Chapter 1848 - 1082: Three Phases

"I didn’t expect that it would be solved this way, I must use it next time."

Luluwo exclaimed after witnessing a series of Gapar’s operations.

For now, Vihelle seems easier to fight than the priest. Vihelle is at least a normal humanoid enemy, while Father Airedel, tied to a chair, screams madly, crawls around, and splashes fire everywhere like a beast, which is always more dangerous than a human.

As it stands, if we initiate the nun’s Boss fight without opening the dungeon passage, we can exclude the priest’s annoying presence. It’s quite a bargain when you think about it.

However, this way, unforeseen changes may occur. Could this manipulation affect the rewards or alter the subsequent storyline?

She was curious.

"Senior, let’s go find that young lady, and we should also deal with the priest in the basement. I can provide the best route for you."

Luluwo seemed to transform into a dumpling.

"No rush, I need to—"

Gapar’s words abruptly cut off midway.

In Luluwo’s view, her livestream suddenly blurred, seemingly because Gapar, carrying the Image Stone device, suddenly turned quickly, causing the blurring.

The auto-focus feature of live stream devices wasn’t invented yet, so when the image blurred, it took a few seconds to become clear again.

However, just as the picture finally became clear again, the entire stream went black.

She lost the signal connection to the livestream equipment!

"Hey hey hey?"

Luluwo exclaimed aloud. What was going on?!

Just a moment before the black screen, she seemed to see something, though not clearly, but it looked like...

A black flame-formed Slashing?

She recalled that she had seen this Black Flame before.

"Could it be that Vihelle has a Second Stage!?"

Meanwhile, in the Painting World Aredel’s church.

"Oh, still unwilling to give up?"

Gapar held his Dual Swords crossed in front of him, as if he had just blocked a surprise attack, and he raised his head following his gaze, wearing a delighted smile.

"Boom boom boom—"

Black flames, with the texture of ink paintings, twisted into serpentine forms that ascended like fire snakes.

The wind whipping the flames rose fiercely, igniting sparks that fueled the corners of this church. Whether it was the ground, walls, or the ceiling, they were all engulfed in flames.

Burning with black flames.

This scene was far more dazzling than the priest carelessly slinging flames from his giant vat all around!

After all, many Boss Monsters in the Sain Dungeon use flames for grandiose scenes; seeing it often can numb you, but black flames certainly elevate the fashion value instantly.

"Over there."

Gapar looked up and saw the fire snake ascending to the top.

It’s Sister Friede, and she has revived once again!

In her hand appeared a smaller and shorter sickle, and while the larger sickle carried snow, the smaller sickle was entwined with Black Flame. She spun her body, creating the spectacle where flames soared!

Gapar could feel her power had grown stronger along with this resurrection.

In terms of stats, it already meets the level of a qualified DLC, appearing as a stat monster!

As for the mechanics...

Gapar suddenly realized that Father Airedel, who had been frantically banging on the door since the fight started, had been silent for a long time; he couldn’t sense any traces of him.

Dead?

"Swish!"

As this thought crossed his mind, Sister Friede spun mid-air and charged toward him, akin to a fire-encased meteor descending onto the earth.

While Gapar didn’t care for Vihelle’s Black Flame, the version Sister used now was a super-enhanced form that even he must dodge.

Exhibiting his unique battle skill, combining Hound Step with Sliding Step and other Step Battle Skills, he vanished instantly from his location.

As the fire snake hit the ground, flames coiled around Sister Friede exploded like a lotus, with most of the church affected.

This move was already impressive just in terms of visual effects, as for its power.

"It hurts."

Gapar’s lower leg was scorched by the flame; the burned area immediately turned black. Despite his resilient physique, he suffered such damage upon contact with the flames.

The injuries began to heal under the effect of the Demon Queen Soul from Izalith Witch; he now thanks his earlier decision to first obtain the Demon Queen Soul.

Not only because the Demon Queen Soul from Izalith Witch helps survival, also the Chaos Breeding Ground’s mechanism can effectively kill, making the conquest difficulty lower than other bosses.

However, now that Sister Friede is also wielding flames, his current Flame Enchantment seems to be weakening against this enemy.

The King’s Soul may have opened too soon.

"Who would have thought she could resurrect a third time."

Gapar shook his head helplessly, already at the point where he could describe her as "unreasonably not dying."

"Better test things out first."

Sister Friede initiated an icy spike attack that rolled in, and Gapar noticed that this move’s tracking and speed had greatly increased. Knowing he couldn’t simply dodge out of this situation, he slammed the Highmore Hammer into the ground before him.

Brute force extinguished the icy spikes before they could erupt.