Chapter 189: Above the Endless Starry Sky

“Fly.”

The girl softly murmured, and a feather-like azure shadow blossomed quietly behind her. Just this halo had already increased her full speed by fifty percent.

But Miss Vilyric did not stop there.

“God’s Wings, all open!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Three pairs of six pure and brilliant wings expanded simultaneously behind her, their span even exceeding the width of the long stairs themselves.

This skill, evolved from the “Wings of Angels,” already had the effect of significantly enhancing the user’s agility. While the fully open state would cause MP consumption to skyrocket, the accompanying enhancement effect evolved to be comparable to a leap.

“[Blessing of the Holy],” “[From the Melody of the Spirits],” “[Awakening of Clear Insight].”

Three buffs of varying levels, all with acceleration effects, were simultaneously applied to herself. Miss Vilyric’s agility stat surged multiple times, jumping from a mere 20,000 to a terrifying nearly 100,000 after five-fold amplification, even surpassing the usual speed of the Little Dragon Daughter, a warrior!

This is the true terror of being a top-tier priestess. Though she may not possess strong offensive capabilities and seem dull and feeble just by looking at her stats, in reality, as long as Vilyric wishes, she can achieve multiple leaps in any ally’s stats within seconds.

While the buffs available for self-application are relatively few and the effects do have some attenuation, the results from stacking are still quite impressive.

Casting multiple high-tier spells continuously didn’t make the priestess feel burdened. The six brilliant white wings behind the girl flickered more dazzlingly than usual in the air, stirring up a surge of pressure. She quickly inspected her status panel and MP consumption rate, a delightful smile surfacing on her lips as she welcomed the challenge.

“Alright then, let’s go in one go!”

Temporarily tucking the God’s crystal into her embrace, the girl slightly bent her knees.

“Boom!”

The white afterimage shot through the endless long stairs like a lightning bolt, and due to her extreme speed, it even generated a tremor and roar similar to a sonic boom.

Miss Vilyric was not flying; she was still running, each step crossing countless black stairs. In her frantic sprint and enhanced by skills, her efficiency had reached nearly a hundred times that of before, covering over thirty thousand stairs in under a minute!

“Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap…”

The rapid-fire footsteps, more brisk than raindrops, combined into a long line, creating a passionate melody against the backdrop of the starry sky and the night. The six wings behind her rhythmically expanded and contracted like breathing, showering countless golden glimmers, leaving behind a fantastical and vibrant trail.

The black fissure in the sky continued to expand, rapidly consuming nearly half of the starry sea within just a few minutes, but Miss Vilyric was faster!

One hundred thousand stairs! Two hundred thousand stairs! The girl continued to accelerate!

She transformed into a blazing golden flame, like a meteor shooting toward the sky, rising higher!

“Crack… Crack crack crack…”

The space was crumbling, even the long stairs Miss Vilyric had previously crossed began to shatter into rubble, falling into the dark void below, but the girl remained unfazed and sprinted forward!

Four hundred thousand, five hundred thousand… nine hundred thousand stairs!

I see it!

That was a dark throne, wreathed in a swirling halo of myriad colors, hanging high above the steps, the end of the sky, like a solitary and proud transcendental being, gazing down at the world, the stars, and all things.

At this moment, two figures stood beside the throne. Their hands intertwined in the air, a tangible yet seemingly intangible sphere of nothingness formed, gradually shrinking as it gathered energy into their palms.

Nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine stairs!

“Smack!”

Miss Vilyric stepped onto the last stair, and the shattered stairway to the throne vanished, falling into the crumbling star sea. Only this hundred-meter-wide space remained high above the starry sky, along with the demonic throne standing within it.

“Hi hi, I’m here!”

Before her voice had even faded, a golden holy spirit, mirroring her appearance and even the six light wings behind her, let loose its holy spear, transforming into a blade that threatened to slash the sky, aimed straight at the sphere of nothingness held by the opponent!

“Tsk!”

The masked figure let out an annoyed click of the tongue, as if interrupted during a 99% progress bar, and quickly pulled the gray-haired girl beside them to retreat. That sphere of nothingness, however, was split in half by the Avatar of Light’s spear without mercy, instantly exploding and vanishing into the void, leaving no trace.

“…”

Avoiding the holy spirit’s strike, the duo who stood hand in hand turned back, their gazes colliding in the air with the black-haired girl, whose golden flames were gradually extinguishing.

The gray-haired girl, with waist-length hair and wearing half a mask, silently stared at the priestess for a long time, gradually revealing a smile.

“Ha… I see that the mysterious expert tracking us in the intel is you. To break the Demon God’s three inquiries in such a short time, it seems you’re quite an unfathomable lady… It’s truly my honor to face such a strong opponent at first glance.”

“Mm, keeping your composure, Sylvester Burwell. I thought you’d be furious right away~”

The holy spirit behind her sheathed its spear, not continuing the attack. Even though it was only their first meeting, Vilyric had already identified the opponent by the snake-shaped mark faintly visible on the back of their hand and their unique appearance.

At her words, Sylvester appeared a bit surprised.

“Oh? That name… not many know it, what place did you hear it from?”

The priestess wore a similarly sharp smile on her face.

“Of course I know it, after all, a certain someone who always likes to be elusive and hide isn’t new to our interactions. You must recognize this, right?”

As she spoke, Vilyric pulled out a crystal emitting a strange glow, similar to the divine throne, and waved it in front of the other person.

“Oh… so it ended up in the hands of a strong one like you, no wonder it was so impossible to trace…”

Sylvester glanced at the Demon God crystal and seemed to understand, then turned his attention to the gray-haired girl beside him.

“Aileen, go do what you’ve always wanted to do. I’ll handle the enemy.”

The girl named Aileen seemed to be relatively introverted. She silently observed the white-robed girl with six wings in front of her but did not act immediately, only muttering softly in confusion.

“Um… have we met somewhere before? Have you been to the Demon Town of the United Kingdom of Humans?”

Vilyric raised an eyebrow but quickly calmed down as if realizing something, replying with a neutral tone.

“Maybe, I’ve encountered various beings too numerous to count, so it wouldn’t be surprising to have brushed past each other. After all, most are merely passersby. If fate permits, we’ll meet again.”

“…”

Regarding this ambiguous response, Aileen merely fell silent, but Vilyric was well aware that during their previous encounter, she had been wearing the “Cognitive Obstacle Mask,” and Aileen was just an ordinary person back then, lacking the capability to break the effects of golden spiritual gear. Thus, for her, it was indeed their first meeting.

But what of it? Whether they were acquainted or not would not change what she was going to do next.

Before the conversation even began, it fell into a stalemate. Aileen frowned, finally looking over at her companion beside her again.

“Is it okay, Syl? She looks quite tricky, and that last step was… how about we team up to deal with the enemy first, and then consider…”

Before she could finish, Sylvester shook his head, denying her suggestion.

“That’s not an option. The Demon God’s position is shifting. If this space is destroyed, the illusion world will collapse, and the world passage is about to connect. You must manage the situation from the outside. This was the agreed-upon plan, we can’t just change it because of a stranger that appeared out of nowhere.”

“Just focus on getting back to the Demon Town. Leave this to me. Even if it فقط needs one more step… with the current power, it’s more than enough to look down upon all.”

   

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