Chapter 143: What a Sneaky Surprise!
Yuliya walked in the direction indicated, but after a while, she realized that this wasn’t a direct route to the center.
Checking the map, the gears in her head finally clicked.
Sofia had mentioned there were four large magic circles, and it seemed like the directions were leading her to other magic circles instead.
The safest way to tackle a dungeon is to take it step by step: first take out the four big circles, then go after the Boss. That makes perfect sense!
She hurried to the next location, ignoring the monsters and small magic circles along the way like a pro.
The second magic circle looked à la first from the outside, but perhaps due to one side being wrecked, the Black Mist wasn’t so dramatic this time.
Whatever, time to blow it up!
Four Chaotic Contaminators were taken care of, leaving just one big concern—the giant worm.
Honestly, Yuliya had been keeping an eye out for the worm during her previous fight with the Contaminators, but it never showed up.
And this time was no different.
Not only did it not make an appearance, but there wasn’t even an angry roar.
She smoothly lured out the minions, wiped them off the face of the earth, and blasted the magic circle.
By the time she wrapped up, the black mist had dissipated completely, yet still no sign of the worm.
Boring.
Alright, on to the third and fourth circles.
Yuliya checked the timer on her panel—44 hours left until the event ended.
She had spent a mere thirty minutes blowing up the last three points.
Back when she first met Sofia and tackled the first point, it had taken over an hour!
After smashing everything, she pulled out a feather and consulted her map for direction.
Lo and behold, the feather was pointing straight towards the city center.
She leaped up to the highest rooftop and scanned the whole city.
With four major circles down, the black mist had thinned considerably, and the moonlight was brightening up most areas.
It was just a hundred little black dots on the outskirts and one big blob in the middle.
Looking at her status bar, even the Corrosion debuff was stacking up much slower.
“Sofia, there’s only one left! Not only will I end this city’s nightmare, but I’ll also put an end to this country’s tragedy!”
With that, she tilted and dove off the tower, only to instantly appear on a rooftop, gracefully striding along it as if flying by the moonlight.
The little monsters and elite beasts below didn’t even notice the shadow passing overhead—until a breeze whirled by, and poof! She was gone.
This was Yuliya’s real talent: as long as she wanted to hide, the regular monsters wouldn’t spot her. She just hadn’t bothered before.
Before long, she spotted the thick black mist up ahead.
The area engulfed in black mist was a cluster of buildings—most likely the Lord’s Mansion.
This black mist stretched out quite a bit, at least a hundred times larger than the previous magic circles.
After a moment of thought, Yuliya took out the dust from her fireworks, planning to pinpoint the exact location and see if she could give them an early surprise.
But as she watched the feather wobble, a big question mark appeared over her head.
She fiddled with the feather, waited for it to reorient, and got the same result.
“What’s going on? Isn’t that a Church over there?”
But the Church wasn’t even in the mist!
Just to be safe, she shifted her position, placing the Church on one side and the mist on the other, then adjusted the feather again.
After it settled, the feather clearly pointed left.
“Wow, it really is a Church…”
She stowed away the feather and observed the Church seriously.
Bright, holy, and pristine—it sharply contrasted with the black mist on the other side.
Light and dark, pure and filthy, good and evil.
But Yuliya trusted her friends—no matter how glorious and solemn the Church appeared, she was convinced it was just a disguise.
Thus, she circled the tiny Church of just a few hundred square meters about ten times.
Finally, she clapped off the dust on her hands: “Tsk, not a single flaw in sight.”
“This dungeon is downright sneaky! Placing a Church in front of the final Boss? Anyone would think it’s a save point or supply station before the battle.”
“And then they’d walk in without a second thought, only to get completely wiped out.”
Forget others, even Yuliya with her Golden Eyes hadn’t sensed anything off about this Church.
Meanwhile, the streamers and viewers were echoing their sentiments.
“This is mad sneaky! Who’d play around with this?”
“Thank goodness the Wind God arrived first, or who knows how many pros would’ve been tricked here.”
“Wind God, just blow it up already! If the Goddess gets mad at you, I’ll cough up a Gold Coin!”
“Blow what up? Isn’t this a Church? Using Holy Light here makes perfect sense, right? Making the Church believe in Holy Light is even more sensible!”
“Let’s go with Holy Light, jpg (image of a masked loli swinging a big hammer).”
Back when the Wind God had taken down four alone, her popularity skyrocketed.
All kinds of commentators and seasoned players were weighing in, saying it wasn’t just about skills; she really knew how to fight!
Previous battles zipped by because her foes were too weak to see much.
But after a pretty balanced—uh, let’s call it a ‘moderately fair’ fight, people began to notice.
The Wind God had started without any skills, relying solely on her body’s reflexes and movements, showcasing techniques that had to be honed over at least ten years.
Don’t be fooled by her petite frame; she had to have some age on her.
In fact, not long after the game went live, the forum had reached a consensus: those with better physical abilities in real life performed more fluidly in-game.
The Wind God was definitely one of those types.
This theory cleared up a lot of previously puzzling details.
No wonder she had been tearing through towers! No wonder she could instantly point out dozens of fiery conflicts!
Then they watched as the Wind God went on a rampage, swinging her hammer like a boss.
What are you waiting for? Snap that screenshot!
Every single shot turned into a meme!
“Is that your best shot, huh? jpg (kicks someone into the dirt).”
“Thinking about it makes me feel good, jpg (building up stone spikes).”
“Here, watch the show! jpg (small hammer smashing from afar).”
“All can be blown to bits! jpg (masked loli tossing homemade bombs).”
“Tiny fists pounding your chest! jpg (one punch shattering a skeleton).”
The commotion outside the dungeon didn’t faze Yuliya inside—at least not yet.
After a few spins, she nodded and walked up to the Church’s front door.
Pushing open a crack, she peeked inside to observe.
Loli peeking in, jpg.
