The darkness inside the cave grew thicker and thicker.
After what just happened, Su Xi no longer dared to unleash Kurumi Incarnation.
If it's a space with a wide field of vision, there's no problem, since once it's attracted, it only takes a little time to kill it.
But this place won't do; it's too dark, and I'd be vulnerable to a sneak attack.
After walking for half an hour, I encountered many monsters similar to [Disintegration Touch], all of which had the same magic resistance skill and were in the state of being Pleasure Kin.
It seems the monsters in this underground stronghold are all related to Joy.
Even without transforming into Kurumi, defeating these monsters would still be easy. After all, with the healing power of Qiqi and the original body, she wouldn't die against these monsters at all; at most, the kill speed would just be a little slower.
"It's so dark. Has Su Su finished fighting yet? I don't like it here."
Lei Fa looked a little unhappy, and his two fox ears drooped.
"Why don't you go back to your Portable Space and wait for me? It's so dark here, you can't help me."
The two little creatures agreed.
Let them go back to their Portable Space.
Su Xi transformed into Ilena to see if she could fly to the center of the cave.
Anyway, as long as I get the silver treasure chest, that's fine. It's too dark here, which seriously slows down my monster-killing speed.
It flew for a while.
Su Xi figured they should be close to the central area by now.
Unable to see the terrain clearly in the darkness, Su Xi could only determine her location based on the system map.
We are now in the center of the cave.
He controlled the broom to descend slowly.
Suddenly, a golden glow appeared.
The surrounding darkness had thinned considerably.
"This is the holy light magic, [Holy Grace's Protection]..."
[Holy Light Protection] is one of the holy light magics researched by the Holy Grace Divine Cult. I often saw players using it in my previous life, so I recognized it at a glance now.
Hmm? There are people inside.
Su Xi narrowed her eyes and, through the barrier of holy light, discovered that there seemed to be someone inside.
The Holy Light Protection is generally only used to defend against the corruption and debuffs of the Seven Deities, and does not prevent ordinary players from entering, so Su Xi can pass through the barrier directly and enter.
"Game notification: You have triggered a temporary quest."
"The Holy Maiden of the Holy Grace Divine Cult came here intending to purify what is hidden deep within the cave, but she was ambushed and is currently expending her own power to resist the erosion from the depths of darkness."
"Ding! Accept temporary quest: [Rescue the Holy Maiden of the Holy Grace Divine Cult]!"
Temporary task...
The reward is a silver treasure chest.
Oh!
It seems that this time the silver treasure chest isn't for killing the boss, but for rescuing the saintess.
Su Xi understood.
Step inside the golden magical barrier.
After accepting the mission, Su Xi went inside and discovered that the magical barrier contained not only the saintess of the Holy Grace Divine Cult, but also dozens of priests and nuns.
It seems they came in search of the saintess.
I had never heard of this saintess in my previous life, and I wonder if she died here.
Just as Su Xi was deep in thought and wanted to approach them.
Sudden.
A giant tentacle monster appeared outside.
It was dozens of times larger than the initial Disintegration Touch.
"Holy crap, this monster is huge, and I only just noticed it now."
[Touch of Pleasure]
It's a silver-level monster with 800,000 HP...
"How come this monster's name is exactly the same as my blessing name..." Su Xi looked at the tentacles outside with suspicion.
The enormous tentacles pressed down on the Holy Grace's Protection, causing a slight crack to appear in the magical barrier.
At this moment, among a group of priests infected by divine corruption and unconscious, the saintess [Annabelle Augustine] mustered her strength and spoke, "Kind adventurers, please help us... We have been ambushed by Edgar... Please inform the cult as soon as possible..."
Uh-huh.
As Annabelle spoke with difficulty, she suddenly let out a muffled groan, as if she had suffered internal injuries.
Are you alright?
Su Xi went up to her and cast a [Meticulous Mending] spell on her.
She successfully restored some of her health.
"Thank you, adventurer. Please inform the cult as soon as possible. The High Priest of Nightmare has appeared here, and we need the power of the Holy Dragon..."
"You can go and inform them yourself later."
"Cough cough, I've already been infected. If the monsters outside hadn't suddenly left for a while, I wouldn't have survived until now."
I left for a while...
It's possible that she was attracted away by Kurumi.
Well, the saintess seems to be out of it right now, so communication isn't going well.
Take these people into your Portable Space.
Without Annabelle's support, the Barrier of Holy Grace's Protection shattered instantly, revealing the gigantic, semi-transparent tentacle monster.
Just as Su Xi was about to transform into Ilena and fly away, she noticed that the [Touch of Pleasure] blessing bar was shining.
Senses enhanced by 11%, Constitution attribute increased by 110, Intelligence decreased by 21...
Senses enhanced by 12%, Constitution attribute increased by 120, Intelligence decreased by 22...
Senses enhanced by 13%, Constitution attribute increased by 130, Intelligence decreased by 23...
"This monster can actually enhance this blessing?"
Su Xi hesitated for a moment, but in the end she did not transform and chose to run away to observe the situation.
If you can exchange one point of intelligence for ten points of physique, then this is a very good deal.
However, the sensory attribute is also being enhanced, making it difficult to judge this blessing as simply good or bad.
The good thing is that it makes you more sensitive to the things around you, and your senses are enhanced to a certain extent, which may even produce a state of precognition. Simply put, it is Artoria's [Intuition] talent.
The downside is that it can also intensify the pain when injured...
Let's just kill him.
Su Xi wasn't sure if this blessing would bring her any benefit, since the source of the blessing itself was abnormal, so to be on the safe side, it was better to kill it.
At this moment, the boss not only curled up all its tentacles, turning into a semi-transparent sphere and ceasing to move, but its health was also rapidly decreasing.
It seems that the more Su Xi's blessing increases, the less health it has.
This monster was dealt with so easily?
Su Xi wondered, and at the same time, split off Kurumi Incarnation.
After applying all the buffs, have Kurumi shoot at [Touch of Pleasure].
The crimson bullet struck the transparent tentacle monster.
A burst of damage numbers appeared above its head.
The pain caused it to spread out all its tentacles and writhe restlessly.
"Ya-ya-ya...!"
A sharp, piercing roar echoed and resonated throughout the cave.
The next moment, [Touch of Pleasure] curled into a small, transparent sphere and flew towards Su Xi.
A strong sense of crisis arose in my heart.
[Dimensional Avatar: Yūko Helsatez]!
"Die!"
(How about we set an extra chapter condition? One chapter for every 500 words of encouragement. Today's encouragement will result in an extra chapter tomorrow.)