Lu Xun leaned back in his chair, tilted his head slightly, and let out a complicated sigh.
Well, the invincibility frames for dodging had failed.
This was because the boss had activated a continuous AOE attack.
How on earth was he supposed to deal with this?
Before the boss even finished casting her ultimate move, his health bar was already near empty.
A desperate Lu Xun could only keep chugging health potions, rushing to the mall to exchange for more whenever he ran out, just to barely hang on.
He couldn't even interrupt her ultimate because she was currently suspended in the air about three or four stories high, completely out of his reach.
Finally, after Lu Xun had consumed nearly a hundred Basic Health Potions as if they were free, Gexi finished her incantation.
Sacred wings unfurled from her back, and her grey hair turned golden, making her look like a deity descending from the heavens.
Even more terrifying was her aura; normally, such overwhelming pressure would instantly paralyze a low-level mage.
However, because the God's Perception equipped on Grinya was active, she remained immune to any mental influence from others.
Gexi's eyes were ethereal and hollow, surrounded by swirling arcs of crimson-gold electricity.
It was hard to imagine a diviner using such a combat-heavy style of magic; she didn't look like a mage at all, but rather a warrior.
Gexi looked down at Grinya from above.
She didn't show any disdain, contempt, or enjoyment; there was only the resolve of facing a powerful enemy worthy of her full strength.
Against this opponent, she was willing to use everything she had!
She finally raised her hand, taking a deep breath as the character for 'Saint' written in Ancient Europa script erupted from her palm.
It formed a massive and majestic magic circle in the air.
Then, an extreme, pure pillar of golden light suddenly descended from the array like a divine judgment.
Even before it landed, the nearby walls began to melt from the sheer heat.
"Now's my chance! Dodge!" Lu Xun's eyes lit up.
He had waited so long for the boss to finally unleash her ultimate!
It was time to see his invincible dodge in action!
As the pillar of light swept toward her, Grinya performed a precise dodge, successfully negating the first wave of damage.
But then Lu Xun realized a very serious problem.
The coverage area of this pillar of light was incredibly wide; even after the dodge animation ended, he was still within the attack range.
Furthermore, the pillar of light was a continuous damage effect.
The vision of Lu Xun and Grinya was gradually consumed by that endless light and heat.
'I swear, I'll never try to fight over-leveled enemies again...'
Grinya, who was still holding onto a final sliver of hope for survival, suddenly heard the evil god's confession.
"..."
Are you serious? You're an evil god! If you give up like this, what am I supposed to do!
I'm the one losing my life here!
She watched in horror as her vision turned pure white, followed by an extreme heat so intense she could feel her skin melting.
Unlike the times she was used as a vessel, she actually experienced pain this time.
It felt like she was really going to die.
In the moment before her health bar was completely emptied, her final thought was a simple one.
Her life had been truly miserable.
Just before her consciousness faded, she thought she heard the evil god screaming on the other side.
How strange. Do gods scream just like humans?
...
The alleyway was melted away, the ground nearly turned to liquid, and high-temperature steam boiled continuously, extending all the way to the other side of the road.
Pedestrians on the street stood dazed, looking up blankly at the angel-like Gexi.
Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Gexi realized she was now exposed to the public; she froze for a moment, then pursed her lips in annoyance.
She had been too impulsive; she shouldn't have used the True Life-Devouring Flame inside the city.
If she had harmed ordinary people, her sin would have been great.
However, she knit her brows, glancing once more at the road that had been melted into a near-liquid state; there was no trace of anything left.
She bit her lip, saying with some frustration, "How did that miss her? That person really is terrifyingly strong!"
But now was not the time to linger on that ghost.
With such a huge commotion, the Sin Hunting Bureau would definitely send people to arrest her.
Even though she was powerful, there were masters within the Sin Hunting Bureau; she couldn't afford to be careless.
Therefore, she had to evacuate quickly before they arrived.
Of course, before that, she couldn't let the clues about the cult slip away.
She descended to the ground, slung the unconscious man over her shoulder, and vanished into the deeper alleys.
...
Her head felt... dizzy.
Grinya rubbed her head.
Two seconds later, she suddenly realized something and her body jolted.
"I'm not dead?"
She looked at her hands, speaking in a daze, before shouting with immense joy.
"I'm not dead! This is great, I'm not dead! I'm really not dead!"
She jumped up and down in excitement, feeling as if she were flying.
But slowly, she began to notice something was wrong.
The thing beside her was cold and hard, like a large stone, but it felt surprisingly smooth.
She turned her head and was nearly scared to death by the statue in front of her.
Is this... an Original God statue?
Her heart clenched instantly.
In other words, this was a church?
She spun around 180 degrees and found Priest Luen standing right in front of her.
It seemed Priest Luen had originally been facing away from her, but perhaps because she had been a bit noisy just now, he was currently twisting his head nearly 90 degrees.
He was staring at Grinya with an extremely exaggerated expression.
Priest Luen was holding a prayer script; it looked like he had been in the middle of a prayer.
Grinya stiffly shifted her gaze and, as expected, found the pews filled with rows of believers.
They were all staring at her with the same look of disbelief.
"Uh... well, Happy New Year?"
Extremely embarrassed, Grinya didn't know what to say, so she let out a couple of awkward laughs.
...
Lu Xun had one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.
The good news was that based on his practical test, this game did indeed have a revival mechanic.
The bad news was that at the exact moment he clicked revive, the water cup on his desk mysteriously tipped over.
He hurriedly stood up to catch the cup, but his foot slipped, and his ankle twisted at a sharp angle.
He let out a scream and collapsed onto the floor.
Rate on N.U.
