Born-Evil Believers of the Light

[You may choose...]

Su Li was in the middle of a thrilling killing spree when she stopped after triggering a new quest.

"Oh? A special event?" Su Li's spirits lifted. She looked over the three options that had appeared below.

[Option One: Whoever dares invade Great Wu's territory shall be crushed! Description: Fight—what a rush! Defeat the invading enemy head-on.]

[Reward: Strength +10, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, Agility +10, Faith +10, Experience +2000, Difficulty: A]

[Option Two: If you dare invade, you'll be sent packing! Description: Protect the Undead Mountain Range and defeat powerful enemies head-on.]

[Reward: Strength +10, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, Agility +10, Faith +10, Experience +2000. Difficulty: A]

[Option Three: How can anyone else sleep soundly at my bedside? Description: Defeat the threat from the Light.]

[Reward: Strength +10, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, Agility +10, Faith +10, Experience +2000. Difficulty: A]

"???" Su Li stared at the three options, the corner of her mouth twitching.

"Come on, man. Aren't these three options all exactly the same?! You're not even pretending anymore!" Su Li grumbled furiously to herself.

"This fake freedom of choice is supposed to fool who, exactly? No matter which option I pick, the result is still that I have to take them out, right?"

Still, grumbling was one thing.

Su Li looked toward the outskirts of the Undead Mountain Range. In her vision, the enemies there looked like members of a hostile faction with red names above their heads, killing her own people.

And, whether it was due to her race or her faction, when she heard about the Light Invasion, it felt as if cockroaches had gotten into her home. All she wanted was to kill them.

She had long been prepared to kill enemies from hostile factions, even adventurers. She had already killed Pipi Axe, after all.

"Besides... why does this feel just like grinding mobs for experience?"

Was the game's mechanics dulling her guilt? Or was it the instinct of her undead body?

From now on, in this world, I'll fight back without hesitation against anyone who wants to kill me. And I'll respect those who treat me kindly, just like I do my friends in the real world... And then there's Rosalia...

Su Li gave it some thought and settled on how she would explore the Aiseland Continent in the future.

Besides, after that recent boost in strength, Su Li was no longer the timid little skeleton she'd been before.

She was so pumped up now that she felt she could pierce the sky with a single thrust!

Especially with Blood Boiling active, her fighting spirit burned like a tangible flame.

"Who cares which one I picked? Let's go!"

Su Li randomly selected an option, then directed Pipi Dragon to turn around.

"Pipi Dragon! Straight ahead! Full-speed charge! Charge!"

"Roar!!!"

Pipi Dragon let out a world-shaking roar, then charged toward its target like a heavy dump truck fitted with nitro boosters.

Su Li, seated on the dragon's back, wasn't idle either. Golden Light energy gathered furiously at her spearpoint as if it cost nothing, forming one small Light Lance after another. She flung them wildly at the monsters along the way like she was casting a net.

The sight was like a silver-haired Valkyrie with a minigun, racing down Mount Akina.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the Undead Mountain Range,

the members of the Wild Wolf Squad stood back-to-back in a circle, with the remains of all kinds of corpses and skeletons piled around their feet.

"Haah... haah..." Mara panted heavily, her body now spattered with black slime.

She shook her aching arm, her brow furrowed.

There were too many monsters, and for some reason, they kept pouring out of the depths of the mountain range.

"We can't keep this up." Mara made a quick decision.

Then she turned to Seraphina, who was being protected in the center. "Your Holiness, the number of monsters is abnormal. This definitely isn't an ordinary rampage. We won't have the stamina to kill them all. We need to retreat at once!"

Vivian severed a Ghoul's neck with one slash of her sword and chimed in, "I agree with Fina! We can put hunting skeletons on hold. Let's get out of this forest first!"

Just as the Wild Wolf Squad finished adjusting their formation and prepared to break through toward the rear,

a clear, melodious voice rang out from the direction of their escape route:

"Hmph. Trying to run? Did you ask me first?"

The voice wasn't loud, but every one of them heard it clearly.

Mara and the others were startled. They turned toward the sound.

On the path they needed to take to retreat, an imposing pair had appeared from nowhere.

A massive, terrifying dragon stood over them, gazing down from above as foul-smelling mist billowed from its nostrils.

Seated on the dragon's broad back was a girl clad in silver-white armor.

She wasn't very tall, but her long silver-white hair danced wildly in the night wind.

Her red eyes blazed like flames, filled with murderous intent that made their hearts tremble.

"Vrrm—!"

Before anyone in the Wild Wolf Squad could ask a question, the girl had already raised the Judgment Dragon Lance.

Vast quantities of Light energy compressed and gathered in midair, instantly forming a dazzling lance more than ten meters long!

"Divine Judgment!"

"Huh? What's that?!" Seraphina, protected in the center, abruptly looked up, disbelief written all over her face.

That pure aura of Light was all too familiar to her! It was the holy power only high-ranking clergy of the Holy Church of Light could wield!

"Could it be reinforcements from the church?" Seraphina was overjoyed. She hurried forward a step, waving her arms and shouting, "Wait! We're on the same—"

But before she could finish,

"Boom—!!!"

The enormous Light Lance crashed down on the Wild Wolf Squad like the Sword of Damocles, carrying the force of devastating judgment.

The violent explosion sent dust and shock waves surging in every direction.

The first to be hit were the Wild Wolf Squad and the mass of undead creatures surrounding them.

They didn't even have time to scream before the terrifying Light energy vaporized them, leaving not a trace!

[You killed a Frenzied Ghoul Lv. 5, gained Experience +100]

[You killed a Corpse Giant Wolf Lv. 7, gained Experience +150]

[You killed... Lv. 5, gained Experience +100]

Kill notifications kept appearing. Su Li glanced at her experience bar.

"About 3,000 more and I'll reach Lv. 11!" Su Li silently calculated.

As the battle continued, Su Li's reason gradually ebbed away.

"Enemy attack!!!" Vivian shouted furiously.

At the critical moment before the Light Lance struck, Vivian crushed a High-Level Magic Scroll. A holy light shield shimmered in front of her, protecting her and Seraphina.

The others weren't so lucky. The mage Karen reacted quickly, crushing a magic scroll and casting Repel Fire Ring and Arcane Shield on himself. He survived, but the added physical impact still left him badly hurt.

Mara, who had been holding the front line, took the most direct hit. Even though she wore armor with extremely high physical resistance, Su Li's passive dealt massive mixed damage!

"Urgh..." Mara clutched her eyes in pain and dropped to one knee.

But then something strange happened.

Normally, anyone hit head-on by an ultimate attack like that would be furious, no matter how mild-mannered they were.

Yet Mara, her eyes covered, stared through the gaps between her fingers at the silver-haired girl on the dragon's back. An eerie flush appeared on her cheeks!

"Haah... haah..." Mara panted heavily, her eyes burning with an almost intoxicated fervor.

"This aura... this scent... so pure, so alluring... Top-Grade Bone! It's you..."

"???" Vivian heard this and her brows immediately knitted into a tight frown.

What was wrong with her? How could she be acting up at a time like this?!

Karen had just gotten back to his feet. As he gulped down a healing potion, he gave an awkward chuckle. "Ahem. The captain is a werewolf, after all. Her obsession with bones is practically etched into her genes..."

Su Li saw the group's reactions below with perfect clarity.

Wait, are you a wolf or a dog?! Su Li grumbled furiously to herself.

"Whoa—" Su Li reined in Pipi Dragon and twirled the Judgment Dragon Lance in her hand, its tip angled toward the ground.

"Hmph! You born-evil believers of the Holy Church of Light dared to set foot on our undead territory!"

"You're asking for death!"

Before she finished speaking, Su Li pushed off with both legs and leaped into the air from the dragon's back!

War Stomp!!!