"Wait, weren't we just having a pleasant conversation?! How did things suddenly escalate to combat mode?!"
The scene before Ye Bai was utterly unexpected. Through the words of the Elven Queen and the information she had gathered earlier, she quickly realized that this Eno Lucia from the middle layer must possess mories from the ti of the Abyss's invasion of the Erald Forest—hence her deep-seated hatred for the Abyss.
And high elves were one of the most vengeful races in the entire ga, which explained why Eno Lucia, who had seed so friendly just monts ago, had instantly turned hostile.
But the biggest question was—why would Eno Lucia say that Ye Bai carried the stench of the Abyss?
Ye Bai’s mind was flooded with confusion. She still bore the titles [Abyss Slayer] and [Serpent Demon’s Bane], earned from slaying the Serpent Demon Lord. By all logic, her connection to the Abyss should be one of opposition, not affiliation.
Yet in the next mont, the transford queen already held a wooden longbow in her hands.
The bow looked deceptively simple, as if carved from a naturally curved branch without any refinent. But from the familiar energy and aura radiating from it, Ye Bai imdiately recognized—the material of that bow was the sa as the pendant hanging at her waist: a fragnt of the World Tree’s branch.
The World Tree was hailed as the most powerful mythical artifact across all realms, on par with the Core of the Abyss. Weapons forged from its branches could rightfully be called semi-divine, if not outright divine.
This was bad—she was in real trouble now!
Ye Bai’s scalp prickled with alarm, and she hurriedly explained, "I have no ties to the Abyss! In fact, I even helped kill one of its lords!"
At her words, Eno Lucia’s movents paused slightly. Her eyes, now a deep blue, locked onto Ye Bai as she spoke coldly:
"The foul stench of the Abyss clings to you. I do not sense wrongly."
Ye Bai’s mind raced. What could the queen be referring to? It had to be sothing on her person. Most of her spoils from the Abyss had been obtained in the Deep Sea. Aside from titles and experience, the only true Abyss-related trophy she had was the Serpent Demon Lord’s crystal—but she had already given that to Felix.
The only other item from the Abyss was… the World Tree branch at her waist. But wasn’t that the token of the God King? And in this dreamlike state, was the paperman essence even still attached to it?
Still, Ye Bai quickly unclipped the branch and held it up. "Is it this? I took this key from the wound of the Abyss Demon God. Could it have absorbed so Abyssal energy?"
"……"
Perhaps sensing the legitimacy of Ye Bai’s titles, Eno Lucia hesitated again, pausing her assault.
The Elven Queen then focused her gaze on the fragnt of the World Tree branch, as if probing its secrets.
‘It must be that the branch absorbed traces of the Abyss Core after being lodged in the demon god’s wound for so long…’ Ye Bai thought, relieved.
Just as she began to relax, thinking the issue lay with the branch, Eno Lucia’s eyes abruptly shifted away from it—back to Ye Bai.
"No. The Abyss’s taint is on you, deceitful wretch!"
Eno Lucia’s expression darkened completely. The elegant and dignified queen now wore unmistakable fury, as if Ye Bai had just played her for a fool.
"Let explain—"
But before she could finish, Eno Lucia’s free hand lifted, fingers poised in a bow-drawing stance. A crimson energy string materialized on the previously stringless World Tree bow.
That color was all too familiar to Ye Bai—it was the signature skill of elven arcane archers: [Mark of Vengeance].
Mark of Vengeance was an overpowered tracking ability, the opening move in an arcane archer’s combo. Once struck, the target could be sensed by the archer, and subsequent attacks would deal bonus damage.
"Let figure this out, please!"
Ye Bai wanted to cry. This was an absolute disaster. Even as a third-tier player with sky-high stats and the divine artifact [To of the Dead], taking on a god-tier boss was beyond excessive!
And Eno Lucia wasn’t just any god-tier. As the ruler of a top-tier race, she stood as the mightiest among high elves, ranking among the strongest even among deities.
To make matters worse, as a hybrid ranged magic-physical class, arcane archers hard-countered Ye Bai’s spellcaster build!
But Eno Lucia, now convinced of Ye Bai’s deception, was clearly done listening.
"Whoosh!"
A crimson energy arrow shot from the queen’s bow, crossing the distance almost instantly to reach Ye Bai’s position.
[Mark of Vengeance] was a homing attack. Arrows fired by Eno Lucia could even pierce through space—otherwise, the World Tree branch wouldn’t have been left embedded in the Abyss Demon God, a master of spatial magic.
At the last possible mont, Ye Bai vanished from her spot. The strange red arrow struck the ground, dissolving into a wisp of light.
"Hmm?" Eno Lucia’s eyes widened in genuine surprise. Then, as if sensing sothing, she turned her head and locked onto Ye Bai, who had reappeared elsewhere.
She had dodged it…
An attack that could chase through space had been "leapt over" by Ye Bai, bypassing the mont of impact entirely. Such was the elusive nature of temporal magic.
But Eno Lucia’s surprise was fleeting. Her hand was already back on the bowstring—this ti conjuring a green energy arrow.
"Whoosh!" A second shot flew forth at blinding speed.
With [Ti Skip] still on cooldown, Ye Bai had no choice but to rely on other ans.
[Bullet Ti]
Instantly, the world slowed to a crawl. The trajectory of the energy arrow beca painfully clear.
Ye Bai tried sidestepping, only to realize with dread that the arrow’s tip adjusted mid-flight, tracking her movent.
This was no ordinary attack. Every shot from Eno Lucia carried an innate homing ability, befitting a level-100 deity.
Until [Ti Skip] recharged, there was no dodging this. The arrow would follow her no matter what.
Her only option was to minimize the damage…
The arrow was aid straight at Ye Bai’s heart—a critical hit if it landed. In bullet ti, she shifted her body, deliberately moving her shoulder forward to let the green arrow scrape past it.
Ye Bai hadn’t chosen to block with her limbs because if the damage was too high, it might trigger a crippling effect, reducing her agility.
‘-3213’
As ti resud its normal flow, a faint sting later, Ye Bai watched in horror as she lost a fifth of her HP.
At first glance, losing a fifth of her health against a deity-tier opponent seed manageable. But this wasn’t just raw damage—the magic archer’s attack dealt both physical and magical damage, with the latter being more significant. Fortunately, Ye Bai’s high magic resistance, gained from various encounters and her Spellbreaker class, had mitigated much of it.
And this was after the attack had been "deflected" and weakened.
Had Ye Bai not acquired substantial resistance in the Dragonborn Dungeon, had she not been a Spellbreaker, had she not consud two Life Tree Fruits—this single arrow would have been enough to kill her instantly.
If she had known this was coming, she would’ve taken the Life Fruit offered by the Elven Queen downstairs, no matter how odd it seed.
anwhile, seeing Ye Bai survive the hit, Eno Lucia’s expression shifted once more.
The Elven Queen, now fully serious in combat, acknowledged Ye Bai’s strength:
"As expected of a hellspawn bold enough to stand before ."
Ye Bai: "I... sigh..."
The Elven Queen raised her bow again, drawing another arrow.
Of course, a serious Eno Lucia wasn’t limited to archery. Around Ye Bai, the previously scattered dangerous plants began closing in—vines, aggressive flora, toxic vegetation—all coordinating with the Queen’s assault.
The entire second floor, shaped by the Life Tree, was now alive, treating Ye Bai as an enemy.
The only silver lining was that Autofis, lacking any infernal aura, had jumped aside and remained unhard—thanks to Eno Lucia’s "grudge-prone but forgetful" nature.
It dawned on Ye Bai then: the abundance of hostile plants here might be due to Eno Lucia’s influence, keeping them in a constant state of alert.
Shaking her head helplessly, Ye Bai steeled herself. If battle was unavoidable, she had to find a way to win.
Under normal circumstances, a third-tier class—not even semi-divine—stood no chance against a deity-tier opponent. The gap wasn’t just about raw power; there was also tier suppression.
While third-tier players might swarm a semi-divine boss to death, the sa tactic wouldn’t work on a true deity. Divine beings had damage immunity—attacks from third-tier classes simply wouldn’t breach their defenses.
But Ye Bai was the exception. She possessed a crucial title: [Godslayer], allowing her to ignore all damage immunity of divine beings—including Eno Lucia before her.
The next mont, the snowy blade in Ye Bai’s hand vanished, replaced by a pitch-black to emblazoned with golden-red magical script.
"Boom..."
A cold, numb sensation enveloped Ye Bai as twin soulflas ignited in her eyes. She had shifted into her undead form once more.
"This is... the power of death."
Eno Lucia’s expression changed again—Ye Bai had surprised her too many tis.
And this ti, even the eternally unchanging leaves of the Life Tree behind the Elven Queen rustled violently, veiled in an erald glow.
The Life Tree, woven from the laws of life, had sensed the manifestation of death through the To of Death—and reacted in kind.
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