Boom!
A powerful shockwave of air erupted in the sky, blasting the Insect King’s mouth completely askew.
This was an extremely simple and brutal skill, one that could even blast away teammates caught in the blast. But precisely because of that, its power was astonishing.
It belonged to an extremely rare “instantaneous mini-nuke” tier of skills, capable of erupting in an extremely short time, making it impossible to guard against.
Strictly speaking, its single-point destructive power might not be top-tier, but its strength lay in being both offensive and defensive, with extremely high applicability. It could be used to attack or to defend, a standard “second-rate divine skill.”
This strike directly tore open the Insect King’s mouthparts, preventing it from closing and completely exposing its final weak point—its mouth.
“[Blessing of the Goddess].”
Samimi didn’t even need to lift a finger personally. She just gently raised her hand, releasing a legendary-grade Support Technique.
The effect of this skill was to increase the target’s maximum MP, which seemed useless. After all, simply increasing the upper limit wasn’t very meaningful without large-scale magic rituals to consume it.
But Samimi had long since researched its true usage—the newly added maximum MP would be directly converted into usable MP.
Simply put, it was instant MP recovery.
Right now, Qiqi Zhu, whose MP had been completely depleted, had a portion of her MP forcibly restored by this skill.
“Huff— huff—”
Qiqi Zhu had already taken her position in advance, appearing right in front of the Insect King. She drew her Rune Longbow, charging up at point-blank range, once again condensing a Chaos Poison Arrow that twisted space.
Boom!
She released the bowstring without hesitation, firing the poison arrow directly into the Insect King’s gaping maw.
The Insect King instantly convulsed violently, but soon stiffened completely, as if turned into a corpse. A pungent, corrosive odor filled the air. It could no longer move.
Its insides had been completely eroded by the potent poison, its organs and flesh all melted into a puddle of foul liquid.
(Ding! Assisted in killing [Insect King]. Gained 30 points of Goodness Value.)
(Ding! Cumulative Goodness Value has reached 500 points. New skill [????] unlocked.)
The long-awaited system notification sounded in Samimi’s mind.
All along the way, she had assisted in killing countless Insect Tribe members and Demon Humans. Even the Magic Sword Red had contributed 30 points of Goodness Value, allowing her to arduously accumulate 500 points.
The new skill was finally unlocked, but she felt little joy. Instead, anxiety began to set in—the next stage required 1000 points of Goodness Value.
At this rate, wouldn’t she have to take down the Mage King himself to unlock it?
What’s the point of unlocking a new skill after the boss is already dead?
She shook her head, pushing these thoughts aside for now.
With the Insect King’s death, all the insects instantly entered a state of stupor, as if they had lost control.
They stood in place as if their brains had been fried by lightning, easily cut down by the Adventurers.
Even the insect swarm that had invaded Mega-Camp No. 20 all stopped attacking, allowing themselves to be slaughtered.
“It’s over…” Bemore let out a long sigh of relief.
“Were you just slacking off? Not pulling your weight?” Samimi asked, giving her a sidelong glance.
“Didn’t we win? That’s all that matters,” Bemore retorted.
“It’s not over yet. We still have to go back and support the First Guild,” Samimi said, waving her hand to prepare for the next move.
“Wait, Miss Shalum,” the Divine Blade Huck stopped her. “Everyone has been marching through the night and just went through a major battle. Many are already exhausted. And the camp has just been damaged. I suggest we rest and reorganize first.”
Miss Meihua also nodded. “The First Guild consists of elites. If there’s a situation, they will actively send word. Our rash action might just cause trouble.”
“There are Pastoralist teams from our Church in the city who can be responsible for treating the wounded,” Qiqi Zhu added.
The Divine Blade Huck expressed his sincere thanks. “Thank you, Church Knight. Without you, we couldn’t have killed the Insect King so easily.”
“If you want to thank someone, thank the Cardinal Archbishop. She ordered us to provide full support,” Qiqi Zhu said.
“Which Cardinal Archbishop has such foresight?”
“Of course, it’s the youngest-ever Hongyi Grand Archbishop in history—Lady Samimi.”
The air instantly fell silent.
Samimi pretended to be looking at the scenery nearby.
The Divine Blade Huck and Miss Meihua had actually sensed something long ago and weren’t too surprised. The Hero of the Gale and Bemore had known all along.
Only Serina’s eyes widened in shock. “What? You’re a Hongyi Grand Archbishop?!”
“I told you. You didn’t believe me,” Samimi shrugged.
“So, your name isn’t really Shalum?”
“It’s normal to have two identities when you’re out in the world.”
“That’s completely different!” Niubao protested.
“Let’s not talk about this now. Let’s head back first.”
The continuous fighting had left Samimi feeling somewhat fatigued as well.
The Second Guild stayed behind to clean up the insect corpses, while the Third Guild escorted everyone back to the camp.
Mega-Camp No. 20 was in complete disarray. Although the insect infestation had been eliminated, the ground was littered with destruction.
Returning to the Yaoguang Guild.
“Akui! You’re alive!” The Old Guard wept tears of joy.
The Weapon Workshop had also been wrecked by the insects, the sofa torn to shreds.
After the victory, there were no cheers, only heavy exhaustion and a sense of oppression.
PvP was a contest between people, fair and direct—the strong were strong, the weak were weak.
PvE was another matter entirely—the stronger you were, the more monstrous the monsters became.
“Whatever. No sofa, then no sofa.”
Everyone simply laid out bedding on the floor, collapsing in exhaustion.
Even the Hero of the Gale couldn’t hold on any longer, hugging the Sword of the Hero and falling asleep in a corner.
Qiqi Zhu followed them in, staring at the sword for a moment. “So this is the Sword of the Hero? Looks pretty ordinary.”
Coming from the intelligence system, it wasn’t strange for her to know these things.