The Black Dream Key stood frozen in place, her breath suddenly ceased as she stared at the hero, who stood rigidly upright.

Around them, not a soul was to be found. The forest, far from the main road, was rarely visited by humans and seldom plagued by Magic Creatures; even the common birds had been scared away by the earlier commotion.

Yet the hero, who should have been trapped by the Black Wall and at her mercy, calmly stood her ground. The fallen leaves at her feet were stirred by a gentle breeze, and the forest of Linxia was devoid of even the slightest chirp, as tranquil as her gaze.

In her eyes, not only was there the original pure blue, the irises were tinged with a pale gold, and the very center of the pupils transformed into a mirror-like pure gray, reflecting the half-smiling, half-crying expression under the veil of the Black Dream Key.

The Black Dream Key recognized this gaze.

It had appeared countless times in nightmares, disrupting the one place she could find solace, startling her awake time and again, leaving her moaning in distress and fear...

It seemed to see through her completely and, based on that understanding, judged her to be not worth a fleeting glance. With just a single sentence, it would plunge her into despair, such indifference—

"Divine Knowledge, Saintess!!!"

Before the woman's tearing scream could fully emerge, the hero had already stepped forward.

Her slender figure vanished in an instant, a gale lifting a torrent of leaves, leaving trails of gold and blue brilliance in the pupils of the Black Dream Key as they swiftly constricted.

The girl, flashing in front of her, unleashed an iron fist unrelentingly toward her opponent's face, the gust from its force lifting the veil.

The next moment, golden flames surged like a tidal wave, fervently incinerating everything around—

[Hero activates skill: Sacrifice (Critical Success 0.5, Dawn Break +161, Armor Break +73, Fiery Fire D20 + 20)]

3d62+183+3d114+339+161+73+d20+20=(22)+(7)+(53)+(28)+(58)+(65)+d20(20)+776=1029

[Black Dream Key activates skill: Black Wall Nightfall, Heart Shattering Dreams, Eternal Falling Darkness]

D276+d407=d276(156)+d407(171)=327

[Due to the effect of Holy Word Puppet Rhyme, the hero is immune to the sleep judgment of Black Wall Nightfall, immune to the sleep judgment of Heart Shattering Dreams, and immune to the damage judgment of Eternal Falling Darkness]

[Chanting of Black Dream Key (subject to damage deduction)]

D276+145=d276(8)+145=153

Amid the woman's scream, the black wall that had easily toppled the hero's consciousness earlier rose once again.

But the shadow that could once instantly drag a person into a dreamless sleep failed to cause the slightest pause in the girl's actions, as though it was merely an ordinary shade.

Clenching the finger claw, the iron fist wreathed in Holy Flame pierced through the nightfall, rapidly enlarging in the eyes of the Black Dream Key,

Facing this familiar scene, the Key of the Door, capable of enveloping the entire Holy City in fear, found her pupils dilating, her mind going completely blank for a split second.

[Black Dream Key's chanting resulted in Great Failure, Black Dream Key activates skill: Night Wanderer's Dream]

1~3: Escape

4~6: Magic Turbulence

7~9: Begging ♥

10: Great Success/Great Failure

D10=d10(7)=7

"No, don't—"

The Black Dream Key opened her mouth in terror, but before she could finish speaking, the dark veil was burned away completely by the flames.

In the next instant, the hero's fist shattered the obsidian wall, the blazing light of Dawn Break sweeping away the deep night, and the surging flames turned the entire sky into a golden-red hue.

Deafening roars echoed in all directions, trees toppled, rock layers shattered, and the earth trembled under that single blow.

[Hero dealt (1029+50)*1.1=1187 damage to Black Dream Key]

[Black Dream Key took (1187-327)/2-136=294 damage, Agility -266=10, Constitution -28, HP 133/161]

As the fiery storm settled slightly, the once lush forest had been leveled, the ground cracked and magma flowing.

The girl, clad in the leather armor of the Judgement, advanced on the charred earth, leaving behind footprints that scattered sparks.

After walking several dozen steps, she stopped, her gold and blue mirror pupils looking down indifferently at the trembling black figure on the ground—

It wasn't scorched black by the flames; the nightfall of the Black Wall clung tightly to her like a bodysuit, a thin layer of shadow with defense surpassing city walls, which withstood the world-ending blast.

[Black Dream Key activates skill: Dark Moment Black Wall +224]

But wrapped in such formidable protection, the woman, like a child scared of monsters and cloaked under a blanket, trembled in sheer terror, with no intention of resisting.

"Spare me, spare me..."

She pleaded in a low voice, her tone trembling as if a slight mishap would reduce her to tears.

Seeing this scene, the hero's expression remained unchanged as she drew the broken sword from her back with one hand.

"No, don't!"

The sound of the broken sword being drawn was like a heavy hammer falling, and the Black Dream Key collapsed to the ground in panic, retreating on all fours.

But after retreating two steps, she stopped again, seemingly wanting to get up and flee, yet fearing that acting rashly would provoke her opponent.

Seeing this humble and fearful posture, no one would believe she was a Pantheon-level criminal.

Watching the hero's indifferent gaze slowly approach, under the scrutiny of those mirror pupils, she cried out hoarsely:

1~5: I have information useful to you!

6: The Deep Sea has nothing to do with me!

7: You can't kill me, I can awaken them.

8: Just begging

9: I can purify the relic of the Liberation Saintess!

10: Great Success/Great Failure

D10=d10(9)=9

♥: I can purify the relic of the Liberation Saintess!

[Black Dream Key's plea (Charm D2)]

2d207=d207(3)+d207(37)=40

"I know, I know what you care about! Listen to me!

"The relic of the Liberation Saintess, the Curse left by your mentor... I can purify it!

"I can completely remove that thing! You know I can— you can't kill me!"

Her gaze flitted fearfully over the girl, trying to find any trace of hesitation or wavering on her face.

In front of the Divine Knowledge Saintess, all her abilities were useless; in that woman's eyes, she was no different from a mortal...

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