Seer: I, Miris, have no obstacles in my evolution

"Haha, what an interesting fellow!"

After the lie was exposed, Twilight String showed no sign of obstruction on her face, but instead revealed an expression of admiration for her prey.

"You should feel honored, because I have taken a liking to you."

"what?"

Zhen Shi Gertrude: Am I being confessed to by a young man?

"My ability is to manipulate the mental power of living beings. Once someone falls for my move, their mental power will be extracted and injected into my strings."

"Afterwards, they will only be empty shells, and their will, having nowhere to rest, will slowly disappear over time. I can summon and use this power at any time, unless it is completely defeated."

Gertrude: Oh, I see. Girl, do you always have to only say half of what you mean?

"Your attack just now certainly impressed me... but your life is over now that you've met me. The only way you can save your dragon companions is to defeat me!"

As Twilight String finished speaking, she rapidly plucked the strings of her zither, and purple spirits of various shapes and sizes appeared around her.

Zhen Shi Gertrude looked around nervously, lost in thought.

Judging from her expression, she didn't seem to be lying. It seemed she had plenty of confidence to tell me about her abilities.

We need to find a way to bypass the interference of those spirits and directly harm her.

"I know what you're thinking. If you can get inside me, then try it and pluck out all the sorrowful strings!"

As Twilight String finished speaking, the purple spirits surrounding him danced to the melodious music, like a mighty army charging towards Zhen Shi Gertrude.

After this strike, the disparity in strength and condition between the two sides will reach its peak.

Firstly, another effect of the exclusive trait "String" is: if you act first in the current round, there is a 100% chance that the opponent will randomly enter one of the following abnormal statuses after the attack hits: burn, frostbite, poison, paralysis, fear, or sleep. If the status is not triggered, all of your attributes will increase by 1.

Since Zhen Shi Gertrude does not have any immunity to abnormal statuses, she will inevitably trigger an abnormal status.

Secondly, there's the skill effect of "Plucking the Four Strings in Sorrow":

It reduces the opponent's Attack, Special Attack, Speed, and Accuracy by 1. The weakening effect is doubled when the opponent is under a status ailment.

The two effects are linked together. Next, Zhen Shi Gertrude will face a situation where her attack special attack, speed, and accuracy are each reduced by two levels and she will be inflicted with a status ailment. Furthermore, her attacks will only have a 1/4 chance of hitting the enemy.

It's practically overflowing with all sorts of negative buffs.

These effects may seem abstract, but in the real world, it means that each of Gertrude's attacks is partially absorbed by the surrounding purple spirits.

The purple spirit blocking your way makes it harder to hit, and it also slows you down.

"Go forth, my servants!"

"Such speed! A dragon reborn!"

With a roar, Zhen Shi Gertrude unleashed a torrent of dragon power, transforming the black and white dragons into colossal creatures that, like primordial beasts, blocked the attacks of the various spirits.

Every strike of the black and white dragons' wings, every sweep of their tails, and every swing of their claws precisely took away a spirit.

Since the hit rate has been reduced to the minimum, let's just use a guaranteed hit skill.

At the same time, the "Dragon Reborn" skill effect is activated: reverses the state of the user's weakened abilities.

In an instant, the situation took a dramatic turn, and Zhen Shi Gertrude gained a +2 to all attributes except for stamina and defense.

The +2 to level is enough to offset the 1/4 chance of skill failure. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhen Shi Gertrude directly activates his fifth skill.

"The King's noble spirit governs the world!"

With a loud shout, Zhen Shi Gertrude's flamboyant green ribbons moved without wind, and black and white dragons immediately began to circle around him, drawing upon the green dragon energy that permeated his body.

The next moment, a dragon's roar was heard, and the sweeping green dragon energy transformed into a giant green dragon that enveloped Zhen Shi Gertrude.

[Such powerful spiritual strength! If this continues... the ancient dragon will be rescued... the mission will fail... I absolutely cannot betray Lord Moon Crown's trust.]

Feeling immense pressure, but knowing she couldn't afford to fail, her gaze suddenly hardened, and she unleashed her fifth skill as well.

"Moonlight: A Dream Interrupted Song!"

As a fierce and terrifying melody ended, the surrounding purple spirits were summoned and converged, transforming into a ferocious purple behemoth that clashed with the green dragon.

In an instant, the purple behemoth and the green dragon clashed, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, creating a beautiful symphony of sounds and dragon roars.

The energies of purple and green intertwine and converge into a surging vortex. At first, the two colors are evenly matched in the vortex, but gradually, the purple dissolves and is eventually covered by pure green.

With a deafening roar, the vortex suddenly exploded, and the Twilight String collapsed once again. Any weakening effect was futile in the face of absolute overwhelming power.

"Since you are unwilling to hand over the ancient dragon, then I will kill you and retrieve it myself."

The previously peaceful demeanor of Zhen Shi Gertrude was replaced by a ferocious expression, with emerald dragon claws covering her hands as she reached for the neck of Mu Yue Zhi Xian.

Despite her desperate struggles, the heavily injured Moon String was unable to break free.

There's no other way; let's use the frost power of the ancient dragon Hilked!

The purple-gold long-stringed zither played on its own, and as a few notes fell, a huge figure suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

"Something seems to be approaching?"

Zhen Shi Gertrude sensed something, but the figure was too fast. He only had time to see a dark shadow before his body was heavily knocked away.

Two thick, blood-red tentacles suddenly rose from the ground, forcefully slamming the airborne Zhen Shi Gertrude into the earth.

Immediately afterwards, a massive ice crystal pillar rose from the ground, instantly sealing Zhen Shi Gertrude within it.

With the strength of the second-tier king Zhen Shi Gertrude, the mere frost power of Hilked could not freeze him for long, but it would still take several minutes for him to break free.

In just a few minutes, Twilight Strings got what it wanted from Town of the World Gertrude and left.

"Your power belongs to me."

With a bright smile, Twilight Strings danced once more, and a mysterious force suddenly acted upon Zhen Shi Gertrude, gradually draining his spiritual power.

After giving himself enough time to escape, Twilight String stopped his vampire-like behavior, summoned the Frost Dragon Hilgood, and rode away on the wind.

Having had much of his spiritual energy drained, Zhen Shi Gertrude gradually fell asleep.

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