Now This Is Fun!

Under Su Li's astonished gaze, the broad blade of the Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword began to reshape itself at a frantic pace.

The hilt grew thicker, and the blade rapidly lengthened and widened. Crimson patterns spiraled up its length until it finally settled into a heavy cavalry lance nearly five meters long, its design radiating an oppressive presence.

The weapon was a mix of dark gold and pale white, covered in crimson patterns. Its guard took the shape of a dragon's open jaws, and the whole thing looked brutally powerful.

"Huh? Why did it turn into a lance? I'm a swordswoman! Spearmen have always had terrible luck. Are you trying to drive me into a dead end?" Su Li stared at the change, at a loss for words.

But a new weapon panel appeared the very next second, cutting off her complaint before it could leave her throat.

[Enhancement successful! Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword (Excellent Lv. 90) → Revered Corrupted Judgment Dragon Lance (Fine Lv. 50)]

[Base stats increased: Magic Break +70, Armor Break +70]

[Existing traits improved: When using prayer-type skills, their effects increase by 10%; the success rate of Corrupted Enslavement increases to 50%, and enslaved units deal greatly increased damage when they self-destruct.]

[New additional prayer: Divine Judgment]

[Skill description: Condense light-aspected energy and summon a giant lance of light in midair to pass judgment on enemies. This is a growth-type skill: the higher your Faith and Spirit, the larger and more damaging the lance of light. Each attack adds to the judgment value. When it reaches its maximum, the enemy enters a state in which they can be judged, taking massive execution damage.]

[New additional trait: Judgment Giant Structure]

[Trait description: When the Dragon Lance is in greatsword mode, its excess material will break down and reassemble into a Judgment Giant Palm. The palm can strike the ground to create a wide-area shock wave, or be used tactically to grab and throw targets and perform other control moves.]

"..." Su Li stared at the panel, frozen for a full three seconds.

"Holy crap, these stats are insane!"

Both types of penetration had gone up by 70! Against low-level monsters, that was practically true damage!

Most outrageous of all was [Divine Judgment].

"Heh heh heh... Next time I run into the Holy Church of Light, I'll slap them in the face with a Divine Judgment and see if their faith doesn't collapse!"

And that wasn't all. The luck stat on the [Valkyrie Ring] kicked in too!

[Incredible luck! During your weapon's evolution, you gained an additional amplification skill: Blood Boiling!]

[Skill description: Battle is exhilarating! Your attributes will continue to increase as the battle goes on and your combo count rises.]

[Side effects: You will gradually lose your reason, abandon all restraint, ignore your own injuries, and be forced to engage enemies in close combat.]

[Note: You may choose whether to use this skill. It will end automatically when the battle is over.]

"Holy crap, a double jackpot!" The red light in Su Li's eyes flared.

The side effects might be fatal for someone else, but for her, this was a god-tier skill!

Once she activated Waterfowl Dance, as long as she slashed fast enough, who could kill her?

"Pipi Dragon! Come out!" Su Li eagerly summoned Pipi Dragon.

She swung herself onto its back and pointed the enormous lance ahead with one hand.

"Pipi Axe, Pipi Finger, keep up! We're going monster hunting!"

"Roar—!" Tina Sanks let out a deafening roar and carried her mistress out of the Corrupted Cave.

As they raced toward the Mass Grave, Su Li casually swung the Judgment Dragon Lance a few times from Pipi Dragon's back.

"Whoosh—!" The heavy lance tip tore through the air.

"No wonder it evolved into a cavalry lance..." Su Li quickly understood the system's thoughtful reasoning.

When she'd used the Revered Corrupted Dragon Sword before, its reach had been sorely lacking whenever she rode the enormous Pipi Dragon, and the two of them often had to fight separately.

But now, with the Judgment Dragon Lance, her attack range was finally worthy of a true Dragon Knight!

"Still, can I use sword techniques with a lance?" Su Li wondered, then tried to execute Flowing Water Swordsmanship.

The system's interpretation turned out to be incredibly flexible. The techniques for generating force in swordsmanship fit the lance perfectly.

"Waterfowl Dance with a heavy cavalry lance?" Su Li imagined the scene and shuddered.

"That'd more than quadruple my attack range, wouldn't it? That's just devious!"

While she was thinking, Ji Gu had already reached the edge of the Mass Grave.

[Module activated: More Enemies.]

A large number of Skeleton Soldiers crawled out of the graves, with plenty of Elite Monsters mixed in among them.

"Just what I wanted!" Su Li urged Pipi Dragon to leap high into the air.

Then Su Li glanced at the 6 Free Attribute Points she had left. Since her new skill scaled with Faith and Spirit...

"System, assign my points! 4 to Faith, 2 to Spirit!"

[Faith: 33 → 37, Spirit: 56 → 58]

The instant the points were assigned, Su Li raised the Judgment Dragon Lance high.

Brilliant Light Magic Power gathered. In the gloomy sky above the Mass Grave, where the sun had not shone for years, a gigantic lance of light, over ten meters long, appeared with a thunderous boom.

Then, like divine punishment, it plunged into the densest part of the skeleton horde, trailing blinding holy light!

"Divine Judgment!"

"Boom—!!!"

The fivefold advantage that light-aspected attacks had against undead creatures was on full display.

The moment the lance of light exploded, the low-level skeletons within a twenty-meter radius didn't even get a chance to resist before they were vaporized!

[Killed Skeleton Soldier Lv. 5, gained 10 experience]

[Killed Skeleton Soldier Lv. 4, gained 8 experience]

[Killed Skeleton Archer Lv. 6, gained 15 experience]

Kill notifications flooded the screen.

"That's still not enough to satisfy me!"

Using the recoil from Pipi Dragon's landing, Su Li kicked off with both legs and launched herself into the air.

"Waterfowl Dance!" Su Li assumed the stance, then drove the motion with her waist, spinning the heavy Judgment Dragon Lance at high speed.

Her silvery-white figure carved several deadly arcs through the air, the lance tip shredding every undead creature in its path.

At every landing, she precisely cleared an entire area, then used the momentum to leap up again, attacking without pause.

After landing, Su Li picked out a particularly large Elite Skeleton Soldier.

"Let's try something new! Dismiss cavalry lance mode!"

The Judgment Dragon Lance instantly transformed as if mechanically disassembling. Its excess dark-gold material reassembled in midair into a metal giant palm shimmering with the light of judgment!

"Get down!" Su Li pressed her right hand down.

The Judgment Giant Palm slammed down on the Elite Skeleton's head, accompanied by a terrifying rush of air.

"Boom!" It smashed a huge crater into the ground.

The poor Elite Monster hadn't even had time to fight back before the palm crushed it to dust.

While Su Li was on a rampage, Pipi Axe and Pipi Finger were busy too. Now that they were Retinue Knights, they could gain experience as well.

Pipi Axe swung its battle-axe, finishing off weakened enemies at the edge of the fight, while Pipi Finger kept smashing the weaker grunts.

Soon, a brilliant golden light flashed around Mad Axe.

"Leveled up?" Su Li glanced over when she had a moment. "It looks even bulkier now. It must've gained Strength or Constitution."

The battle was a complete one-sided slaughter.

However, in stark contrast to Su Li's relaxed ease, the Wild Wolf Squad had just entered the Undead Mountain Range and was now locked in a tough fight.

"Boom!" The mage Karen swung his staff, sending a fireball straight into the head of a Living Corpse Giant Bear.

The flames burst, but only blew off half its jaw. The giant bear still charged at them, undaunted.

"Karen, save your mana!" their werewolf leader, Mara, warned him.

Karen panted as he warily surveyed the countless pairs of glowing green eyes surrounding them. "Captain, why are there so many? This isn't right! Have all the monsters in the Undead Mountain Range gone on a rampage?"

Mara smashed an oncoming Undead Bone Wolf with her spiked club, then caught her breath. She had no good answer. They'd entered the Undead Mountain Range brimming with confidence, but now they were stuck in a situation where they couldn't retreat or advance.

"Vivian, hold the line!" Mara shouted.

"I don't need you to tell me that!" Vivian drove three ghouls back with a single sword strike, firmly shielding a pale figure behind her. "Fina, stay behind me!"

The Candidate Saintess Seraphina, protected in the middle of the group, was chanting spells without pause, casting [Holy Light Healing] and [Blessing of Strength] on the teammates up front. Every so often, she also tossed a ball of light into the horde.

"Don't worry about me, Vivian. I still have plenty of Mana Potions." Seraphina stuck out her tongue.

Meanwhile, Su Li, who had just had a blast going on a rampage, had triggered a new quest.

[Light Invasion: As undead creatures, you are natural enemies of the light. The light has set its sights on the newly evolved Lich Knight, intending to take you back for study. They've made their way in from Twilight Village. Showing mercy to your enemies is cruelty to yourself.]

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