With a starting talent that's practically top-tier, even an old man can go against the heavens!

"Thunder and lightning!"

Boom boom boom!

A terrifying bolt of lightning struck, illuminating Lydia's bewildered face!

Then... it was submerged!

Powerful true damage -323136, -323136, -64627, ...

Ruined -400000!

Lucky Combo +10!

True damage -64627, -64627, -64627, ...

My luck exploded! I triggered the highest combo!

The thunder rumbled incessantly, and the damage poured down!

After calculating the damage reduction, a total of 304 million points of damage were dealt!

Lydia's health bar dropped drastically in an instant!

Clearly, she doesn't have the high damage reduction skills of the Demon King, so she can only tough it out.

Martin's invincibility status next to him had just disappeared.

Before he could even recover from the shock of cursing the Pope, he was instantly killed!

A chain reaction has been triggered!

Another lightning bolt struck Lydia on the head!

It took away 145 million of its health, leaving it with less than 50 health, putting it in a precarious situation!

But then, a golden holy light suddenly fell on Lydia.

"Forbidden - Great Healing Technique!"

Swish!

+1000000!

Health instantly rebounded to around 150 million, followed by more continuous healing effects appearing.

+200000, +200000, ...

Lydia was furious!

As the supreme and noble Pope, she never expected to be insulted!

They even dared to lay a hand on her!

Even the king would have to show her respect and treat her as an honored guest!

Now he's been chopped up by an old man?

What a shame!

Filled with rage, she could no longer maintain her composure and revealed her true nature, cursing.

"You old bastard, I'll send you to heaven... huh??"

She had only said half of her harsh words.

I looked up, and he was gone!

Besides the two charred corpses inside the house, there was no sign of the old man!

at this time.

She suddenly felt the building beneath her feet shake violently, but then the shaking quickly disappeared.

Sensing something was wrong, she kicked the floorboards open and jumped down!

Below is the prayer hall where the assembly was held!

At this moment, all the church members lay sprawled on the ground, their bodies charred and smoldering...

He was clearly dead beyond dead...

There was no sign of the old man here either.

Seeing this, Lydia's face turned ashen.

In a fit of rage, he raised his hand and smashed the top of the tower with a single punch, sending holy light soaring into the sky!

Suddenly, wings sprouted from her back, and she soared into the sky!

A pair of bright blue eyes became bloodshot as she quickly searched for the old man's figure.

The sudden explosion at the church tower threw nearby pedestrians and residents into chaos.

A large number of guards are on their way from a distance.

Lydia looked for a long time but couldn't find the old man, which made her even more frustrated.

Although she could unleash a wide-range, indiscriminate attack, reason told her she couldn't.

She clenched her fist, revealing clearly defined muscles on her fair forearms, and gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"You old bastard, if I ever find you, I'll tear you apart!"

At this time.

A streak of gray light flew out from the city lord's mansion and quickly approached!

He paused, and it was none other than the city lord, Raki!

Amazingly, he can take to the air without wings or a flying mount.

Seeing Lydia with her three thousand golden hairs standing on end and her image completely ruined, Raki almost couldn't keep his composure.

His lips twitched subtly twice, and he sighed.

"Lydia, everyone below is watching, um... please mind your image."

"You piece of trash, what's it to you? Are you asking for trouble?"

Lydia glared at him angrily, giving him a cold look.

Upon hearing this, Raki sighed helplessly, channeled his magic, and uttered a single word.

"fog!"

call!

As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of mist gathered from all directions.

In just a few breaths, it enveloped the entire city of Radiance, reducing visibility to extremely low levels.

Upon seeing this, Lydia instantly flew into a rage!

Oh no, I mean, it's that it got angry again!

With a flap of her wings, she grabbed Laki's collar and raised her fist to question him.

"Didn't you see I was looking for the murderer?! What's the point of all this fog?!"

Raki, his salty eyes defiantly dodging the spittle flying at him, said dejectedly.

"Please calm down. You are the Pope. If you are recognized by the people below, it may lead to a decline in faith, a collapse of beliefs, and ultimately, the death of the Pope and the destruction of the Church. You don't want that, do you?"

Hearing his words, Lydia regained some of her composure.

After staring at him for a while, she let out a soft hum and released her grip.

"Thank you for helping me find the murderer. That's all, I'm leaving now!"

After saying that, she vanished into thin air with a bang, turning into golden light...

"Hey! You..."

Raki looked dejected, hesitated to speak, and finally lowered his hand.

"Sigh...don't blame me..."

"...I'll definitely apologize to you the day I die..."

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[Ding! You have defeated the Gold-level BOSS [Archbishop Martin lv60], gaining 30500 experience points!]

[Ding! Divine Thief triggered! Gained the BOSS feat [Blessing of Light]!]

[Ding! The quest "Cleanse the Church" has been completed, and the reward has been issued!]

[Ding! Your level has increased to 48, and you have gained 3 free attribute points!]

[Ding! [Affix Assignment] activated, obtaining the gold affix [Ballistic Split]!]

In a secluded corner, Chen Beixuan smugly inspected his spoils.

"No rewards, no first kills, who's going to play with you..."

He clicked on the BOSS specialization and the Crusader Honor Hero title to check.

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[Blessing of Light]: When you are near death, the Holy Light will protect you and grant you invincibility for 5 seconds. This effect can only be triggered once per battle.

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【Honorary Hero - Old Man Chen】: Exclusive title for Crusader Honorary Heroes

Effect 1: All attributes +100 points.

Effect 2: The reputation of the Crusader faction in the Kingdom of Lochshi automatically rises to Revered.

Description: A testament to sacrifices made for the kingdom; with it, one will be respected in any human city.

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"Wow, these are all good stuff..."

"This BOSS's special ability, combined with the near-death invincibility modifier, grants invincibility with two consecutive invincibility ...."

"100 points in all attributes, and the intelligence alone can increase magic attack by 600, not bad, not bad."

Chen Beixuan nodded in satisfaction.

The remaining entry is "Ballistic Split," which should normally be given to the Chaos Spear.

But then he suddenly wanted to conduct an experiment!

He opened the skill bar and clicked on the skill descriptions to view them.

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[Chaos Messenger]: Class-Exclusive Skill ★★★★

Description: Fires 4 beams of chaotic energy, which summon 4 Chaos Messengers upon landing. Each messenger inherits 400% of the character's attributes and possesses unique skills. They survive for 4 hours, have a 6-minute cooldown, and consume 400 mana.

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"The skill description says it fires four energy beams, but I wonder if the projectile splitting effect is useful..."

"Grant it to the messenger of chaos!"

After the empowerment was completed, Chen Beixuan immediately chose to summon and test the results.

"The Chaos Messenger!"

Swish!

Nine streams of chaotic energy shot out, rapidly expanding upon landing!

In the blink of an eye, they transformed into nine imposing, cold, and menacing Chaos Messengers!

The surrounding civilians and guards were startled by the sudden appearance of the messenger and quickly made way for him!

The main problem is that this thing looks a bit scary.

It was like a glowing, faceless man wearing a black flame hood and cloak, holding a strange black and white flame longsword.

Chen Beixuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he grinned.

Seeing that it was effective, he dispelled the Chaos Messenger with a thought.

He was just about to reinforce it with a casting stone when Pedro rushed over, looking excited.

"Master Chen, we've got some good stuff!"

......