A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1181 - Chapter 1181 Chapter 805 Electronic Elf

Chapter 1181: Chapter 805: Electronic Elf? Chapter 1181: Chapter 805: Electronic Elf? Looking at the ruins before her, D let out a sigh. To be honest, battling Lixiana proved to be a rather tricky encounter. Not only was her strength almost equal to D’s, but her attack methods were also extremely devious. Under normal circumstances, D would have run away if she couldn’t win the fight.

The only reason D did not flee was that she possessed a Trump Card Soul Card that was unreasonable enough to flip everything on its head.

[Sealed Seraph]

This card had a countdown of 1. When this card was destroyed or left the battlefield, it would gradually transform from [Sealed Seraph] to [Awakened Seraph], then to [Reviving Seraph], and finally awaken as [Blazing Angel Lebis].

And its effect was singular.

[Blazing Angel Lebis (Legendary)]

[Countdown: 1]

[Curtain Call: Secure victory in this battle]

Exactly, no need for offense or defense, no special abilities. As long as the [Sealed Seraph] awakened into the [Blazing Angel], victory in the battle was guaranteed. That was how simple it was. This was the most potent trump card Duanmu Huai had obtained in the game by relying on his high Charm.

However, unfortunately, this Soul Card wasn’t omnipotent.

Firstly, this thing was ineffective against True God-level enemies–the Blazing Angel was after all only a Divine Envoy, capable against Demigods but not against True Gods.

Secondly, this Soul Card required a [Countdown] or to be [Destroyed]. Meaning, once it was removed from the game, its effects were nullified.

That’s why in the game, players who battled against Duanmu Huai would always have a Magic Card on hand that caused the opponent’s Soul Card to “disappear” or be “exiled,” specifically to counter it. After all, it was too unreasonable–if you didn’t exile it immediately, you might as well wait for death. It would instantly kill you even at full health, just like a plot-fixed death, the kind that could infuriate you to death.

During D’s previous battle with Lixiana, she had taken the opportunity when Lixiana wasn’t paying attention to quietly summon the [Sealed Seraph]–since this Soul Card originally appeared only as a broken, battered statue, it generally went unnoticed amidst the ruins.

Then D summoned the Divine Deer and Karludon, using the special abilities of the two Soul Cards to speed up the awakening of the [Sealed Seraph]–finally, through Lixiana’s attacks, the [Reviving Seraph] was destroyed, triggering her Curtain Call, causing the [Reviving Seraph] to awaken as [Blazing Angel], thereby securing victory in this battle.

However, that being said…

“What exactly is that thing?”

Looking at the spot where Lixiana disappeared, D was completely perplexed. At first, D thought the girl might be a Cybernetic Madman, and then during their conversation, D felt she might be some kind of rogue AI merged with a human. But now… well, she wasn’t even human at all but seemed more like some electronic game character that had appeared in the real world.

“Lumiaire, what do you think?”

[Sorry, I have never encountered a being like this… Great Judge?]

“If I knew, would I still be asking you… Huh? Damn, don’t tell me this thing is an Elemental Spirit!”

As D spoke, she suddenly had a flash of insight, leaving her utterly dumbfounded.

[Elemental Spirits?]

“According to the Magic World, nearly every Boundary produces unique creatures due to its own traits, such as Water Sprites and Flame Sprites which are native Boundary creatures from the Elemental World–if the Old Net has truly formed a similar Boundary World, then the appearance of cybernetic sprites could also be…understandable?”

Although D said that, she was still very speechless. Theoretically, it could be possible, but she was unclear whether it was actually the case. After all, only a Mage specializing in Boundaries could explain it–she was just a hammer swinger; why would she care about these troubles?

Yet, setting aside the theoretical part and simply going by appearance, Lixiana indeed resembled the Great Elemental Elves D had encountered in the game world. They all possessed powerful abilities to manipulate a single element, and indeed, the strongest of these Elemental Spirits could rival Demigods.

For example, the most powerful Fire Elemental Elder could even conjure a fire tornado, while the Earth Elemental Elder could trigger an earthquake strong enough to collapse an entire village. Seen from this angle, Lixiana’s ability to effortlessly use sonic booms to destroy an entire amphitheater wasn’t so shocking after all.

“Hmm…indeed, it quite matches the characteristics of a sprite.”

After pondering for a moment, D nodded. The biggest reason D had initially failed against Lixiana was due to a misjudgment of her attributes. If D had known earlier that Lixiana was an Elemental Spirit, she wouldn’t have ended up in such a sorry state.

Hmm? Wait a second, if these creatures are cybernetic sprites, then…

Having this thought, D squinted her eyes and pondered.

“Lumiaire.”

[Yes, Great Judge, what are your orders?]

“I think I might have figured out a way to clean up these bastards.”

Destruction Day.

That was what the survivors of this world called that nightmarish day when the Black Wall, which guarded human civilization, collapsed instantly without warning. Countless malicious AIs flooded into the Human World’s network, almost destroying everything. Many people were killed in these AI attacks, turning into irrational Cybernetic Madmen. The whole world was nearly paralyzed, everything seeming to have been destroyed.