“O great... Holy Light!”
Jack had lost count of how many times he had chanted.
Bolt after bolt of holy light was continuously summoned by him, which made him feel utterly humiliated.
This was simply a sacrilege to the Goddess of Light.
To actually use the holy light of the Goddess of Light for such a thing—heretic! Despicable heretic!
He drained Jack yet again.
Li Xiuman looked at the pitted Rib Sword in his hand, which had turned from pitch-black to gray.
Perhaps the remaining death energy had corroded too deeply; the holy light was no longer able to disperse the death energy in the Rib Sword.
Li Xiuman was somewhat depressed. He was eager to see the Rib Sword show its power and devour energy like it used to.
The holy light of the Goddess of Light wasn't all that useful after all.
Li Xiuman felt rather gloomy. In the final analysis, the Light Priest in front of him was just too much of a weakling, which was why the Goddess didn't grant him more holy light.
“You weakling, you're not devout enough.”
“Can't you be a bit more devout? Maybe then the Goddess of Light will give you a stronger dose of holy light.”
Li Xiuman spoke to Jack with earnest, well-meaning words.
Jack bit his lip and remained silent.
“Look at you. You're a Light Priest, yet you're not even devout enough toward your Goddess. What good are you?”
“Do you really think you're worthy of your Goddess?”
However, this guy was truly a hopeless case, so he had to think of another way.
He had to find a way to make the Rib Sword whole again.
After all, the current Rib Sword was simply too damaged. Perhaps this was also the reason why it wasn't devouring the death energy.
However, in his current state, Li Xiuman couldn't reconnect with the Rib Sword to repair its damaged parts.
If the Rib Sword reconnected with his body now—this giant vat of dye—it would undoubtedly be stained pitch-black again.
Wait a minute. His thinking was too narrow.
Li Xiuman looked at Jack.
Since the Rib Sword couldn't connect to his own body to recover, what if he connected it to someone else?
Jack was a Lv.20 Light Priest, a devout believer of the Goddess.
The power of holy light flowed through his veins, making him the most perfect transplant candidate.
Not only could he disperse the death energy on the rib, but he could also help repair the damage to the Rib Sword.
However, he might suffer a backlash from the death energy on the Rib Sword.
But since he was a believer of the Goddess, the holy light in his body should suppress the backlash to a certain extent.
The exhausted Jack seemed to sense Li Xiuman's dangerous gaze and looked over in terror.
Li Xiuman really wanted to return a friendly smile.
But since he was a skeleton, smiling was a very difficult expression to pull off.
To perform a transplant surgery on this guy, Li Xiuman still needed an assistant.
“Hold on a moment. I'll be back soon.”
Li Xiuman raised his hand, shoving the stone ball back into Jack's mouth to prevent him from chanting.
He then pulled out the Dungeon Core and teleported to another floor.
Seeing Li Xiuman's figure disappear, Jack, realizing the danger and overcome with terror, began to struggle frantically.
But no matter how he prayed to the Goddess of Light, it was of no use.
In the empty space, only the sound of his ragged breathing echoed.
It didn't take long for Li Xiuman to return.
This time, he brought back a trembling female adventurer.
Judging by her attire, she appeared to be a Life Priest.
“Don't come any closer, you heretic!”
The priest waved her staff, staring at Li Xiuman in panic.
“Sometimes, it is important to understand the situation.”
Li Xiuman raised his wand, and the two Golems beside him easily subdued the priest.
“What is your name?”
“Let me go, you heretic!”
The female priest struggled wildly.
Without wasting any more breath, a Golem crushed the female priest's shoulder.
“Aaaaaah!!”
“Now, if you want to live, do exactly as I command.”
“What is your name?”
Li Xiuman asked the female priest again, looking at her contorted face streaming with tears and snot.
Having started his journey in a succubus nest, Li Xiuman was completely immune to women.
“...Yudith... Doyle...”
Yudith responded, desperately enduring the pain.
“Very good.”
Li Xiuman signaled the Golem to let Yudith go, and then continued.
“It seems we still have a chance to cooperate.”
“Now it's time to test your professional skills. Heal your own injury.”
Yudith slumped on the ground. Her right shoulder had collapsed, and her entire arm lay limp beside her.
Yudith trembled in fear.
Meanwhile, Jack, watching from the side, was filled with sheer dread.
This guy was a thorough demon. What on earth was he planning to do to him?
“Mmph, mmph!!”
He struggled frantically, muffled whines escaping his mouth.
Hearing this sound, Yudith trembled even harder. Shakingly, she raised her staff and pointed it at her crushed shoulder.
“O-O Goddess of Harvest above, have mercy on Your pitiful believer.”
“Minor Heal.”
A green magic circle expanded, casting a faint glow that enveloped Yudith's shoulder.
Following that, she cast three more Minor Heals in succession, and Yudith's shoulder gradually returned to its original state.
Though judging by her movements, it still seemed a bit stiff.
“Very good, you did wonderfully.”
Li Xiuman praised Yudith.
Yudith lowered her head, not daring to look at Li Xiuman, her entire body shaking uncontrollably.
“Don't worry. Do as I say from now on, and I won't harm you.”
“Come here.”
He led Yudith over to the bound Jack.
Jack watched the terrifying skeleton draw closer and closer. The rotting stench of death nearly choked him.
It felt as though it wasn't just a skeleton approaching, but death itself creeping closer bit by bit.
And seeing Jack pinned down with a face full of sheer terror, Yudith trembled even more violently.
She could already see her own end.
“M-My Lord... what do you want me to do?”
Yudith was now so obedient that she seemed like a completely different person from the girl who had been screaming "heretic" earlier.
“Next, you only need to ensure that he doesn't die.”
Li Xiuman used a gentle tone to utter words that struck terror into both of them.
Jack struggled even more desperately, trying with all his might to speak, but Li Xiuman made no move whatsoever to remove the stone ball from his mouth.
The two Golems flanked Yudith, causing her to tremble even harder, completely stripping her of any thought of resistance.
This pleased Li Xiuman greatly.
With this, they could proceed directly to the transplant surgery.
However, before the transplant surgery, he still needed to prepare Jack mentally.
“Jack, hang in there. I really don't want you to die just like this.”
“Pray hard to your Goddess of Light, and let Her holy light envelop you.”
Saying this, Li Xiuman began stripping Jack's clothes. He took out a sharp knife and pointed it at Jack's chest.
“Conditions are harsh, and there are no anesthetics, so bear with it.”
Splat!
“Mmph, mmph!!!”
The sharp blade sliced through flesh, and blood gushed out rapidly.
Jack's eyes bulged, veins popping on his forehead as if he were about to crush the stone ball in his mouth.
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