(2) Is that all?
In an instant, the entire space fell into deathly silence!
Only Ron’s voice, filled with doubt and disdain, drifted into everyone’s ears.
The voice was very light, yet it felt like a heavy hammer smashing into the chest.
Whether it was the Dawn Knights or the believers of the Eternal Freedom Sect, all of them were stunned, staring at this scene without moving.
Two fingers, pinching the longsword Herman thrust out with all his might in fury?
Th-this… how was that possible?
The impact was simply too great.
The thought that Ron was definitely going to die earlier now felt like loud slaps across their faces, burning hot.
Wasn’t he just a weak leader who parachuted in?
Wasn’t this guy a scholar of ancient texts?
Wasn’t he a rookie mage?
Since when did scholars and mages have such outrageous strength?
How were others supposed to live?
Transcendent, Panic, Disaster, Hero, Epic, Legend, Destruction, Myth… although Panic-level wasn’t considered top-tier, it was definitely not weak either.
“Could it be equipment?” Dawn Faruk muttered with confusion.
“Didn’t you notice?
Ron is wearing flashy trash gear.
All of it looks good but is useless.
How much combat power could it provide?” a companion immediately shook his head.
Dawn Faruk muttered again, “It can’t be that everything is enhanced above +10, right?” His companion immediately shot him a look full of disdain, even forgetting that Dawn Faruk was his superior: “Impossible, absolutely impossible.” “Are you stupid?
Who would be dumb enough to enhance this kind of white trash gear?
Besides, don’t you know how hard it is to reach +10?
How many +10 pieces exist in the entire kingdom?” Murmurs carried undisguised shock.
No one understood why Ron had suddenly become so strong.
They could only speculate that this insidious guy had been hiding his strength.
At the same time, Herman might… perhaps… not be as strong as rumored.
After all, even within the same Panic level, differences could be huge.
On the contrary, the Dawn Knights looked extremely serious.
They knew Herman’s strength best—he was definitely not a rookie who had just entered the Panic level.
And pinching the blade with two fingers and blocking Herman’s sword were on completely different levels.
Ron’s strength was far greater than imagined.
No one knew that the +13 enhanced shoes on Ron’s feet not only provided extremely high agility but also came with a special effect: Ultimate Dodge—guaranteed to evade attacks targeting him once per day.
Even if he couldn’t pinch it, he could still dodge.
…
The rustling sounds by his ears, as if mocking him, kept drilling into Herman’s mind, stimulating his nerves and driving him nearly insane.
In the church, he had always been called a genius.
This was the first time he had suffered such humiliation.
He was furious.
He was unwilling.
He tried to struggle, wanting to retaliate.
He attempted to pull his sword back, but Ron’s two fingers were like iron clamps, locking the blade firmly.
No matter how hard he tried, the sword did not move at all.
At this moment, Ron took out the Dark Bible magic book.
Everyone’s spirits tightened, their expressions turning serious as all eyes locked onto Ron.
If two fingers could easily pinch Herman’s sword, they couldn’t help but feel anticipation, wanting to see Ron’s magical ability.
After all, this guy was a mage… Under everyone’s gaze, Ron slowly raised his right hand, lifting the Dark Bible high.
The atmosphere reached extreme tension, to the point where even breathing and heartbeats seemed to disappear.
Herman felt chills down his spine.
He didn’t know what magic Ron would use.
Perhaps in the next moment, his body would turn to ashes.
Just as the atmosphere nearly froze, Ron’s raised hand suddenly dropped.
In Herman’s widened eyes, the Dark Bible rapidly grew larger.
What kind of magic was this?
A flash of confusion crossed Herman’s mind, and the next instant: PIA!
The Dark Bible smacked Herman’s face.
Smack!
His tall body was sent flying, sticking to the wall.
Knowledge is power!
At this moment, the already silent scene became so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
The Holy Knights’ expressions changed drastically.
This person’s strength was beyond imagination.
He hadn’t even used magic, just casually smacked Herman with the Dark Bible.
Could it be that Ron was at the Disaster level?
That was terrifying.
Ron himself was slightly surprised.
He hadn’t expected the special effect from high enhancement on the Dark Bible to be so strong.
Then he bent slightly, performed a near-perfect bow, and sincerely apologized: “I’m very sorry, it seems I used too much force.” Pfft!
Still stuck to the wall and wriggling like a maggot, Herman heard this and his chest collapsed as he spat out a mouthful of blood!
Killing the heart!
That voice seemed to say: I really didn’t expect you to be this weak.
As a talented prodigy, Herman had grown up surrounded by praise, inevitably developing arrogance.
But now all his pride and dignity had been crushed by Ron, and then stomped on twice more.
Unable to endure it any longer, Herman raised his neck and let out a tearing scream: “Kill him!
All of you, attack together, kill him!” However, aside from Herman’s roar, there was no movement at all.
The system’s countdown was still ongoing.
Ron’s expression was relaxed, but he knew the danger wasn’t completely gone.
If the hundreds of knights swarmed him, they might still overwhelm him.
But now those knights didn’t dare to move.
Not only did they not advance, they even stepped back.
Some knights looked at Herman with resentment: he really didn’t treat their lives as lives!
Now it wasn’t about whether they could kill Ron together, but whether this terrifying man would start slaughtering them.
…
When the death countdown had one minute left, it suddenly reset to zero.
[Ding, system notification, congratulations to the host for completing the mission and successfully surviving.] [Reward obtained: System skin “Black and White: Light and Darkness”.] Ron’s forehead filled with black lines.
What use was this reward?
A system skin?
Plenty of games sold skins, but this was the first time he had seen one for a system… what, was it going to turn the system into a beautiful woman to look pleasing?
What use was looking pleasing?
What he needed now was a way to become stronger, not something pretty.
At that moment, Ron suddenly felt a slight itch on both sides of his face near his ears, as strands of hair fell down: One side silver-white, the other pitch-black.
Like her eyes, one black, one silver-white.
Ron couldn’t describe her appearance… no matter how ornate the words, they would seem pale.
She was ethereal, as if not belonging to the mortal world.
His heart trembled slightly.
She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Aurelia was already extremely beautiful, but compared to the system’s manifested form, she still fell slightly short.
On her stunning face, there was not the slightest trace of emotion—cold, serene, like a perfect statue.
Her eyes were like the most beautiful and pure gems in the world.
If a goddess truly existed in this world, she would probably be like this.
Her slender body floated behind Ron like a ghost.
Her black-and-white long hair gently swayed, her elegantly shaped legs hanging down naturally, her pale toes pointing downward.
Then, the system’s voice sounded again in Ron’s ears: [System notification: ××××××××××, ×××××××] [××× interference ×××××××××] [Ding, system notification, the repairman has repaired the worldline, the worldline has returned to normal.] [Congratulations to the host for activating a special system function.] [Special Mission Activated 1: Conquer the White Saintess Aurelia and obtain the Heart of Purity!] [Special Mission Activated 2: Conquer the Blood Rose Arianna and obtain the Heart of Valor!] [Special Mission Activated 3: Conquer the Thorn Rose Deloris and obtain the Heart of Nobility!] [Special Mission Activated 13: Conquer the system and obtain the Eternal Heart!] [Complete all conquest missions to unlock—Gate!] Thanks to “No Mu Susu” for tipping 5000 coins when I was about to die, thank you for the support.
Chapter 2 delivered.
Today’s update is 5500 words.
During the new book period, updates can’t be too fast, sorry.
Daily update schedule: one chapter after lunch, one chapter around 6–7 PM, roughly like that.