How to survive in a soul-based game with full female mods

A sharp sound was heard and the mace was bounced away.

Good, the recoil on my arm isn’t unbearable!

The two of them continued to attack and defend. Lin Yinxi took advantage of Stella's gaps countless times to leave blood marks on her body, until he once again deflected Stella's mace that was swung from left to right.

Next, it’s her final all-out attack!

This time he deliberately swung his sword a beat slower.

As the last three strong hammering sounds rang out, Stella's mace was bounced from the side, and her body staggered and began to shake.

A look of surprise came over her face.

After a brief surprise, Stella tried to correct her posture and seemed to want to continue the attack, but Lin Yinxi's attack was faster.

The dark red blood sword blade grazed her arm.

"......"

On the other side, Stella was stunned, staring at the blood sword and her own mace in turn with a confused look on her face.

One was an ordinary longsword that looked nothing special except for its red blade, and the other was an extremely heavy mace that was twice the size of a human head.

According to common sense, when two weapons collide, the blade will be shattered immediately. However, now not only did the blade not break, but it was intact, and the mace was bounced back. It felt really strange.

"Oh my god, how did you do that? What did you just do?"

"Uh...I don't know."

"If you didn't want to tell me, you could have just said no."

Stella smiled brightly. It was a smile like that of Florita, the Sun Pope, full of warmth and kindness.

He is worthy of being the servant of the Sun Pope.

"But next, I will find the answer myself."

"Unfortunately, you don't stand a chance. I should have won."

Facing the dazzling gazes of the battle nuns coming from all directions, Lin Yinxi sheathed the blood sword that had lost its luster and buff.

Selene was also included in that dazzling gaze.

On the other side, Stella carefully felt her physical condition and took back what she had just said with an incredulous look.

Looking back at the brief battle, she couldn't believe what had just happened.

At first, she thought she could win easily.

Although she had heard of the name of the Knights of the Silver Dawn and knew that the members of the Knights were outstanding, he was a rookie knight, so she didn't think he would be very strong.

She originally thought that the new knight who asked to practice with her had just joined the Knights Templar and was unable to control his inflated self-confidence. He was overly conceited and wanted to challenge her.

She was still waiting to teach him a lesson during the battle...

He also wanted to wait until the battle was over before giving this defeated rookie knight some simple advice, telling him not to be too complacent or act on impulse, and to work hard to improve his strength.

But now, she was the one who felt lost.

In the brief exchange, not a single one of his attacks landed, no matter where he struck, how he swung the mace, or how hard he swung it. The man responded with a calm demeanor, as if he knew what he was doing.

Finally, facing the mace that Stella swung with all her strength after concentrating all her divine power, he even bounced the attack back with an ordinary long sword that looked nothing special.

Facing the rebounded attack, Stella could sense that the man in front of her didn't seem to be giving his all. She didn't even see any signs of shortness of breath or fatigue.

He just frowned slightly every time he blocked an attack.

Just one strike! It would break the moon's protection surrounding him and end the battle.

No, not even a single blow is needed; a mere glancing of the weapon against his body would be enough to end the fight.

However, until the moment when the duration of the Moon's Protection ran out, his attacks were ineffective.

This was the first time she had suffered such a crushing defeat.

all of these.

All of this made her feel the huge gap between her and the man in front of her that was simply impossible to overcome.

"Was the shock too great?"

Lin Yinxi looked at Stella, who was slumped on the ground with a confused expression on her face, and stroked her wrist.

His right arm still feels numb. It didn't get hurt when facing the swing of the mace before, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

Every time the blood sword clashed with the mace, his wrist would feel a tingling sensation like a low-frequency electric current.

During the fight, he did not make too many verbal provocations. Although that would be perfect revenge, he did not want to seek trouble.

He didn't know how Stella would react.

Moreover, in the dark mod, those bosses holding weapons classified as extra-large are actually relatively easier bosses.

After all, even if a player is wielding a dagger and it's hitting directly against a greatsword swung at full strength, as long as it deflects, it's an absolutely fair hit.

On the contrary, bosses with particularly fast attack speeds will be more ferocious.

Bosses with multi-stage combo attacks are especially difficult, as they require you to block every attack, and even the slightest mistake will result in your death.

The best example is Liz.

"So, Miss Inquisitor."

"......"

Stella looked up at Lin Yinxi blankly. When she heard his call, her eyes turned slightly in that direction. Judging from her behavior, even if she didn't respond, she was listening to him carefully.

"Is there anything you want to say to me? Or anything you want to tell me? Or anything that only I can do?"

"...?"

The light in Stella's eyes returned a little, but a look of doubt emerged in her green eyes, as if she was asking him what he was talking about.

Now it was Lin Yinxi's turn to panic.

In the game, if the player wins in a duel, the Inquisitor will laugh out loud with a bright smile, praise the player's strength, and then tell the location of the rune copy.

It is said that if one has this kind of strength, he might be able to break through there.

It is in that rune dungeon that you can obtain the runes necessary to fight the final boss of the DLC.

"I...I...don't know...hmm."

After a moment, Stella didn’t know what she thought of, her face suddenly turned red, and she stammered in response.

Lin Yinxi frowned slightly. It felt a bit difficult. Although he roughly knew the location of the Rune Dungeon, he needed permission from the Inquisitor to enter.

Because the place where the runes exist is under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy Kingdom, it is impossible to enter casually even if the location is known.

"Should I just say it directly?"

It suddenly occurred to him that he should play it straight. Ask them if he could get in there. The plot was already very complicated, so asking them this way was fine.

Regardless, Stella's reaction after the battle seemed to have changed significantly. In the game, she would only praise the player's strength and laugh uncontrollably, but now she seemed to be having wild thoughts.

"Do you need anything?"

Just as Lin Yinxi was thinking about how to get admission to the rune copy from Stella, Selene suddenly walked to his side.

Her face was as cold as ever, but from a certain perspective, Lin Yinxi could see a hint of surprise at herself in her eyes.

The answer is yes, of course.

He needed to quickly obtain the runes and move on to the next stage of the plot. However, whether permission to enter the Rune Labyrinth could be obtained from Selene remained a question.

"If it's something that can't be said publicly, then I understand."

Not knowing what Selene sensed from his silence, she shook her head and glanced at the battle nuns surrounding everyone.

Well, it wasn't because of those Battle Sisters that I couldn't tell.

"plz follow me."

"Hey~!"

Selene suddenly grabbed Lin Yinxi's wrist. Stella, seeing this, let out a cry of "Ah~!" and stretched out her arm as if to catch them, but quickly dropped it weakly.

Selene grabbed Lin Yinxi's wrist and strode towards somewhere. Lin Yinxi could only follow her obediently.

Just go, you won’t suffer any loss anyway.

"Just here."

Selene didn't let go of his wrist until they walked into an empty church far away from the arena.

The entire church in front of the two was made of gray-white marble and silver-white bricks, giving people a slightly gloomy feeling as a whole.

He could roughly guess where this place was.

Looking around, silvery-white light shines through the stained glass. Above the dome is a religious painting that looks like the moon. It is obvious whose church this is.

It is obviously a chapel dedicated to the Moon Pope.

"You seem to have something to say to the Inquisitor. What is it you wish to ask? As long as it's not related to the sun, I can do anything the Inquisitor can do."

Selene's purple eyes stared at Lin Yinxi.

He felt that his previous words might have caused some misunderstanding, but since it had come to this point, no matter what the misunderstanding was, he might as well tell Selene first. Even if he failed, he would not suffer any loss.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yinxi spoke.

"Can you allow me to enter the rune maze nearby?"

"...The rune maze around here... Do you mean the 'Abyss'?"

"Yes, that's right."

"...I believe you should know what it means to ask for permission to go there."

Lin Yinxi nodded. Entering the Rune Dungeon meant absorbing the runes within it into the body and claiming them as one's own.

Although in most cases it is absorbed by the person who discovers it, this is the Holy Kingdom, and once a rune is discovered, it will be considered the property of the Holy Kingdom, even if it is only in name.

But Lin Yinxi was not from the Holy Kingdom, but from the Empire. In a nutshell, this meant that the country's property would be seized by people from other countries.

"I know. But it shouldn't be a problem. After all, that's where the Holy Kingdom invasion failed and was put on hold."

Selene seemed to be struck by something and hesitated for a moment.

Since this rune maze was discovered a long time ago, why are the runes still preserved intact inside? It is because the Holy Kingdom has failed several times in conquering this rune maze.

The reason why the Inquisitor in the game is so ready to grant entry and exit permission is similar to this, "Since you are strong enough to defeat me, how about challenging there?" The Inquisitor will also warn the player that it is a very dangerous place and must be extremely cautious.

And when players obtain the runes and return from the dungeon, they will be surprised.

"......"

Selene lowered her head, lost in distress. Lin Yinxi could hear her mumbling to herself.

She seemed so genuinely troubled that she didn't even realize her thoughts were coming out of her mouth.

Of course, I couldn't understand most of the mumbling. Even if I managed to understand a few words, they couldn't be connected or explained.

"Well, our distinguished guest."

After a long time, he finally got a promise. Selene finally allowed him to go to the Rune Labyrinth, but perhaps because she felt uneasy, she kept insisting.

"This would absolutely not be allowed, but I believe you, having completely overwhelmed the Inquisitor in sparring, have the ability to do so."

There was power in her purple eyes.

"But remember, it's like an unfathomable abyss down there. Once you reach a place beyond the reach of light, you never know what will happen. Furthermore, the Holy Kingdom down there can't completely protect you. Not even me. Do you understand?"

"I understand, so don't worry."

"Of course I'm worried. We've been walking through a rune maze for 12 hours and still can't reach the end. How can I not be worried?"

Lin Yinxi looked at Selene's very serious expression and smiled secretly in his heart.

It took you 12 hours to reach the end? Of course it would happen if you followed the rules and walked step by step.

Using my method, it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes.

096. No, not there——!