What Kind of Damn Task Is This?

What a stupid mission!!!

Looking at the two people in front of her, whose magical energy was surging wildly and almost turning the entire front hall into ruins, Lu Xiu couldn't help but curse.

Afternoon tea, please!

Is this how you set the conditions for passing a level?

How can you drink this?

At that moment, I shouted from the side, "Stop fighting!"

Just as Lu Xiu was speechless and choked with emotion.

A faint sound suddenly came to my ear.

The Black Cat licked its forelegs, its vertical pupils fixed on the battlefield ahead with great interest, and let out a human-like exclamation. "Wow----what an amazing scene! Sure enough, as long as you're here, things always turn out so differently."

I heard that sound.

Lu Xiu then suddenly remembered that she still had a Black Cat hanging on her shoulder.

Without hesitation, she reached out, grabbed the Black Cat by the scruff of its neck, and lifted it off her shoulder into the air.

"Ugh—that's so rude!"

Although the Black Cat complained, its body relaxed, its limbs drooping limply, and it looked unusually obedient as Lu Xiu held it in her hands, without any intention of resisting.

Did you do something?

Lu Xiu narrowed her eyes, looking at the Demon before her.

"It really wasn't me this time."

A hint of helplessness flashed in the Black Cat's vertical pupils. It sighed and said softly, "I underestimated human obsession."

Lu Xiu frowned. "What do you mean?"

"After that fire, she was burned to ashes, leaving only a tattered soul. I resurrected her using Demon pact, and then, at her weakest moment, I prepared to devour her delicious soul, which was filled with complex emotions."

The Black Cat flicked its drooping tail, its tone tinged with frustration. "But I never expected that she would refuse to be devoured by me, and even devour my soul instead."

"It seems that during those hundreds of years she lived alone in this Mansion, she accumulated a great deal of power. In the end, she was able to use her obsession to devour me, this Demon, and use my soul and power to reshape her physical body—this is something I never expected."

At this point, the Black Cat raised its head and looked at Lu Xiu: "So all of this is because of you. I'm no longer the mastermind behind everything. At most, I'm just a magical pet that obeys Miss Ellen's orders. If you don't believe me, kill me again and you'll understand."

Lu Xiu narrowed her eyes, somewhat suspicious.

She thought for a moment, then slightly flicked her wrist, Nameless Blade transformed into a Afterimage, slicing across the neck of the Black Cat in her hand without warning!

But no blood gushed out.

Before the Black Cat's head could even fall off, its entire body collapsed into deep purple magic the instant the blade sliced through it, vanishing in an instant.

But only half a second had passed.

In the void beside Lu Xiu, the black mist silently gathered once again.

With graceful steps, the Black Cat leaped lightly once more and landed back on Lu Xiu's shoulder.

It licked its paws, its fluffy tail brushing against Lu Xiu's neck. "You saw that? The trajectory of Ellen's magic. My current body is just an extension of her magic."

I did see it.

This instance is completely in chaos.

But Lu Xiu did not answer the Black Cat. Instead, she raised her head again and looked ahead.

In the center of the foyer, purplish-black magic and holy light were locked in a frenzied struggle.

Ellen and Viola were fighting with bloodlust, and wave after wave of violent shockwaves shook the entire Mansion, making it seem as if it would collapse at any moment.

The numerical values of these two enemies have been inflated to an exaggerated degree.

It's obviously impossible to get them to stop by shouting.

Lu Xiu took a deep breath and then raised her empty left hand.

Let's try using force.

Crack!

A sharp, piercing explosion rang out.

The next second.

The raging golden lightning seemed to come alive, leaping and floating in the void, and began to frantically converge towards Lu Xiu's palm!

The front hall, which was originally divided and shrouded by purplish-black magic and holy light, was instantly illuminated by golden light filled with an aura of destruction.

Sizzle sizzle ----

The raging golden lightning was forcibly compressed and stretched in Lu Xiu's palm, causing the surrounding air to distort.

In less than a breath.

A thunderous spear radiating intense light took shape in her hands.

[Sunlight Spear]!

Lu Xiu stretched her body backward, like a Power Accumulation bow ready to be released, then locked onto the two people at the very center of the storm ahead, and without hesitation threw the Sunlight Spear in her hand!

Boom!!!

The moment the Sunlight Spear left his hand, it instantly transformed into a dazzling golden thread.

The two men in the center of the battlefield suddenly stopped.

Ellen and Viola sensed the danger almost simultaneously and abruptly took a step back.

Before they could even turn around...

The blazing golden lightning, carrying the power to destroy everything, pierced through the narrow gap between the two of them!

The shockwave exploded.

A fierce wind howled.

Swish!!!

The Sunlight Spear swept through the Witch's House with unstoppable force.

A terrifying roar echoed continuously inside the Mansion, and the golden lightning vanished instantly.

Immediately afterwards.

A muffled, thunderous sound came from outside the Mansion.

The moment Lu Xiu threw the Sunlight Spear, the Black Cat's fur stood on end, and its tail stood up.

It grabbed Lu Xiu's clothes on her shoulder with its claws, then struggled to open its eyes in the gale, staring in shock at Lu Xiu's profile.

On the other side...

Viola and Ellen were thrown back by the aftershocks of the Sunlight Spear.

The two were thrown out one to the left and one to the right, their purplish-black magic and holy light being violently shattered.

".

They propped themselves up, and then their gazes all fell on Lu Xiu.

A look of astonishment appeared on their faces.

Clearly, they hadn't expected Lu Xiu to be able to throw magic of this level with her bare hands.

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Judging from their expressions.

Lu Xiu remained expressionless on the surface.

But I felt a sense of relief.

fine.

High-rated skills still carry significant weight even in the magical world.

As long as you're not controlled as soon as you enter the room, you can still fight.

----Although it's absurd that the puzzle dungeon turned into a fantasy dungeon.

Lu Xiu flicked the remaining golden arcs of electricity from her fingertips, and while thinking, she stepped over the wreckage and walked directly between the two.

Have you calmed down now?

Lu Xiu glanced at the two of them. "If you've calmed down, stop. I want to have a proper talk with you."

The two looked at Lu Xiu.

After a brief silence.

Looking at Lu Xiu from the left, Ellen suddenly laughed, "With this level of power—not just your soul, but everything you possess is so dazzling, you don't need that woman's protection at all, right?"

At this point, she turned her head slightly and looked at Viola on the other side with a mocking expression.

Viola, on the right, was filled with murderous intent upon hearing Ellen's words.

But soon...

She withdrew her gaze, dispelling the divine light that had enveloped the longsword, and with a clang, she sheathed it. Then, looking at Lu Xiu, she said admiringly, "I was just being presumptuous. I didn't know you possessed such power. But thinking about it, it makes sense. You were so powerful back then, you must be even more powerful now—"

Lu Xiu's CPU is lagging again.

My head is throbbing terribly.

What is all this nonsense?

never mind.

The system's completion conditions are messed up.

She didn't expect to persuade them to coexist peacefully just by talking.

As long as we can intimidate them and keep them quiet for thirty minutes, that will be enough.

Start the timer!

but.

If I run away the moment the conditions for clearing the level are met, it should be fine, right?

Meanwhile, reality.

Abandoned residential area.

Shen Nian and Jian Li stood on high ground, their expressions very solemn.

The forest surrounding the Mansion expanded even faster.

This has almost taken over the entire abandoned neighborhood.

The soldiers responsible for perimeter security and assisting with the experiment also noticed the anomaly.

Shen Nian and Jian Li had already jumped down from the height.

The sergeant in charge of on-site command strode up to the two men, "Gentlemen—what's going on? The entire neighborhood is practically a primeval forest. Is it out of control? Should we take any measures?"

Shen Nian shook her head. "We'll have to wait for Lu Xiu to come back to know, but I don't think it's gotten out of control yet—"

Shen Nian hadn't finished speaking.

Sudden.

"I'm so busy, so incredibly busy."

"If only we had some help----"

Accompanied by the dull, thudding sound of bones being chopped, a murmur rang out unexpectedly in their ears.

Shen Nian, Jian Li, and the sergeant all froze and turned around abruptly.

A blurry outline appeared not far away, seemingly out of nowhere, frantically chopping something at an invisible cutting board.

Knock knock knock!

The sound of hacking echoed clearly through the abandoned neighborhood.

"What's this----?!"

The sergeant's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately raised the weapon from Titanfall, the dark muzzle instantly pointing at the blurry phantom.

But Shen Nian realized something and quickly pressed down on the sergeant's gun.

"Wait a moment!"

"Miss Shen Nian?"

"Wrong----"

Shen Nian ignored the sergeant and quickly turned to look at Jian Li, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief, as she confirmed, "Is this an enemy from the Witch Instance? The chef who needs to give him the bear's severed limb?"

Jian Li looked at the muttering phantom, took a deep breath, and nodded slightly.

The dungeon monsters have actually appeared in real life!

This abandoned neighborhood now seems to be part of the game!

Shen Nian asked, "Then what should we do?"

Jian Li silent for a moment, then summoned the System Panel and sent a message to Yan Fushou. He then turned to look at the sergeant beside him, who appeared to be on high alert.

"Could you help me find a teddy bear, one of those plush toys?"

"----?"

The sergeant hesitated for a moment, completely bewildered, but quickly put away his weapon. "Wait a moment."

The execution capabilities of the frontline soldiers are truly remarkable.

Less than a minute later, a soldier came running back, carrying a brown plush teddy bear.

"Found it."

Jian Li reached out and took the teddy bear.

Then, he pulled a long knife from his backpack and, with a swift motion, severed the teddy bear's arm.

Immediately afterwards, Jian Li, carrying a pair of hairy, severed arms, walked expressionlessly to the side of the chef's phantom.

The phantom chef, who was frantically slashing at the air, seemed to sense the approach of a living person.

The surrounding air instantly dropped to freezing point, and a strong stench of blood and resentment erupted, almost materializing.

"You need manpower, right?" Jian Li looked at him and asked.

The illusory figure slowly turned its Big Head, whose features were indistinct. "----You want to help?"

"No, but I can give you 'manpower'."

As Jian Li spoke, she calmly reached out and handed the severed arm of the plush toy to the phantom.

The phantom lowered its head and looked at the doll arm that Jian Li was offering.

The next second.

He reached out and snatched it away.

"Hehe----You've been a great help."

The phantom laughed, then turned and began to slash again.

At the same time.

A system window suddenly popped up in Jian Li's line of sight.

[Bite!]

[Congratulations, you have successfully fulfilled the NPC's obsession: the busy chef.]

[Reward: Blade Slash Specialization]

[Effect: Increases damage dealt to fleshy targets by 5% when using sharp weapons.]

Jian Li stared at the system window in front of her.

They actually gave out rewards directly?

"How about it?"

Shen Nian then asked curiously.

Jian Li simply made the window visible to everyone and then showed it to her.

The sergeant and Shen Nian were stunned when they saw the reward, then gasped and turned sharply to look at the forest that was still expanding outward.

"You can actually do that?!"

Shen Nian's beautiful eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.