An amazing change occurred on the 3D holographic projection screen.
The seven lifelike figures representing the Barbarian, Mage, Paladin, Assassin, Amazon, Druid, and Necromancer still existed, with little change. However, even the weakest of the seven characters, the Necromancer, had reached level 19. The worst equipment worn by each character was level 5 blue [magic equipment]. The Mage character stood out the most, with a complete level 8 green set [ Arcanna's Tricks ] that released a blue aura that enveloped the entire character, clearly several levels higher than the haphazardly pieced-together, multicolored equipment of the other characters.
As expected of a set, even disregarding its power, its appearance alone exudes a unique and formidable aura.
What surprised Sun Fei the most was not the character's appearance, but rather... a line of ancient, blood-red characters, filling the entire 3D holographic projection screen, clearly reflected in Sun Fei's pupils—
"Congratulations, young adventurer! Through trials of blood and fire, battles of life and death, and choices of love and hate, you have completed all the quests of the first act of the Diablo World. You will receive a mysterious reward of eleven skill enhancements, including upgrades to the [ Summon ] divine skill, [ Grant ] ultimate skill, exchange privileges, parallel space, and Mercenary Strength Stacking. Slowly uncover the mysteries of the Diablo World. Young man, a new adventure has begun before you. Like a true warrior, prove with your sword and blade that you are a lucky one worthy of the gods' favor!"
This was a passage that Sun Fei only vaguely understood.
Between the lines of this passage, there is an unprecedented warmth, as if a kind elder stands in front of Sun Fei with a gentle smile, extends his thin palm to bestow upon Sun Fei the blessing of touching his head, and then earnestly teaches him.
The moment Sun Fei finished reading the sentence, the entire 3D space seemed to sense something, and the crimson color changed—the color of each word began to fade gradually, and then they all shrank into red dots of light, like bewitching fireflies in the dark night, happily dancing in the sky for a while. Suddenly, as if iron filings were attracted by a magnet, they all rushed towards Sun Fei with a whooshing sound.
Sun Fei Sun Fei couldn't dodge in time, and all the red orbs instantly entered his body.
This feeling was extremely strange.
It's like embracing another soul.
Then, in the next second, as if it were innate, Sun Fei immediately sensed something new within his body—a power, and even more so, a vast amount of information, imbued with ancient simplicity and mysterious strangeness.
Sun Fei closed his eyes and carefully 'read' this information, bit by bit.
Sudden--
"Oh no... the superposition of power, it's like this, this is bad..." The text message in his mind startled Sun Fei. He no longer cared about 'reading' other information and immediately exited the 3D holographic projection space.
Time is of the essence.
The back hill of Chambord City.
The autumn air is mild and the sky is high and clear.
The azure sky was cloudless, like a huge, crystal-clear blue gem inverted on the distant firmament. From the deep mountains in the distance, the distant and awe-inspiring roars of ferocious beasts echoed continuously, causing the yellow leaves to fall from the branches. The leaves danced in the air, concealing countless unknown mysteries.
The mountains and fields are covered with endless green and yellow foliage, and the beauty of autumn is in full bloom without restraint.
Nearby, on a platform-like rock covered with pale yellow vines, Sister Akara, dressed in purple robes, smiled broadly as she patiently taught Angela and a group of children to identify the types of herbs and their roles in potion preparation. The atmosphere was cheerful, filled with laughter. Hearing that these usually inconspicuous wild herbs possessed so many magical effects, Angela and the children would occasionally exclaim in surprise.
Sister Akara seemed very pleased with the atmosphere, and she taught very carefully.
Not far away, Elena, as Valkyrie, stood atop a protruding boulder, longbow at her side. The mountain wind ruffled her red hair, making it resemble a burning, bewitching flame. Her eyes warily scanned her surroundings. Although there were no large, ferocious beasts in this back mountain, Elena's long-standing habits, honed in the perilous Diablo World, made her particularly sensitive to her environment. Moreover, she knew what that beautiful girl in the distance, as delicate as a chrysanthemum, meant to Sun Fei.
Therefore, Elena felt she had to protect that girl for Sun Fei.
The Big Black [ Black Whirlwind ] lay lazily at Elena's feet, its eyes still sleepy. It would occasionally open its mouth and yawn listlessly. The warm autumn sunlight and the cool mountain breeze made this intelligent beast feel more comfortable than ever before.
Time is so beautiful.
Suddenly, the Big Black's nose twitched.
The beast's eyes suddenly became puzzled. It slightly raised its head, focusing its gaze on Elena beside it, and found the source of the strangeness—the autumn sun wasn't very hot, but beads of sweat were seeping from Elena's fair and smooth forehead, the glistening beads reflecting five colors in the sunlight.
Tick-tock! Tick-tock!!
Glistening beads of sweat dripped onto the Rock beneath their feet.
"Woof woof woof..." The Big Black instantly jumped up, its bark filled with questions.
Sister Akara, who was explaining the principles of pharmacology to Angela and the children in the distance, also stopped talking at this moment and suddenly looked up.
She finally sensed the changes in Elena—
Just a moment ago, seemingly from nowhere, several powerful forces were simultaneously poured into Elena's delicate body. These forces were clearly different in nature and could not coexist with each other. Therefore, they were currently engaged in a fierce conflict, and Elena's body seemed to have become the arena for these forces to contend with each other.
For any martial artist, this situation would be fatal.
The clash of different elemental forces within your body could instantly destroy your flesh and bones, turning you into a pool of blood mist.
At this moment, a faint layer of blood had settled on Elena's jade-like, smooth skin. Countless wisps of blood mist spewed from her invisible pores, making it look from a distance like a ball of red flame enveloping Elena. Her slender hands, gripping the longbow tightly, showed prominent blue veins from the force of her grip. Her white teeth bit through her bright red lips, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
The female mercenary was clearly enduring immense pain.
"What's going on?" Even the well-informed Sister Akara was taken aback. She couldn't understand why such a thing would suddenly happen to Elena. In her long life, she had never seen any female Rogue experience a similar situation during her cultivation.
Swish swish swish swish!
Without considering the consequences, Akara raised her hand, and a series of white lights shot out from her hand and entered Elena's body.
This is Healing Spell unique to nuns in the Diablo World.
Sister Akara also possessed considerable skill in magic.
With the support of the healing spell, Elena's condition improved slightly. However, the conflict between the forces within her body did not stop; on the contrary, it seemed to be intensifying. Soon, more blood mist was frantically spewing out of Elena's body, and in a short time, the beautiful female mercenary became a blood-soaked figure.
"Woof woof woof..." The Big Black barked frantically upon seeing this.
"Sister Elena..." Angela was also stunned by the horrific scene she had witnessed.
Akara desperately expended her magic power, unleashing a series of white Healing Spell orbs into Elena's body, but the effect was minimal, and her condition showed no improvement.
"Damn it..." Even Sister Akara, a devout believer in God, uttered a curse.
"Aaaaaah..." The strong Valkyrie had been enduring the pain without making a sound, finally could not bear the sudden surge of intense pain within her body and let out a painful roar, her voice hoarse.
Just then--
Whoosh!
A blue Teleport suddenly appeared on the Rock, and Sun Fei emerged from it. He raised his hand and poured a large bottle of [ Full Rejuvenation Potion ] directly onto Elena's body. Then, he lazily wrapped his arm around the unconscious female mercenary, stomped his foot, and the huge Rock beneath his feet crumbled into dust. Sun Fei transformed into a blur, soared through the sky, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Don't worry, I have a plan!"
Sun Fei's voice drifted over from afar.
The nun's tense mood eased slightly, but she became even more puzzled. It seemed that Lord Sun Fei knew the reason for Elena's sudden strange behavior... What could it be? Angela, meanwhile, clasped her hands tightly together in front of her chest, her eyes filled with worry. This pure young girl showed no displeasure or strangeness at seeing her fiancé embracing another woman.
Sun Fei repeatedly activated the Barbarian [ Leap ] skill, transforming into Whirlwind and swiftly arriving at the stone chamber of the Underground Grotto Labyrinth City behind Chambord City.
Sun Fei ordered the guards to guard the stone chamber tightly and not allow anyone to enter. He then transferred the last bottle of [ Full Restoration Potion ] from his belt space into Elena's red lips.
The situation with the beautiful mercenary is terrible.
At this moment, four types of forces—ice, fire, electricity, and poison—were clashing violently within his delicate body. If it weren't for the nun's Healing Spell suppressing it earlier, and his own use of the newly acquired [ Full Restoration Potion ] to neutralize the conflicting forces along the way, the Valkyrie in his arms would probably have been torn to pieces by now.
"Damn it, do we really have to do that?"
Sun Fei looked at Elena, who had fallen into a coma, with a somewhat hesitant expression.
He already knew the reason for Elena's strange behavior—it was because of the reward he received after completing all the quests in Act 1 [ Rogue Encampment ] using all seven character classes—[ Mercenary Strength Stacking ].
The true significance of this reward is--
All the power that Sun Fei obtained from the six female mercenaries in the other six parallel worlds would instantly be superimposed onto Elena —this wasn't surprising, because apart from Elena being a living person, the other six mercenaries seemed more like rigid programs, lacking their own intelligence. Sun Fei had previously guessed that this strange phenomenon might be related to the mission rewards after completing the first act, but he never dreamed it would be this kind of relationship. Moreover, what Sun Fei Sun Fei didn't expect was that, according to the information he obtained from the Diablo World, this superposition process was also very dangerous. If Elena wasn't careful, and couldn't withstand the damage to her body from the conflict and reconciliation of power during the superposition process, she could very well perish.
At this point, Sun Fei had already used up all the [ Full Restoration Potion ] he had exchanged for.
However, Elena's condition remains very bad.
The four forces within her showed no signs of reconciliation; instead, they raged more and more violently, like children locked in a fight. Although Elena was in a deep coma, she was clearly still tormented by pain. Her tightly furrowed brows pained Sun Fei, and soon the stone slab beneath her was stained crimson.
Sun Fei made a decision quickly.
His hand reached out with difficulty and gently touched the buckle of Elena's armor.
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