some of the Third Army's intelligence work.

It is clear that the Third Army's intelligence does not cover beyond the Milky Way.

At least, Lister and his fleet are completely unaware of the great battle they were engaged in.

"There's been progress."

"This is the basic information about the opposing force; they are led by an archbishop and four bishops."

"This is a description of our military's combat operations against the enemy, along with combat reports."

"As expected of Major General Lister, your actions are indeed swift!"

"Please wait a moment, let me take a look at the battle report first."

Deka was unaware of anything at the time.

Instead, he reviewed a series of information and combat reports.

But the more he read the report, the more serious his expression became.

At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Mika's expression also subtly changed.

At present, they mainly see information about Bishop Haila, Quasi-Hegemon of the eighteenth rank, which is beyond their expectations.

But when he saw the information that Bishop Haila had been killed by Lister with a single blow, his eyes widened and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Major General Lister... you... have already killed several bishops?"

Lieutenant Colonel Mika couldn't help but ask questions halfway through reading the combat report.

This task progress is ridiculously slow!

Keep in mind that even the weakest of the four bishops was stronger than her, and there was even a Quasi-Hegemon among them.

Who knew he couldn't withstand a single blow from Major General Lister?

Colonel Deka, who was more patient, flipped through the report faster and faster, his shock growing until he eventually became numb.

It took quite a while before I finally finished reading the task report.

He looked at Lister again, quite incredulously.

"Major General Lister... just what is the strength of that Archbishop Sunflare?"

"I cannot judge a life form that has undergone four stages of evolution."

"According to the energy source reaction report of Ship A01, its tier should be around 22, and its combat strength is A-level."

Large ships are equipped with life energy detection indicators, although these are detectors mounted on the ship's interior.

The accuracy rate is not high; it can only make a relative judgment, but it will definitely not be too far off.

"Hiss~!"

Colonel Deka couldn't help but gasp; he had anticipated that the Sun Wheel Church, which had come to vie for the Tantalum Dark Alloy, was no weakling.

Especially considering that the leader has four level 18 bishops assisting him, his strength is definitely inferior to that of a fourth-stage evolver.

But he had assumed that the opponent was only at the 19th or 20th level.

Who knew that he would eventually reach level 22? Keep in mind that while level cannot measure combat strength, the opponent was an A-level combatant.

With this rank and combat strength, he could compete for the rank of lieutenant general even in the Galactic Federation.

Unexpectedly, he was ultimately slain by Lister had only Third Advancement in front of him.

This was a kill that transcended four tiers and involved an evolution.

This significantly increased Deka's attention and regard for Lister.

I'm already certain that, barring any unforeseen circumstances...

Once Major General Lister enters the fourth evolution, he will definitely be able to step into the Overlord Tier, making him an absolute potential target that he needs to befriend.

"So... you've already completed the recruitment mission?"

Upon hearing Colonel Deka's inquiry, Lieutenant Colonel Mika, who was standing nearby, was already dumbfounded and continued reading the mission report.

"If the enemy is merely the Sun Wheel Church, then the mission is complete."

The fleet that came to seize the Tantalum Dark Alloy has been completely annihilated.

"Only a few warriors escaped; it cannot be ruled out that the Sun Wheel Church will send more people later."

"I understand, Major General Lister."

"Based on the current mission requirements, you have completed the recruitment task."

"However, I would still appreciate it if you could remain here for a few more days. I need to report the mission to Commander Boren."

Lister immediately agreed to Colonel Deka's concerns.

This mission was essentially to work for Commander Boren, and he also had a share in the Tantalum Dark Alloy, so staying a few more days wouldn't be a problem.

"Colonel Deka, there's something I'd like to confirm with you."

"Major General Lister, please speak."

"Regarding the spoils of this mission, which mainly consist of the warships belonging to the Sun Wheel Church, I hope to keep them, or I can compensate with credits."

All spoils of war from federal conscription missions belong to the Federation Military District.

Of course, most recruitment missions actually contain many small items or forging materials that no one else notices, which you can collect yourself.

But this time, the warships that Lister had his eye on were no small items; they were truly medium-sized ships, numbering more than a dozen.

They were not equipped with weapons, and most of them had already been damaged beyond recognition by their A01.

They took it back primarily to serve as templates, providing basic materials for the Merrick Civilization to manufacture its own warships.

"Of course, no problem!"

"These warships will not be counted in the mission, and you do not need to replenish your credits."