Chapter 255: Experience of Killing

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Unable to endure this kind of stimulation, Bai Yue Ling hurriedly changed the subject:

“Didn’t I only call the two of you here? Who’s that person in the yellow cloak over there?”

“Her name is Gentle Pluck.” Lie Lie introduced her openly. “Just like Silver Tooth, she’s one of my online friends too. For certain reasons, she’s been chased by the Blood Age all morning, so she’s also joined us to overthrow the Blood Age.”

“An online friend being hunted by the Blood Age?”

Bai Yue Ling thought for a moment and realized, isn’t this just “Jucheng” from the group chat?

Ying Ye crossed her arms under her chest, clearly annoyed. “Seems like she’s your little fan. She says she traveled all the way to the Royal Capital just to see you.”

“She forced her way along on her own. Can’t shake her off.”

“To see me?”

Bai Yue Ling stared at Gentle Pluck with suspicion, only to find that the gaze hidden beneath the cloak was burning with intensity. Her orange eyes seemed to blaze like fire, and even her heavy breathing was clearly audible.

“So… so amazing…” Gentle Pluck said breathlessly. “Why didn’t I ever think of this idea? As expected of the Priest Heroine, you’ve given me even more new material…”

Bai Yue Ling’s heart jolted. She thought, could she have seen through the disguise on my clothes?!

Also, that yellow cloak seems a bit familiar… have I seen her somewhere before?

Bai Yue Ling fell into deep thought, then suddenly sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

I remember now…

That person in Songyuan City who held a delicate camera and left behind the Priest Heroine Pink Book!

This Gentle Pluck is the very author who wrote that fanfiction about me!

While Bai Yue Ling was lost in thought, Gentle Pluck had already closed in, holding a delicate camera and breathing in short, rapid gasps. The camera had already gone off with several “click” sounds.

Seemingly asking politely, but while she spoke, Bai Yue Ling took a step back. “You already took the pictures, so why ask me?”

“Priest Heroine… huff, huff… may I… take a photo of you?”

“I have a few poses here that I’ll need your cooperation with.” Gentle Pluck said excitedly. “Could you raise both hands and make a V-sign with your fingers?”

Bai Yue Ling froze for a moment, then obediently raised her hands. “Like this?”

“Yes! Now look upward at the strands of hair on your forehead!”

“And then?”

“Then open your mouth, stick your tongue out, and hold still!”

Bai Yue Ling unconsciously followed along, and Gentle Pluck circled around her, pressing the shutter at lightning speed while muttering excitedly to herself, “Perfect, perfect… this is exactly what I wanted to see! I’ll add a little blush in post-processing, and it’ll be even more flawless!”

But Bai Yue Ling stood frozen for a few seconds before realizing what this pose meant. Flushed with shame and anger, she demanded, “Why would you be interested in this kind of photo?!”

She snatched Gentle Pluck’s camera in one motion and checked the album. To her surprise, it was full of candid shots of beautiful women on the streets, and the composition, lighting, and atmosphere were all remarkably well done.

“I’m an amateur photographer. My dream is to capture every beautiful moment in life.” Gentle Pluck suddenly turned serious. “I can guarantee that the photos I take will never be shared. They’ll only be sealed away in my palace of memories for my own enjoyment.”

“Then reminisce about that last moment in your palace of memories.”

Bai Yue Ling deleted her photo without hesitation.

“Wait, don’t! At least leave one behind…”

“No deal!”

Though Little White is so resistant right now, if I really wanted to, I could make her show that expression again at any time.

“So what did that expression mean just now?”

Ying Ye said flatly from the side, “Just a cheap expression.”

Listening to Gentle Pluck’s miserable wailing, Lie Lie tilted her head. “She’s that serious?”

After deleting all her photos, Bai Yue Ling finally returned the camera, not forgetting to taunt:

“Hehe~ What a worthless pervert. You think you can snap some dirty pics of me to use as leverage? Not a chance~!”

Gentle Pluck took the camera back and muttered, “That bratty little sister vibe is great too… mmm, good thing the recycle bin wasn’t emptied.”

Just then, a fierce engine roar gradually came from the distant sky.

Silver Tooth flew over and shouted down to them, “She’s coming!”

Bai Yue Ling immediately turned serious. “Prepare for battle!”

Lie Lie asked, “Blood Rain is Level 41 now. Do we really stand a chance?”

“Don’t worry.” Bai Yue Ling was brimming with confidence. “I have plenty of experience killing enemies above my level.”

As she spoke, a streak of crimson light shot forward, trailing a long tail of flame behind it, and landed on the hill like a meteor.

Blood Rain carried the Deep Red Armguard on her shoulder, her hair whipping wildly like a cape, radiating a ferocious aura that pressed down on everyone like the sky itself collapsing.

“You think luring me out of the Royal Capital is enough to defeat me? Even if I’m alone, five against one…”

Blood Rain began to chant, “Even alone, I can slaughter every last one of you!”

“Is that so?” Bai Yue Ling showed no fear and said seriously, “Blood Rain, I’m giving you one final chance. If you guarantee the Blood Age will stop bullying other players, I’ll pretend nothing happened today.”

“Oh?”

Blood Rain looked down at her with a contemptuous gaze and said coldly, “Isn’t it the way of the strong to humiliate the weak? Order maintained by force is the most stable order of all.”

She raised her armguard and sneered, “Not only will I not stop, I’ll drive you all out of the Royal Capital. None of you will ever set foot here again.”

“Then it seems I’ll have to teach you a proper lesson.”

Bai Yue Ling pulled out her divine staff and assumed a battle stance.

“Now that you’ve gained power, you’ve grown quite arrogant as well…”

Though she bragged about her rich experience in defeating higher-level enemies, she was actually still very nervous.

Recounting the enemies she had defeated above her level: Guodong was beaten using Dark Corruption during a fusion of clones, Wei Ji was defeated by countering her mental energy, and Gusi was taken down together with Wei Ji and Guodong… In other words, each victory had a slight element of trickery to it.

But Blood Rain gave her no room for tricks, and Bai Yue Ling had no powerful allies like Wei Ji… As for Guodong? After realizing this morning that she couldn’t continue being underwear, she had vanished to who knows where.

In short, this was a hard fight, and Bai Yue Ling couldn’t be certain whether these four Level 21 companions could withstand the fierce assault of a Level 41 Blood Rain.

“Go!”

Bai Yue Ling swung her divine staff, and a somewhat pitch-black Holy Ball slowly drifted toward Blood Rain.

“Hmph, another attack as slow as a snail. Don’t you have any new tricks?”

Blood Rain sneered and casually sidestepped. “At this point, you think an attack like this can still…”

Suddenly, the Holy Ball swelled dramatically in size, and its speed sharply increased, streaking past like a meteor right in front of Blood Rain—

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, the spot where Blood Rain stood was blasted into a large crater. Her body was covered in black scorch marks, and her thin shorts were slightly torn, revealing smooth, pale skin on her thighs.

“The Heavenly Will Holy Light Ball has been upgraded, you know.”

Bai Yue Ling swung her divine staff and mocked freely. “Scrub of Heavenly Will~”

“I don’t know what you’re so pleased about. My holy light… you’ve really angered me now.”

Blood Rain’s body trembled slightly. “Very well…”

She stamped her foot and instantly appeared midair. The rear end of her armguard erupted with sky-high flames as she aimed a punch at Bai Yue Ling’s crown—

With a deafening crack that shook the earth, smoke scattered in all directions. Under the shocked gazes of everyone, a massive fist imprint appeared on the ground, its area several times larger than Bai Yue Ling’s Holy Ball.

Staring at Bai Yue Ling, who had barely managed to dodge aside by flapping her wings, she grinned savagely. “You won’t be so lucky next time.”