Super Righteous Player
Chapter 655 - 196: The White Ghost Xitan Pulan_1

Chapter 655: Chapter 196: The White Ghost Xitan Pulan_1

They watched in horror as the bloodied demon drove the axe blade into its own abdomen—the crimson curse runes spread rapidly and crawled out of the skin like living things.

They writhed and clawed about like insects brandishing tiny limbs.

The living curse runes bit viciously into the fractured steel blade of the axe and burrowed into it. The mix of blood-red and filthy black hues covered the axe blade like a fungal carpet, making the broken and damaged steel blade look particularly fierce and evil.

The curses stored within her body instantly activated.

Jiu’er was as if Curse Binding had been unleashed—dense and numerous runes spread from her abdomen across her whole body.

She raised the black-and-red battle axe, which was taller than herself, high above her head, and with a dazzling streak of light, she swung down fiercely behind her!

The original slender and narrow crack in the wall was instantly widened several times by Jiu’er’s powerful strike, creating a gap large enough for two people to walk through side by side.

Immediately after, a rich and tangy scent of blood burst forth from Jiu’er.

It was as if dozens of oranges had been peeled open in a confined room—the overflowing citrus scent even completely overwhelmed the smell of wood chips and dust when the wall was broken.

"It’s just like a demon..."

The genuine practitioners of the demonic arts within the room exclaimed in awe.

But they weren’t very nervous.

This was due to their confidence in their leader.

"Go upstairs to find the boss and the other executives."

A muscular man with crimson skin pulled a skinny, short little boy over to his side, patted his shoulder, and whispered, "Hurry up."

"Alright, sure."

The boy glanced at Jiu’er with some apprehension and then quickly ran back the way he came.

He dashed up the wooden stairs, making a thudding noise with each step.

But before he could find the others—after the boy turned up to the second floor and just turned left.

Two pale, translucent, slender arms suddenly reached out from the wall beside him.

The left hand silently covered his mouth, while the right hand gripped his neck. As both hands tightened, they dragged the boy against the wall.

The boy’s cheeks and neck instantly turned a shade of purplish-black.

A bone-chilling cold seeped through his skin into his body; death painted his pupils, making him appear zombie-like.

Yet he struggled violently—but unfortunately for him, his enemy wasn’t behind him, but the wall itself.

Xitan Pulan stretched her arms through the wall and grabbed him, pinning him against it.

The life force flowed continuously through the contact of their limbs into Xitan Pulan, and soon he passed out completely. His body, like a corpse frozen stiff, emitted a cold air.

"This should keep reinforcements from coming..."

Xitan Pulan withdrew her arms into the wall with a sly smile.

Behind her, three people had already collapsed.

—High-level spiritual body enemies with human-like wisdom and capable of using Divine Arts were not so easily defeated by these low-level lackeys without cursed artifacts.

Considering they might need their information later.

So Xitan Pulan didn’t kill them. She drained their life force and left them where they were, keeping them in an unconscious state.

After all, she was the only person in the squad whose attacks could easily spare lives—without exception.

Those killed by a Four Dark Deeds would hardly leave a body behind; Jiu’er’s attacks were even less likely to be merciful. Sister Stick’s attack power wasn’t high, but her ability to subdue others was also weak... To spare a life, one could only hope that a heavy blow to the head didn’t kill; or if the blow was too light, the victim might wake up and run away on their own.

Anyone who lost consciousness from Xitan Pulan’s attacks was as if their life force had been drained by a specter—leaving them with no significant external injuries, just some minor bruises, but their health had dropped to a mere 5%.

To awaken them, Xitan Pulan just needs to feed them a dose of her milk. However, if they were to wake up on their own, they would need to bask in the sun for some time to dispel the chill within their bodies. Afterwards, they would still need to stay warm for an entire day and have their health recover to over 20% before gradually coming to.

Although Xitan Pulan possesses formidable assassination abilities, her combat capability is still relatively weak.

——Strictly speaking, Xitan Pulan is still not a Transcendent.

Her level is only ten, which is the peak of what a mortal can achieve. She has yet to establish her Curse Binding or obtain her own vessel.

Her experience, however, has been steadily accumulating—and the acquisition of the Divine Marks of Light has been stable.

Xitan Pulan rarely challenges nightmare dungeons.

She normally explores the main map. After all, as a cleric, it’s not convenient for her to copy others’ homework, nor is it convenient for others to copy hers... and since she has temporarily reached the level cap, clearing dungeons would no longer yield level advancement, so she has little interest in doing so.

In fact, most of the Divine Marks of Light she has acquired came through the offerings of the Pale Princess.

The Pale Princess has been keeping an eye on her new adherent.

Occasionally, when Xitan Pulan is purifying nightmares, the Pale Princess would enter her nightmares to replace someone and have a chat with her. Upon departure, she drops a few Divine Marks of Light as a fee for the tea.

...As a result, Xitan Pulan has become the cleric with the most Divine Marks of Light among the players.

[ID: Xitan Pulan]

Half-Dead Girl, Female, Level 10

Health: 100%

Stats: Strength 5, Agility 5, Constitution -, Perception 16, Willpower 15

Employment Overview——

Specter (Ex): Pale Body Lv1

Cleric (Pale Princess, remaining marks 7): Wraith’s Touch, Ghostly March, Remote Sensing Jump, Silent Panic, Life’s Return

Aside from Pale Body and Wraith’s Touch, all are new Divine Arts she has acquired.

[Ghostly March: When you are in a "stroll" or slower moving state, you gain a 300% additional movement speed bonus and your "stealth" effect increases by an amount equivalent to half your Perception attribute’s level. This Divine Art can only be used in Specter form]

[Remote Sensing Jump: Enemies you have attacked or who have detected your presence will be tagged with a special curse mark lasting for a duration based on your "Willpower" attribute. You can sense the exact location of the target, and if the straight-line distance between you and the target is less than your "Perception" attribute, you can blink directly behind the target by passing through terrain. This Divine Art can only be used in Specter form and consumes a handful of white or gray powder.]

[Silent Panic: Physical Form: You can apply a special effect equivalent to the Soul Snatching School’s "Fear Spell" on a target with an immediate touch action; Specter Form: With a full casting action, you can apply a special effect equivalent to the Soul Snatching School’s "Fear Spell" on all living beings within a radius equivalent to half your "Perception" attribute. This Divine Art consumes a gray moth.]

[Life’s Return: When you receive healing from any attack with a "vampire" effect, you gain additional life value equivalent to 100% of your maximum health. When you are injured, damage is first deducted from this additional life value, and you can transfer any amount of additional life value to a target with 50% efficiency through an immediate touch action.]

These are the new Divine Arts that Xitan Pulan has obtained.

She has already acquired a significant level of combat capability—although it still focuses on support, assassination, and control.

But this kind of melee is not something she can get involved with...

After all, Xitan Pulan is still quite fragile.

She lacks the extra health increase from a Constitution attribute—which means her Spiritual Body, if hit even once by any attack with the capability to strike spirits, like a silver bullet, would be severely injured.

Even though friendly fire has been turned off, both the area control spells of the pole and Jiu’er’s knockbacks are effective control techniques against her...

Yes.

Xitan Pulan was hiding to the side, not to avoid the enemy’s attacks, but mainly to avoid attacks from her teammates.

"However, if the timing is right..."

Xitan Pulan murmured softly.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t suddenly jump in and take control in a single move—