...

In this way, Stella showed the knights around the magnificent church and took them to their residence.

According to the Grand Masters of the Knights Templar, the place where the Holy See entertains people is in no way inferior to the Imperial Palace.

That night, Lin Yinxi lay on the soft bed, thinking about the future all night long. When he finally sorted out his thoughts, he found that the morning sun had already risen without him noticing.

Actually, there was nothing to worry about, because from now on, what he was going to do had already been decided.

Defeating the final boss of the Awakening of Evil DLC is the absolute number one priority.

After all, if left unchecked, the Holy Kingdom would perish and the Empire would suffer huge losses. How could we just ignore it?

Since the plot is now completely twisted, there is no guarantee that the DLC plot will develop in the same way as in the game, but if left unchecked, the result will definitely be the end of the world, so you should prepare for the worst.

What is happening right now is the first plot event of the "Awakening of Evil" DLC.

"You want to spar with me?"

"Yes."

Engage in a simulated boss battle with Stella, the heretic inquisitor directly under the Sun Pope.

After staying up all night, Lin Yinxi started to move at dawn and headed to the place where the Inquisitors and Battle Sisters trained.

There's nothing to sleep on anyway.

At that time, Stella was practicing sparring with the battle nuns in the training grounds, but she stopped as soon as she saw him enter the training grounds.

"what is the reason?"

"Is there any necessary reason to spar?"

Lin Yinxi repeated to her exactly what the Inquisitor had said when he asked the player to practice sparring. Stella had an interesting look on her face when she heard this.

But her answer was far beyond Lin Yinxi's expectations.

"As you can see, my weapon is like this. I can't control it as precisely as I would a sword, and I can't show mercy. So I'm sorry, I don't want to take such a risk. After all, His Holiness once said that you are distinguished guests who deserve to be treated with great hospitality."

094. Conditions for defeat (more updates~)

Stella tapped the mace placed vertically on the ground lightly.

If it were in the game, she would probably rush over happily as soon as Lin Yinxi said that.

But after experiencing what happened before, her character seems to have become more cautious and she knows how to handle certain things carefully.

Although Lin Yinxi didn't want to spar with her, it was something he had to do because only by winning here could he unlock the next stage of the story mission.

"If the Pope's distinguished guest were to die in battle with me, the consequences would be disastrous, and I would have no choice but to die as an atonement. So, I'm sorry, but I refuse."

"......"

I didn't expect such an unexpected situation to happen. Hearing Stella's refusal, Lin Yinxi stood there helplessly.

What should I do now? The first step to saving the world has already failed... Is it really necessary to wait for the world to end?

Do I have to wait for Stella to actively apply for a fight?

"Then let me offer some assistance."

At that moment, the bright moon set, and someone's figure appeared before the two of them. Stella's expression suddenly twisted as she confirmed the person's identity.

"...Inquisitor! Why are you here?!"

Standing before everyone was Selene's silver-gray figure.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, our valued guest."

Selene bowed slightly to Lin Yinxi to express her respect.

Unlike when they first met, when she was wearing robes and hiding her true identity, she is now dressed as the true Inquisitor.

Her long silver-gray hair was tied into a high ponytail, swaying slightly behind her back, with a few fine bangs hanging down to her lips.

Her purple eyes, the same as those of the Moon Pope, looked at Lin Yinxi. Perhaps because of her eyes, she gave people a rather sharp impression overall.

Just like the combat nuns under her command, her entire body was wrapped in a translucent tights, showing Lin Yinxi her cheetah-like agile figure.

He wore silver-grey arm armor and shin guards below his elbows and knees, but other than that, the rest of his body was covered by a tight-fitting bodysuit.

Selene's charming figure is fully revealed under the tights, and the tights are made of translucent and hazy material, so the fair skin wrapped in the tights is almost completely visible.

She appeared to be wearing nothing underneath, not even the outline of her underwear visible. Furthermore, compared to the Battle Sisters under Selene's command, the tights she wore were noticeably more transparent.

Fortunately, Selene's breasts were as small as Erica's, so she didn't have to wear tights to highlight her breasts.

"Tsk."

Stella smacked her lips loudly in front of Selene. Facing her smack, Selene, as usual, had a calm and indifferent expression.

In stark contrast to Selene's indifference, Stella's usual smile disappeared without a trace after she was shocked. The expression on her face now showed great dissatisfaction.

"...How did the Inquisitor...know I was here?"

Lin Yinxi asked subconsciously.

"I'm here to help you."

Selene continued to answer calmly.

That's a really irrelevant answer...

What I want to ask you is, how did you know that I would be here at this moment and encounter difficulties!

I didn't ask you what you were doing here! Have you been watching me from a distance?!

"You shouldn't be here, Inquisitor?"

Stella looked unhappy. There was a smile on her lips, but not in her eyes.

"The sun won't interfere with the moon, and the moon won't interfere with the sun. That's the unspoken rule, right? You brought them to the Holy Kingdom, arguably on the orders of the Moon Pope. That's fine, that's over. But what does it matter this time? Has His Holiness issued another order to help our guests?"

"The rules have not been broken, Inquisitor. I do not seek to interfere with the Sun's domain, but merely to render a small favor to our honored guest."

In Lin Yinxi's opinion, help may be the literal meaning, but Selene's words seemed to have other meanings. When Stella heard her words, she seemed to understand something and was convinced. Her previous tough and dissatisfied momentum also lost some.

Selene suddenly made Stella silent. Seeing Stella quiet down, Selene reached for her waist, took out the sacred catalyst from her belt, and injected sacred power into it.

The grayish-white light slowly began to flicker like moonlight.

"Please stand still."

After Selene finished speaking, it felt like nearly five seconds had passed before the crisp tinkling sound of the Holy Catalyst was audible.

The white light rising from the sacred catalyst began to envelop Lin Yinxi's entire body. The light transformed into a thin veil that coated every inch of his skin. Looking closely, one could faintly see a thin layer clinging to his skin.

Lin Yinxi's skin, enveloped in divine power, emitted a faint glow. He tried to touch the halo surrounding him, but his fingers passed through it and touched his skin directly.

I couldn't feel anything at all, there was nothing I could touch, and the layer of stuff wrapped around my body was like an illusion.

But this is definitely not an illusion.

"Okay, it's done. There won't be any problems now."

After completing her duties, Selene tied the Holy Catalyst back around her waist. Stella looked at Selene with disapproval.

The sacred spell that Selene had just used.

It is the sacred spell called "Moon's Blessing".

Its effect is that if the enemy's attack deals enough damage to kill the player, it will be negated and the abnormal effect will be canceled. In simple terms, it is "Health +1". The default duration of "Moon Blessing" is 5 minutes.

Because this buff is simple and direct, equivalent to the crude effect of adding a life, it is not only widely praised by players in the original version of Darkness 4, but is also indispensable under the Darkness mod.

If possible, Lin Yinxi also wants to learn this spell.

However, because this spell is an absolute defensive spell that ignores damage, the learning requirements are very high. The Faith attribute requires 30 points and the Holy Power attribute requires 60 points.

In the first round, it is basically impossible to learn this spell except for players in the clergy system.

Even players who use the priest system must give up many other attributes if they want to use it in the first round, and the burden of growth is huge.

The development of the priesthood system can only be formed in the later stages. It is very difficult to cultivate it in the early stages. If all the attributes are invested in faith and holy power, it will not be worth the loss.

"Then our distinguished guest may challenge the Inquisitor once more."

After saying this, Selene seemed to have completed her mission. She walked to a corner of the martial arts field far away from the two of them, wrapped her arms around her legs, and sat on the ground with her knees bent.

She rested her chin on her knees, staring straight ahead. Her purple eyes were like nails fixed on Lin Yinxi, unwilling to leave.

"Did you hear that?"

Although he felt it was ridiculous, he wasn't about to miss such a good opportunity. In response to Lin Yinxi's request, Stella made all sorts of complicated expressions, but still nodded helplessly, as if she was powerless.

After the sparring is over, I can ask her why Selene knew I was here and was willing to help me.

I didn't plan on going back alone anyway...

"Looks like there are no more excuses. Well, there really is nothing I can do."

Stella shook her head, exerted force with her right hand, and gently lifted the mace in her hand. With a bang, the sound of the mace hitting the ground shook the martial arts field.

This seemed to be some kind of signal. The combat nuns who were watching from a distance approached the two in an orderly manner and gradually formed a circle.

The battle sisters picked up the shields on the ground, held the maces tightly, and then turned the shields engraved with the church emblem towards the two men, forming a barrier.

Inside the circle surrounded by the Sisters of Battle is the battle arena.

"You decide the size of the battle arena. Of course, it can't be too big. Do you want me to widen it a bit?"

“It’s okay to keep it like this.”

"Huh? It's okay? Even if we lose later because the battle field is too narrow, it's still okay, right?"

Stella covered her mouth with a surprised expression. This was understandable, after all, at the current distance, if she took four or five steps back, she would hit the shield.

But for Lin Yinxi, the size of the battle field was completely irrelevant. He had fought Stella more than once or twice before, so he could handle a battle field no matter how narrow or spacious it was.

In fact, a wider battle field would be more convenient for him to operate, but if he wanted to break the pride of the Inquisitor, he could not change the size of the battle field.

In the game, if you defeat the Inquisitor without changing the size of the battle field, the plot dialogue will change.

Stella would truly admire the player's strength.

Of course, breaking the Inquisitor's pride is not a necessary process, as long as the result is victory.

He did this just as a small revenge for the last time she came to his house and caused trouble.

"Your defeat in battle is conditional upon the Moon's Protection disappearing. The moment it disappears, you lose. Do you understand? And, um... my defeat is conditional upon..."

“When you admit you’ve been hurt enough, you lose.”

In the game, Stella's battle victory conditions are the same as the Silver Dawn Knights' joining test, that is, her health drops to 50%, but the health bar cannot be seen now, so the specific data is unknown.

“…What if I don’t admit defeat?”

095. Stella blushed slightly

"Then I'll fight until you admit it. What else can I do?"

Lin Yinxi drew out the blood sword, and the blade glowed red in the sunlight. Seeing this, Stella raised the mace with an expressionless face.

She lifted the massive mace easily with one hand, its protruding spikes glowing with a yellow-white light.

"Being too complacent is not a good habit. You never know where you might end up getting hurt."

Lin Yinxi ignored her words and stabbed the blood sword into his stomach. As the blood was absorbed by the blade, the color of the bright red blood sword blade became darker.

The atmosphere between the two was tense. Lin Yinxi drew out his bloody sword, and a drop of blood dripped from the blade.

"You seem serious? Yeah, good. So, do you want to attack first? Or should I attack you?"

Lin Yinxi raised the blood sword without saying a word, pointing the tip of the sword at her. Seeing this, Stella laughed heartily, showing a brilliant smile, and began to slowly approach him. The color of the sacred power on the mace became more intense.

In boss fights, the Inquisitor does not have a specific opening attack pattern. She will simply use a random attack pattern based on the distance and player movement.

Stella raised her mace high above her head. After seeing the attack pattern clearly, Lin Yinxi prepared to counterattack.

Stella swung the mace, striking him squarely on the head. Lin Yinxi gripped the blood sword tightly with both hands, watching the mace's trajectory closely. Then, with a natural movement of his arms, the two weapons clashed.

Ping——!

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