A Fight Comes with a Perm Service

Luo Jiuge was 1.7 meters tall, which was not short among players.

But the person before her sat atop a snow beast, exuding the oppressive presence of a wall that could collapse at any moment.

The system's inspection function activated.

[Target: Vivienne Devirac]

[Identity: White Owl Iron Guard / Northlands Garrison of Grey Dove Monastery]

[Primary Affinity: Holy]

[Secondary Affinity: Elemental / Fire · Lightning]

[Vitality: ???]

[Mana: ???]

[Strength: ???]

[Agility: ???]

[Overall Combat Assessment: Extremely Dangerous]

Luo Jiuge's mouth twitched as she stared at that row of question marks.

She had only just crawled out of the dungeon and already run into a stats monster.

Did this game really enjoy putting players under pressure this much?

Vivienne lowered her gaze to Luo Jiuge, her voice low and steady.

"Hewin Hartmann escaped from the Discipline Office. The monks said the one who saved them was a Descender capable of wielding a holy sword."

Luo Jiuge's heart skipped a beat, but she merely blinked innocently.

"I'm not the only person who can use a sword, am I?"

Vivienne looked at her. "But near Grey Dove Monastery, you were the only one."

Luo Jiuge: "..."

She fell silent for a second, then said seriously, "Then maybe I just had bad luck."

Vivienne did not respond to her attempt at joking.

She simply raised a hand and patted Beo's neck. Beo let out a low growl and lowered its massive body.

The next moment, Vivienne flipped off Beo's back.

Her heavy armor hit the ground, stamping a deep crater into the snow.

The surrounding knights nearly all backed away at once, as if they were long accustomed to clearing a battlefield for her.

Watching this, Luo Jiuge's sense of foreboding grew even stronger.

No way, was she going to do this herself?

Her health bar had not bottomed out yet, but after fighting her way out of Grey Dove Monastery, her stamina had dropped badly.

Facing a question-mark monster one-on-one in this state was basically asking to get her account deleted.

Vivienne walked over to the holy sword Luo Jiuge had dropped and lightly flicked it with the tip of her boot.

The holy sword flew out of the snow and landed in her hand.

Luo Jiuge's eyelid twitched. Then she watched Vivienne toss the sword back, where it planted itself firmly in the snow before Luo Jiuge.

Vivienne said, "Pick it up."

Luo Jiuge froze for a moment. "What do you mean?"

"You drove back my people. That means you have some skill."

Vivienne had already raised her broad-bladed holy sword and assumed a standard offensive stance. "Let me see what you're really made of."

Luo Jiuge suddenly smiled.

So it was a challenge. Now this was interesting.

She reached out, gripped the hilt, pulled the holy sword from the snow, shook the snow off its blade, and took her opening stance.

"Since big sis is being so enthusiastic, I won't hold back."

The moment she finished speaking, she charged first.

The holy sword carved a golden arc through the air as it slashed straight at Vivienne's shoulder.

She did not choose to hold back.

The opponent's stats were absurdly high. Holding back would be suicide.

Vivienne stood where she was. Only when the blade closed in did she raise her broad-bladed holy sword.

The two swords collided.

Luo Jiuge felt as though she had not struck a sword, but a massive city wall. The recoil exploded down the hilt, tearing open the web of her hand again.

So heavy!

She gritted her teeth and used the force to retreat. The instant her toes touched the ground, she circled toward Vivienne's left.

If she could not compete in strength, then she would fight with speed.

Luo Jiuge lowered her body, her sword sweeping close over the snow as it cut straight toward Vivienne's knee.

A faint flicker passed through Vivienne's eyes.

"Not bad reflexes."

She lifted her leg to evade, but at the same instant, her holy sword pressed down in return.

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Dark-red flames suddenly ignited along the blade.

[Elemental Enchantment: Flame Blade]

Luo Jiuge's eyes widened at the flashy "special effect" before her.

She had no time to think and could only raise her sword to block.

The flames exploded the instant the two swords struck. A scorching blast of air hit her head-on, forcing Luo Jiuge back three steps.

She smelled a faint burning scent and hurriedly snuffed out the sparks before her forehead with her hand.

"You local powerhouses even offer perm services when you fight?"

Vivienne did not respond.

She stepped forward, her flaming blade sweeping across.

Luo Jiuge immediately leaned back to avoid it. The firelight skimmed past her nose, and a half-dead tree trunk behind her was cleaved with a charred black gash.

If that had hit her, she would probably have been cooked seven-tenths done and neatly sliced on the spot.

Luo Jiuge's expression sank as Holy Radiance suddenly surged.

[Holy Radiance Slash]

A golden arc of sword light tore through the wind and snow, crashing head-on toward Vivienne.

Vivienne raised her sword and took it head-on.

Flames and Holy Radiance erupted at once, the glare forcing the surrounding knights to turn their heads away.

The firelight around Vivienne's sword abruptly withdrew.

The next instant, blue-white lightning exploded from its edge.

[Elemental Enchantment: Thunder Verdict]

Luo Jiuge finally could not hold it in any longer. She wanted skills this flashy too.

Luo Jiuge had barely deployed her shield when lightning struck the pale golden barrier, shattering the defense outright.

Half of Luo Jiuge's body went numb from the shock, while the snow beneath her feet was blasted into a ring of blackened ground.

[Mana rapidly decreasing.]

[Current mana below 40%.]

The moment the system prompt appeared, she finally realized how serious the problem was.

Her burst damage was powerful, but her endurance was far too poor.

But Vivienne was different.

Every one of her strikes was terrifyingly steady. Flames and lightning took turns pressing down, with barely any wasted expenditure.

Luo Jiuge was fighting for her life. Vivienne was controlling the field.

After several exchanges, Luo Jiuge's movements grew increasingly sluggish, and even her breathing became ragged.

Yet Vivienne remained completely at ease, even finding time to comment.

"Your moves are chaotic. Your openings are everywhere."

Luo Jiuge: "..."

The damage was low, but the insult was devastating.

She clenched her teeth and simply poured in the last of her mana. Using her agility advantage, she circled to Vivienne's side, her blade rising from below toward Vivienne's sword wrist.

This strike was fast and vicious, already the limit of what she could produce in her current state.

At last, a trace of genuine interest appeared in Vivienne's eyes.

"This strike is at least worth looking at."

But the next instant, flame and lightning lit up on the broad-bladed holy sword at the same time.

[Composite Enchantment: Flame-Thunder Resonance]

The blade, entwined with fire and lightning, swept out. Luo Jiuge was struck head-on and sent flying, crashing heavily into the snow.

[Current health: 20%]

[Current status: Paralyzed, stunned, exhausted.]

[Insufficient mana.]

Luo Jiuge braced herself against the ground, still trying to get up.

But her arms had gone weak, and blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Vivienne's boots had already stopped before her.

The tip of the broad-bladed holy sword pressed against her shoulder. It did not pierce down, but it kept her from rising.

Vivienne looked down at her.

"Strong bursts, quick reactions, plenty of nerve."

Just as Luo Jiuge was about to say, "So you finally noticed my strengths," she heard Vivienne continue.

"You're just too green."

Luo Jiuge: "..."

She closed her eyes. As expected, this woman had not been praising her.

Luo Jiuge still wanted to say something.

But Vivienne had already turned the flat of her sword and struck precisely at the back of Luo Jiuge's neck.

The next moment, Luo Jiuge completely lost consciousness.