"Let me take out the Slaanesh that can use mental attacks first," Ning Yu instructed Shen Yiyue.
In this situation, most of the other zombies relied on physical attacks, but the Slaanesh could launch mental assaults through their gaze, dragging people into illusions.
Although Ning Yu was immune to their mental attacks, Shen Yiyue was not, so eliminating them first was the best option.
However, these Slaanesh, enhanced by cybernetic modifications, had clearly fortified their weaknesses.
Ordinary Slaanesh, aside from their mental attacks, were not much different in physical strength from regular zombies.
But the cybernetically enhanced Slaanesh were clad in heavy steel armor, with only their eyes, adorned with pink hearts, exposed.
Shen Yiyue had already lowered her head, avoiding eye contact with the Slaanesh.
Neither side had yet to make a move, but the battle was on the verge of breaking out.
With a sharp, resonant cry from Blood Kite, controlled by Ning Yu, all the mutated zombies sprang into action, closing in on the two!
The Glutton leapt high into the air, The Greedy One swung their blade-like arms on the ground, and the Slaanesh at the back scanned the scene with their gaze.
In the middle, the Sloth extended their diligent hands, while the Wrath at the front served as the meat shield.
This was a full-fledged army of cybernetically enhanced mutated zombies!
Shen Yiyue fired a grappling hook upward; her primary combat style wasn’t close-quarters fighting.
Once in the air, she only needed to worry about The Glutton’s pounces and the attacks of the invisible hands at low altitudes. Until Ning Yu took out all the Slaanesh, she had to rely on her instincts to dodge.
But breaking through the encirclement didn’t seem easy. The moment Ning Yu charged into the horde, she was met with coordinated attacks.
The Sloth’s diligent hands wove a net-like formation, forcing Ning Yu to cut through them. If she were touched, her entire body would be paralyzed, costing her a life.
The Greedy One’s blades on the ground were ready to strike Ning Yu as she descended from the air.
If not for her ability to use Blood Kite to bounce mid-air, things would have gotten much more complicated.
The Wrath stretched out their arms, joining The Glutton in grabbing at Shen Yiyue, who dared not look around and could only dodge in desperation.
If this dragged on, the situation would only worsen.
At this thought, Ning Yu hesitated no longer and began calling out that name in her mind.
"Moon Princess!"
But this time, she didn’t enter that gray mist-filled space to receive blessings.
Instead, the vortex mark on her forehead glowed brightly, blowing her bangs upward as an invisible energy rippled around her, deflecting all incoming attacks.
From the slightly warm mark on her forehead, Ning Yu felt an endless surge of energy flooding her mind and body.
That feeling of instantly comprehending all truths of the world once again welled up in her heart.
‘To cross parallel lines means to connect with the origin.’
Ning Yu recalled the mysterious smile Moon Princess had when she said those words.
She hadn’t expected that after establishing this so-called connection, entering the [Mistless Moon] mode no longer required a specific grant of power.
[Notification: Host has entered Mistless Moon mode.]
[In this mode, the host will consume 70 points per second.]
[You have gained: Moon Princess’ Blessing * Tier II]
[Moon Princess’ Blessing * Tier II: +10 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +10 Charm]
The system’s voice echoed in her mind. While the abilities [Mist Walk] and [Lunar Moment] remained unchanged, other information had shifted.
The point consumption dropped from 100 points per second to 70, a 30% discount.
Moreover, [Moon Princess’ Blessing] had upgraded from Tier I to Tier II, with all +5 bonuses increased to +10.
Was this the power gained from forming a contract with Moon Princess and connecting to the origin?
Once Ning Yu regained her focus, her gaze locked onto the Slaanesh at the rear.
The Slaanesh, noticing Ning Yu daring to look directly at them, widened their eyes, attempting to drag her into an illusion.
But after just one second of eye contact, not only did they fail to create an illusion, but their own heads began to ache unbearably.
"Argh!!!"
The Slaanesh who had looked at Ning Yu all knelt to the ground, banging their heads in agony.
If not for their cybernetic armor protecting their heads, they might have bloodied themselves from the force.
Now, without the energy barrier from the [Mistless Moon] mode, various attacks closed in on Ning Yu.
But at the last moment, all their attacks missed, even striking their own allies in the confusion.
Ning Yu had already activated [Mist Walk], moving beside the Slaanesh.
Under the gaze of [High-Level Detection], the death lines around their exposed eyes shone with an eerie brilliance.
As she emerged from the mist, the blade of The Greedy One guarding the Slaanesh swung toward her.
This triggered [Lunar Moment], freezing all the zombies around her. Ning Yu drove Blood Kite into the Slaanesh’s exposed eye.
With plenty of time to spare, Ning Yu dashed toward another Slaanesh. By the time the zombies recovered from the time stop, the second Slaanesh had also fallen.
They were completely helpless against Ning Yu’s [Mist Walk]. Only a zombie like Leviathan, with near-human intelligence, might have been able to uncover the weakness of Ning Yu’s [Mist Walk].
"Moon Sister!"
After killing the last cybernetically armored Slaanesh, Ning Yu signaled to Shen Yiyue that it was safe.
Shen Yiyue, who had been dodging attacks in a panic, finally opened her eyes, activating her [Future Reading].
Now, the zombies’ attacks no longer troubled her. She moved through the air with her grappling hook, firing bullet after bullet from her sniper rifle.
Some were time-stop bullets, targeting the zombies around Ning Yu, preventing sneak attacks from behind while giving Ning Yu ample time to coordinate.
Others were aimed directly at the known weak points of the zombies, killing them instantly.
The tide of the battle turned immediately. Shen Yiyue provided aerial fire support and assistance, while Ning Yu cut through the horde of mutated zombies.
Although the cybernetic armor effectively concealed some of the zombies’ weaknesses, such as the thick plating covering the Wrath’s nape, it couldn’t withstand Ning Yu’s razor-sharp Blood Kite.
Shen Yiyue only needed to fire time-stop bullets at their exposed parts, and Ning Yu would follow up with precise strikes to their weak points, finishing them off.
Just as the battle reached its peak, all the mutated zombies suddenly convulsed as if malfunctioning.
One by one, they collapsed to the ground, motionless, as if someone had hit the off switch.
From the metal gate, a figure Ning Yu knew all too well emerged!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
