Chapter 360: Darkness Descends (Part 2)

Fabiana was by no means Samimi’s destined rival.

After all, she was a physical class, completely separate from Samimi’s magic system, walking her own storyline.

“But… there’s only three of us. Can we really take on the rebels?” Fabiana asked hesitantly.

“You’re just now realizing there’s only three of us?” Samimi chuckled.

Fabiana fell silent for a moment.

“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

“Me and Mino fought all the way from the Royal City to the Southern Tree Sea. The Abyss is practically at our doorstep.”

“Coming to your West Sea? That’s a clean sweep. Forget the rebels—even if the entire West Sea army joined forces, they couldn’t beat us.”

Samimi said confidently.

“That powerful? What exactly is the Abyss?” Fabiana asked curiously.

“The Abyss is a dungeon, still sealed up. It won’t truly open for three more years.”

“I’d like to see it too…”

“First, get through the problem in front of you. Then we can talk about heaven and hell.”

Fabiana nodded. “Then let’s make a plan first.”

“Plan my ass.”

Samimi waved her hand.

“What’s there to plan with the three of us?”

“Just wait. Wait for the next round of the Lord’s Army to come and crush the rebels.”

“Then we’ll act according to the situation.”

“Either way, neither side is good. We need to make them both know we exist.”

Fabiana frowned. “Since you say the rebels might be secretly controlled by the Lord, why would he send knights to die? Isn’t that hitting himself?”

Samimi sneered.

“You don’t get it.”

“The knights the Lord sends are just the Constable Knight Order, leading a bunch of local knights to go through the motions.”

“Let the local knights die in battle. Whether they win or lose doesn’t matter at all.”

“As long as everyone sees that ‘they came to crush the rebellion,’ that’s enough.”

“Local knights lose their lives; the Lord’s knights gain reputation.”

Fabiana clenched her teeth in anger.

“And I was framed by someone like that…”

“Hold on.”

Samimi waved her hand.

“What matters now is—testing your abilities.”

“Let me see just how far you can go.”

“Otherwise, when a real fight breaks out, you’ll just be dead weight.”

As night fell, the three closed the church’s iron gate.

Mino took charge of perimeter patrol.

Samimi and Fabiana tested their abilities in the backyard.

“Whoosh—whoosh—“

A chill mist spread.

Skeleton soldiers crawled up from the ground, their bodies wreathed in a eerie blue frozen flame.

The scene was bizarre and terrifying.

“That blue flame is clearly magic.”

“Could it be that the Human Emperor was actually a mage?”

Samimi stroked her chin.

No one could answer that question.

These skeleton soldiers varied in form—they weren’t mass-produced.

Some wielded bone swords, others bone knives, and there were bone bows, bone shields, and even formations coordinated as a unit.

“This isn’t just ordinary summoning.”

“This is more like—an auto-battle system.”

Samimi quickly reached a conclusion.

Mages could usually only control a limited number of summons.

But each of Fabiana’s skeleton soldiers had a basic consciousness of its own.

She didn’t need to micromanage them.

“Simply put—”

“The rest of us are playing a MOBA. You’re playing an auto-chess game.”

“Summon them, and they fight on their own.”

Fabiana looked completely lost.

Samimi couldn’t be bothered to explain.

She raised her hand, waving her runic staff, and sent a magic slash sweeping across.

In an instant, she shattered a batch of skeleton soldiers.

“Not strong enough.”

“Good against ordinary gangs, but not enough against a正规军.”

“Those orc warriors could crush them easily.”

“Just as I thought—numbers don’t work in this world.”

Still—

This ability was powerful.

Because it consumed no mana and required no effort.

It was “cost-free mass production.”

And Fabiana herself was still a high-stat knight.

Overall, her potential was huge.

“But it’s not enough yet.”

Samimi shook her head.

“We’re three people trying to take on the world. This level is too ordinary.”

She thought for a moment and asked, “Do you know how to meditate?”

“I’m a knight. How would I know meditation?”

“Just try it.”

Under Samimi’s guidance, Fabiana sat cross-legged.

Soon—

She entered a meditative state.

Moonlight gathered around her.

But it wasn’t being absorbed.

She wasn’t absorbing mana—

She was “communicating.”

“I see…”

Samimi realized with a start.

This was an exchange with the source of power.

A state of “communicating with a god.”

She was essentially receiving “guidance.”

“You’re half a mage now.”

Samimi sighed in exasperation.

She also entered meditation, keeping watch over Fabiana.

If this state was interrupted, there could be unknown risks.

The night passed.

At dawn, Fabiana opened her eyes.

Her entire aura had changed completely.

“How do you feel?”

“Thank you.”

She said sincerely.

“If it weren’t for you, I might have stayed hiding here forever.”

“Don’t thank me.”

Samimi snorted.

“Your grandfather helped me out back then. I’m just repaying a favor.”

Just then—

Mino leaped down from the rooftop.

“Pastor, something’s wrong.”

“A unit is approaching.”

“Who are they?”

“A familiar scent.”

“It’s that group with the Wolf Knight we ran into before.”

“…They’re coming for me.”

Fabiana’s face changed.

“Good.”

Samimi stood up.

“I was just looking for someone to practice on.”

The three walked toward the church’s main gate.

The ground began to tremble.

Soon—

Hundreds of rebels flooded into the town.

The elderly residents hurried inside their homes, shutting doors and windows tight.

The entire town turned into a dead city in an instant.

The rebels had a clear target—

They headed straight for the church.

Leading them was the same Wolf Knight.

He rode a massive warhorse, his presence intimidating.

“So it’s you.”

He fixed his gaze on Mino.

“I let you escape last time. This time—you won’t get away.”

Mino stood expressionless, silent.

The rebels quickly surrounded the church.

The three stood at the entrance.

Facing them head-on.