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

"I'm here because I have something to ask of the Inquisitor."

"Can't we tell the Sisters of Battle? Only I and the Inquisitor who's out of body beside us know this."

"Yes."

"What is the request?"

Her green eyes were sparkling, and as she looked at Lin Yinxi, at least half of them were sparkling with curiosity.

I hope she can still keep that look and smile after hearing what I have to say...

"Inquisitor Stella."

During the conversation, Lin Yinxi tried to make his expression as serious as possible. Seeing his expression, the curiosity that flickered in Stella's green eyes finally faded a little.

"Can you help me convince His Majesty the Sun Pope to open the road to the underworld beneath the Holy Kingdom?"

"......What???"

As soon as Stella heard Lin Yinxi's words, the smiling expression on her face froze, her eyes trembled, and her pupils kept shaking.

Her behavior at this moment was exactly the same as Selene's reaction when she first heard Lin Yinxi say this.

After a long while, the dazed Stella blinked hesitantly and stammered:

"Hmm, you're such a joke, my dear guest. Are you talking about the underground of the Holy Kingdom? There's no such place in the Holy Kingdom—"

"I have discussed this matter with the Inquisitor."

"..."

When Stella heard this, the smile on her face finally disappeared. She looked at Lin Yinxi's face, which showed a complicated expression, or an expression of not knowing what to do, and then sighed.

It was a sigh filled with sorrow and worry.

"Our distinguished guest, do you know where that is?"

"Under the Holy Kingdom, slumbers a monster that even His Holiness the Pope is helpless against. And the Moon Pope is determined to sacrifice his life for His Holiness the Sun Pope. Need I say more?"

"No, no. This is enough..."

Stella leaned back on the sofa and stared blankly at the ceiling, not caring at all that this action completely exposed the beauty of her chest to him.

After being distressed for a long time, she stood up and looked at Lin Yinxi.

"My dear guest, since you know everything, I won't change the subject. The monster beneath the Holy Kingdom is one that even two popes have failed to defeat, leaving us helpless."

"Didn't you all give the same evaluation of the Rune Abyss I conquered not long ago? The Holy Kingdom failed to conquer it several times, and ultimately had no choice but to seal it off with a barrier."

"At first glance they look the same. I admit that. But this is completely different from that one."

"What's the difference?"

"As for the Abyss, I believe it wouldn't be a problem if His Holiness the Pope personally took action. It's just that they can't easily deal with the monster beneath the Holy Kingdom, so they've left it alone for now."

Ah, is that why you just left it alone...?

Many players in the game have wondered why the Popes would ignore the "Abyss" so close to the cathedral. Couldn't they have just dealt with it themselves? It wasn't until now that he solved this question.

"But that monster was so powerful that even the Pope himself, using his divine power, could only stop its evil energy from spreading... How could the 'Abyss' be comparable to that monster?"

After she finished speaking, Stella stood up from her seat. With her high heels clacking, she walked around the table to Lin Yinxi, sat on the sofa, and held his hand tightly.

“Our distinguished guest, although I don’t know how you obtained the information about that monster, I am very grateful for your consideration for us.

But this is, after all, a matter for the Holy Kingdom, and one we must resolve. And the Moon Pope has already made up his mind and made a decision."

"It seems the Sun Pope hasn't given up yet?"

"she......"

Stella mumbled at the end of her words, frowning, as if she didn’t know how to answer.

He wondered if Stella was aware of the violence that had occurred in the cathedral, and if she did, it would be even harder for her to refute it.

"...Anyway, I appreciate your kindness. But please forget it. I'll pretend I didn't hear it for now, so you can just forget about it. It's okay if you don't take it too seriously."

"impossible."

"why?"

why?

Because the answer is already determined. This is a very simple and clear reason.

The Moon Pope's sacrifice is a meaningless act. If left unchecked, not only will the Sun Pope die miserably, but the monster will also awaken and the Holy Kingdom will be destroyed. Therefore, it must be defeated.

Although this is true, these words cannot be said openly.

Now, the rune of 'Rest in the Abyss' has been branded on Lin Yinxi's hand. Except for those who possess this rune, no one can enter the underground of the Holy Kingdom, the real 'Abyss of the Underworld'.

After all, to brazenly state that the Pope's sacrifice was useless and that the Holy Kingdom would perish without me would either be seen as the self-indulgent behavior of a madman, or as an insult to holiness.

This was especially true after the Moon Pope had tried countless times to distort divine revelation, only to suffer failure and frustration, ultimately accepting his fate and closing his heart.

"Yeah, why?"

However, it is also a fact that such blatant reasons cannot be spoken out loud.

He could only give vague answers and then evade the question.

It's best to just point out these kinds of things and let them imagine what they want.

"..."

Stella held Lin Yinxi’s hand tightly and closed her mouth.

It was as if he was imagining why he was so unwilling to give up.

I don’t know what she was thinking about, Stella’s cheeks flushed slightly, and it seemed as if heat was coming out of her head.

It was a long moment before her mouth opened again.

"......method."

"What?"

"You speak so confidently, so you must know how to kill that monster. Please tell me. How can I kill it?"

Lin Yinxi glanced back at Selene. She seemed to have regained some of her sanity.

Although he had already told Selene the method of killing the monster once in order to convince her, it wouldn't matter if he told her twice.

"First, I must obtain the sacred spell of 'Solar Eclipse', bestowed upon me by His Holiness the Sun Pope. It would be even better if I could obtain 'Lunar Eclipse' as well, but the Moon Pope won't cooperate with me. But at least I have to give it a try."

"Where did you get the information about 'Solar Eclipse' from... No, please continue."

Stella wanted to say something, but she closed her mouth as if she had resigned herself to fate. Anyway, he already knew enough relevant information, and there was no point in going deeper.

"And with this rune obtained in the 'Abyss', I can safely enter the 'Abyss of the Underworld'. Even without divine power."

"......Really?"

"Yes. From the moment you attempted to use divine power to expel the 'Abyss of the Underworld', you embarked on the wrong path. No matter how powerful the divine power Your Holiness can exert, for it, it is like returning home."

"And then? What happened after we met that monster?"

When asked the most important question, he smiled slightly and answered with a smile.

"It's simple. I just hit everything I want and avoid all the monsters' attacks."

"......What?"

Stella paused as if the pause button had been pressed. Lin Yinxi deliberately repeated what he had just said in front of her.

"Just hit everything I want to hit and avoid all the monsters' attacks—"

"That's not what I meant, my dear guest—"

Ah ah ah,

Stella's grip on Lin Yinxi's hand suddenly became much stronger.

"If you're kidding, this isn't funny. Please be serious."

"I'm serious about it. This is the strategy that absolutely works for me. Because as long as I can hit where I want to hit and avoid all the attacks, I can win every battle."

Although I had given Selene many opening explanations in the Moon Church before, the key core words were actually only this sentence.

When Selene heard this, she naturally thought he was unreasonable.

Then he could only fight her to teach her a lesson, to take a small revenge for his previous tolerance and prove the point himself.

Selene has not yet fully recovered her consciousness, which is also due to this.

Stella seemed unable to accept his words and wanted to speak again, but Lin Yinxi on the opposite side took the initiative and said:

"Have you forgotten that when you fought me one-on-one, you couldn't even land a single blow and were unilaterally defeated?

You can think of it as the same thing. It's just that the opponent has changed from the Inquisitor to that monster."

"..."

Stella became speechless when the last battle was mentioned, because it was an indisputable fact that she and Lin Yinxi were completely crushed in the 1-on-1 actual battle.

"I'm not going to lie, and I'm not pretending. The one-on-one battle with you, and the raid on the 'Abyss'. Both seemed unbelievable, but the reality is that I succeeded.

Isn't this worthy of your trust in me again?"

"..."

Stella was silent for a while and sighed.

"Our distinguished guest, don't you regret it?"

Regret? How could it be possible?

The ending of the plot of the Awakening of Evil DLC is either that the monster is defeated in time and everyone is happy; or that guy wakes up from his sleep and the world is destroyed. You have to choose one of the two.

But who would choose the latter here?

"Do I look like that now?"

"...I understand. Let me help you."

Stella's permission came unexpectedly easily. Some of his words were just specious, but she was still persuaded by his few words.

Now all doubts seem to be resolved, or rather, she deliberately let them go.

From the moment he made the plan, he had prepared himself mentally that Stella would be even less easily persuaded than Selene.

At that time, he considered the close relationship between the position of Inquisitor and the Moon Pope and thought Selene would be easier to persuade.

Now it seems that everything is the opposite.

Perhaps my single-handed conquest of the Abyss and my bringing back Lucia's Holy Catalyst for her played a crucial role.

Just like that, Stella stroked the back of Lin Yinxi's hand.

“Perhaps this is all ridiculous gibberish, but you have shown us many times things that can be called miracles.

I not only owe you a favor, but I also owe you a debt of gratitude. Such great kindness is beyond commensuration, so I trust you. If it were you, you would surely be able to do it. I believe it is possible."

Stella’s slender palm left and stood up from the sofa.

"How can I help you?"

"First, I want to see His Majesty the Sun Pope. Is that okay?"

"I will inform His Holiness the Pope in advance. Should we set off now?"

"No, now is not the time."

Until then, I have somewhere to go.

107. Crack

The next place to go is of course the residence where the leaders of the Knights rest.

Because Lin Yinxi was going to act alone this time, he thought it necessary to explain the situation to the Knight Commanders first to avoid worrying them.

Of course, even if the Knights Generals wanted to go together this time, they couldn't because they didn't have the blessing of the "Rest in the Abyss" rune.