Sophie sighed.
“Sigh. Why can't everyone just sit down and have a nice talk?”
She extended her fair, slender fingers and somewhat helplessly pinched the brim of the exquisite blue Magic Top Hat on her head. Then, while stepping backward, she casually peeled off the paper-thin human skin mask from her face.
“At least the sun is out. I always prefer bright, sunny days.”
She stepped onto the threshold and leaned her body back, drifting lightly into the brilliant midday light. Sophie struck a pose as if embracing the sky, lifting her ivory neck high.
“Praise the sun!”
【Log: You have entered the Light Sensitivity (Reversed) state: While under direct sunlight, you continuously recover a massive amount of Health, and all attributes are increased by 100%.】
With the Magic Top Hat equipped, Sophie's base attributes were locked at a constant 15 points.
However, the moment she entered direct sunlight, the doubling effect of Light Sensitivity (Reversed) instantly took effect, pushing all her attributes to 30 points.
As for her staggering Charisma of 1,030, the moment she removed the human skin mask, it was first slashed by 40 points due to the absurd all-attribute penalty of the Twelfth Generation Vampire panel. It was then doubled, reaching a total of 1,980 points.
What a pity; it had dropped below 2,000.
But for a group of mountain bandits, this had already crossed the boundaries of the mundane.
The movements of every bandit in the room who was about to draw their blade froze in that single instant.
It was a face of peerless beauty that looked like a miracle—one that could make every living creature in the world hold its breath in an instant.
Her silver-white hair shimmered with a translucent, holy light under the sun. her pale face was flawless in the light, and her slightly protruding little fangs did not ruin the aesthetic; instead, they added a layer of trembling temptation.
One-Eyed Pete's hand shook, and his crude steel blade clattered to the floor. His pupils shrunk to the size of pinheads, his face flushed red in an instant, and his breathing became as heavy as a bellows.
“Mine... she's mine...”
Leader Buck stood with his mouth agape, the coldness and wariness in his eyes crushed within a thousandth of a second. A possessiveness so pathological it could burn a soul to ashes instantly consumed his entire mind. It wasn't just him; the moment every bandit in the wooden hut saw Sophie's face clearly, every thread of logic in their brains snapped one by one.
“Seize her! She's mine! She's mine!”
“Get out of the way! Don't block me! I want to touch her! I want her!”
The once-orderly bandits instantly transformed into the most frenzied of beasts. They didn't even bother to draw their swords; with bloodshot eyes and outstretched arms, they howled and shoved, turning into a tide of crazed zombies as they lunged desperately toward Sophie.
Looking at the enemies who had fallen into a state of pathological fanaticism, Sophie remained composed and casually activated another ability.
【Log: You have activated the Stealth (Reversed) skill: Your movement speed is increased by 50%, and your presence is increased by 50%.】
An assassin skill meant for hiding one's form had been turned into the most dazzling spotlight under the reversal of the Heart of Yin. The speed boost caused Sophie's Agility to soar to 45 points, and that 50% surge in presence, combined with her 1,980 Charisma, made her—in the eyes of the bandits—more radiant than the sun itself.
The silver-haired girl was like the only light source in the world, fanning the flames of their most primal possessiveness into a greater frenzy.
“The first one.”
Sophie gave a light smile. Facing the first bandit who lunged at her, the Mythic Oil-paper Umbrella in her hand had already darted out.
The attributes of these bandits were only between 13 and 19 points, so they couldn't trigger the Narrow Defeat judgment of Seeking Defeat.
Thirty points in an attribute was a value that stepped into the Transcendent Realm, possessing the combat power to crush a brick into powder with a single blow.
Against ordinary bandits, it was purely a one-sided slaughter.
The first bandit swung a rusty cleaver downward. Sophie did not retreat; instead, she moved forward, her body twisting lightly. She brushed past him an instant before the blade fell, and the umbrella handle slammed into the bandit's face, shattering his skull.
The silver-haired girl did not stop. Her body traced an elegant arc in the air as her right hand gripped the umbrella handle she had just released. The closed tip of the umbrella darted out like a venomous snake, accurately striking the throat of the second bandit who was charging with a spear.
Pfft.
As a spray of blood erupted, Sophie transitioned into a roll, dodging the lateral sweep of a third bandit.
The moment she stood up, she shoved her hands forward, and the umbrella ribs snapped straight under the sunlight with a crack.
The Mythic Oil-paper Umbrella boomed open, acting like an indestructible round shield that firmly blocked the spear tip.
“Eat my shield poke!”
Sophie exerted force and charged forward behind the umbrella's surface. The umbrella tip lunged violently from behind the shield, piercing the spearman's heart.
Immediately, she closed the umbrella, spun to the side, and flicked it with one hand. The edge of the umbrella traced a sharp curve through the air, directly slicing the windpipe of the fourth bandit who had just closed in with a cleaver.
In the blink of an eye, four bandits had fallen to the ground as cold corpses.
The scent of blood quickly permeated the air under the scorching sun.
Rate on N.U.
