Four Split Personalities

From the severity of this guy’s injuries, he should have died long ago...

To be still swinging a knife at the forefront just a second before Xia Lian returned is something incomprehensible.

Perhaps even the most skilled clergy and pharmacists couldn’t explain why a common mercenary, who had just reached the threshold of middle rank, could continue to fight intensely for nearly three minutes after losing a third of his heart...

Xia Lian looked at the fallen orc mercenary, as well as the remains of many more who had sacrificed themselves at this bridgehead before him, murmured something softly, then turned around to face those mutants who had finally disintegrated the Dawn Cross. She cracked her slender, pale knuckles with a snap and whispered, "May the goddess bless you too."

She leapt up lightly, with a pair of barely visible wings of light that seemed to appear behind her, steadily supporting her in midair. Her long, golden hair that reached her ankles swayed gently. Although she didn’t possess the dazzling beauty of Ji Xiaoge, she exuded a divine and detached aura, as if a deity had descended...

It was a divine temperament so sacred that even without the Holy Light under her long skirt, others dared not lift their heads to peek.

Even with just a bit of her strength restored, Xia Lian was enough to silence the myriad fearless mutants below her, a shiver from the soul that even overwhelmed the remaining desires and instincts of these monsters.

With several centuries of work experience, Xia Lian, even among the God’s Chosen in the City of Light, ranked in the top three in terms of strength. That was also why the Holy Land never considered sending support troops initially, and even more so, did not dare to send anyone after hearing that Xia Lian had been "severely injured."

It’s as if while you were playing on your computer at home, you suddenly received a call saying one of your Gundams had been severely damaged at a certain location by unknown enemy forces, and they hoped you would rush over with a kitchen knife to provide support and investigate the situation. Would you go?

Forget about leaders or adults, even if this message came from your own father, you would think twice...

Although most people in the joint forces took it for granted that Her Highness Xia Lian was incredibly strong and powerful enough to knock down someone as intimidating as Cordova, this understanding was obviously somewhat mistaken.

You see, although Xia Lian did have considerable strength, her path was not that of a Holy Knight, but rather she specialized in casting Divine Arts. That is to say, the strength Xia Lian used to knock down Cordova was a magic-type professional’s strength (literally speaking); so then, how powerful would the spells... or rather, the Divine Arts of such a mage be?

"Although it’s only about thirty percent of my strength at my peak..."

Xia Lian sighed, casually throwing her heavy cross, which she smashed directly into the midst of many mutants. In midair, she slowly spread her arms: "Still, I can do some things."

The next second, centered on that Star Gold Cross, an invisible ripple spread slowly but firmly, like a breeze caressing the bodies of hundreds of mutants surrounding it. Although it caused no damage, it left a small mark on the desecrated lives.

Then...

"God said, ’The living shall move forward, the departed shall rest.’

A dense rain of golden thunder crashed down around Xia Lian’s cross, instantly turning those previously marked mutants into ash,

[Holy Word of God’s Chosen • Acting as God’s Punishment]

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Hodir Mountain Path, Command Tent

"Cordova and Xia Lian have returned to Long Bridge. Apart from over four hundred mutants left in sectors Z5 and Z11, all other targets have been concentrated on the north bank of the Jin Hui River tributary, assaulting Long Bridge!"

Feather Song immediately received the report from Twin Cities and said solemnly behind Motan, "The first phase of Soul Requiem is complete, oversights are within a controllable range."

Motan casually picked up two black pieces resembling Go stones and placed them on the areas Z5 and Z11 on the map, took a deep breath, and sat back down at the long table with a bitter expression, "That was too thrilling..."

"Thrilling?"

Feather Song raised an eyebrow, blinked, and said, "I thought everything was going according to your plan."

The temporary processor girl finally took a breath as the plan up to the first phase came to a close. Although it was just ordinary information transmission, having to pass through dozens of different pieces of information from various types and sorting them out in the process before verbalizing them, plus giving feedback for Motan, certainly tested Feather Song more than she had ever been.

Gold Coins, bonuses, and conscience above, she had managed to persevere.

"Send a message to Cordova, and also have the observers in Ebb City tell Xia Lian that from now on, they must hold out on Long Bridge for at least three to four hours,"

Motan leaned back in his chair with closed eyes, rubbing his forehead and said faintly, "Until the third phase of Soul Requiem is over, they absolutely cannot fall, nor retreat."

"Got it~"

Feather Song stretched lazily and, after a couple of seconds, suddenly spread her hands and said, "Mr. Cordova replied, ’Three to four hours? You might as well ask me to die!’"

"Die?"

Motan grimaced and shook his head. "Dream on, right now he can’t even afford to die."

Then Feather Song relayed the message as it was, and afterwards, there was no further sign from Cordova.

Motan closed his eyes to rest and meditate for about half a minute and then opened them again to look back at the Southern Region Map on the table, which by this point was almost entirely covered in incomprehensible symbols. Most of its areas were just empty footnotes. Only two black skulls representing the Mutants were tightly clinging to the part labeled ’Twin Bridge’ on the north side of a tributary. Opposite them were two knightly white pieces emitting a dense red glow.

The first phase of the Requiem, involving the most mobile and powerful Rune Creations and Her Highness the Saintess joining forces to strike. They aimed to gather most of the Mutants nestled around Fair City to the flow of Jin Hui River together. They planned to drive them to the life-filled bridge backed by Shawa and Abei City, using strong individual combat capabilities and the terrain to block those Monster tightly. They organized these half-Undead Creatures that subconsciously moved together and couldn’t resist the temptation of the Living.

This was indeed a solo show by Xia Lian and Cordova.

The second phase of the Requiem plan that was about to start was a solo show by Motan and Yu Chen.

The core of it was actually not much different from the first phase; it still involved luring the creatures!

They only changed the bait.

"When did she leave?"

Motan propped his cheeks with his hands, leaning on the armrest with no image in mind, seizing these precious few minutes to rest. Trying to empty his mind to prepare for the following actions while regaining as much Physical Strength Value as possible. Even his tone was somewhat loose while speaking to Feather Song, "I didn’t even notice..."

Feather Song blinked: "Eh? Oh, ah... Wang Yu, right. She just left a little while ago. You were too focused just now to notice. Why, is there something else you needed to tell her?"

"I’ve advised her so many times already."

Motan shrugged his shoulders, shifting to a more comfortable position, and casually took out a bottle of... cough, a potion that restored Physical Strength Value and took a couple of gulps. He shook his head, "I just think she didn’t need to go over there so early. They still need to stabilize the aggro there for a while."

Feather Song whistled sharply, grinning mischievously. "Basically, it’s just that you can’t bear to let her go, right? Or is it because she’s about to go on an adventure and you’re worried sick, feeling uneasy the moment you can’t see her?"

"The way you put it..."

Motan chuckled dryly, pointing to his nose and asked, "Do I look like that kind of vulgar man to you?"

Feather Song without hesitation: "Yes, you’re just an ordinary member of the public."

"Alright, alright, if you say so. I am worried, I can’t bear it, I am feeling uneasy, what about it?"

"Oh, nothing much, but I just want to remind you a bit... emmmm~"

"emmmm?"

"Wang Yu actually hasn’t left yet. She’s been standing right behind you~"

"What?!"

Motan was shocked, quickly turning around, but he didn’t find anyone there.

"Just kidding."

"Phew, don’t play like that in the future, it’s bad for the heart..."

Chapter 420: The End