Chapter 114: The Guildmaster, the Wielder of the Black Holy Sword?
Time waits for no one.
Especially after seeing the towering tower in the center of the Adventurers Management Guild collapse, Loria became even more worried.
In the previous simulation, the guildmaster didn't perish in the wave of monsters, but who can guarantee that reality will not develop to that point?
She believed that the "Weaver's Blessing" buff on Vita must come at a significant cost, but she didn't have time to wait for that cost to show itself now.
"Vita is too fast, faster than even Sylph. Even if I compete with her endurance, I might not be able to surpass her."
Loria looked solemnly at the wounds on her arm.
Vita now focused her attack on Loria's hands and feet. Despite the bonus of having stone-like skin, the wounds on her hands and feet were increasing.
When the number of wounds accumulated to a certain extent, she would be trapped in a situation where she couldn't lift her sword or walk, leaving her at the mercy of Vita.
"We can't continue like this."
After being stabbed by Vita again, Loria quickly retreated to the wall.
Her secret moves are only two: succubus shockwave and Energy Vampire.
Her body was already prepared, as evidenced by the hastily stuffed diaper, but due to her anxiousness and constant distraction by the progress of battles elsewhere, she could never take that final step towards ascending.
Without taking that final step, the succubus shockwave remained dormant.
Therefore, Loria had no choice but to rely solely on Energy Vampire.
Before taking action, she made a rough calculation.
By simultaneously using Resilient Burst and Shameful Strike for the attack, she would only consume a little over 15% of her stamina.
Taking into account Vita's high resistance, even if this strike landed on Vita, the efficiency of absorbing her energy would only reach a maximum of 30%.
"This means that this strike can only drain about four to five percent of Vita's energy, which is far from enough to turn the tide."
"If Doris were here, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. I could simply have her use her healing skill on me a few times, guaranteeing Vita's easy defeat."
But she didn't dare let Doris out.
Once the people of Hidden Leader know that Doris is in her hands, she can never live a peaceful life unless she completely eliminates Hidden Leader.
Loria had to find another way.
There are many ways to quickly deplete energy, such as suddenly entering a state of breakdown or suddenly receiving a heavy injury!
"If I continue fighting, I will inevitably be seriously injured. In that case, why don't I make use of it?"
Loria held her breath and tried her best to track Vita's movements. Vita was too fast, so she could only capture very blurry movements.
But it was enough.
As long as she knew when Vita's attack would land on her, she could counter-attack.
When the spikes, filled with icy white light, pierced through the blurry rain curtain, Loria didn't dodge or evade. Instead, she put away her large sword and directly collided with them.
Everything happened too suddenly.
Even though Vita noticed something was wrong, it was already too late to stop.
Her initial thrust was aimed towards Loria's right hand, but now it was heading straight towards her chest.
She seemed to see Loria's lung pierced, blood gushing out of her throat, instantly dyeing the already bright Catgirl bodysuit even more striking.
"Are you daring me to not go through with it?"
Vita clenched her teeth tightly.
She admitted that Loria had won the bet.
At the critical moment, she forcefully pressed down with her right arm, causing the spike to deviate from its original position and pierce into Loria's abdomen with a splutter.
Blood flowed horizontally.
Vita's face changed dramatically, she didn't want to kill Loria, she just wanted to make Loria lose her ability to move.
"Are you... are you okay?"
The excruciating pain made Loria's toes curl up.
Thankfully, with the talent of being an optimist, she didn't collapse directly onto Vita.
"Right now!"
Loria clenched her teeth, tightened her fists, and instantly unleashed her Resilient Burst and Shameful Strike, combining three times the strength to break free from the constraints of space, heavily striking Vita's abdomen with unmatched force.
Boom!
Vita was sent flying, crashing into the adjacent wall, causing it to collapse.
The pain in her abdomen almost caused her to faint, but she still forced herself to try to get up.
Loria was badly hurt and despite her injuries, she managed to give her a punch, making her situation even worse.
But something surprising happened.
Just as her right elbow touched the ground, a deep tiredness overwhelmed her soul, causing her to fall back down.
It was fine when she didn't move, but as soon as she moved, her hand was injured from the fall.
"What's going on?"
Vita clenched her teeth tightly.
At that moment, a warm droplet fell on her cheek.
She looked up and saw Loria, trembling, holding her stomach with her right hand. The blood quickly stained Loria's hand and kept dripping between her fingers.
Tick-tock...
Vita discovered a slight salty taste at the corners of her mouth.
"Are you going to kill me?"
Her voice was hoarse.
Because she was lying face up, her eye sockets soon became wet with rainwater, and the reflection of her figure in her eyes became extremely blurry.
Loria's voice was weak, "I won't kill you, but I need you to lie here until it's all over, then I'll come find you."
"You will die if you stay in this condition."
"..."
Loria fell silent for a few seconds, then she suddenly forced a smile.
"I'm going now, the guildmaster is still waiting for me."
Vita had her mouth slightly open.
The familiar nickname entered her ears, and suddenly she couldn't speak.
She could only watch as Loria reached out her hand, grabbed her neck, and a feeling of suffocation surged up.
"You... go ahead and do it."
Her hand lifted slightly, but eventually dropped back down.
After a dozen seconds, Loria let go of her hand and tested Vita's breathing, it was unstable, but it hadn't completely disappeared.
In this way, it was almost done.
She struggled to lift a nearby stone and covered Vita with it.
After finishing all this, she plopped down on the ground.
Because of the earlier actions, the wound on her belly opened wider. She felt something stirring inside her, causing pain that tore at her limbs, as if the world in her eyes was being ripped apart by rain.
"No, I have to go to Doris."
Loria took out a bottle of healing potion and tremblingly drank it.
The bleeding couldn't be stopped, all she could do was walk, step by step, moving forward.
Everywhere she walked, the rainwater pooling on the ground was filled with traces of blood.
It was fortunate that she was in the center of Creek Town, and the monsters had not reached here yet.
However, the occasional fleeing person who rushed past knocked her down several times, and she could only force herself to get back up.
When the pain exceeded a certain threshold, the desire that welled up in her body was completely suppressed. Loria couldn't find any happiness in the current situation.
She slowly inched forward.
She didn't know if the rain was getting heavier or if her body was sweating profusely from the pain, but she felt like she was soaking in water.
A few minutes later, maybe more than ten minutes later, she finally arrived at Felix's old house.
"There are advantages to living in a small hometown."
Loria collapsed against the door.
If she were in a big city, she might not even make it to her destination before dying.
Bang.
The door suddenly opened, and Loria couldn't lift her head, but she could still see the familiar "short legs" wrapped in white socks.
"Loria, Loria, what's wrong with you?"
Doris anxiously grabbed Loria's hand and shook it forcefully.
The arm wobbled, and managed to wake up Loria who was in a half-asleep state.
She weakly said, "I'm fine now, but if you don't use healing magic on me again, then I will have a problem."
Doris quickly let go of Loria's hand.
"Healing magic, healing magic..."
She grabbed her own ear and spun around in place several times, until a milky white light finally appeared on her body.
The next second, Loria immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
The magic spell failed.
But quickly, Doris used healing magic for the second time.
A warm flow quickly emerged, covering the pain in her abdomen. Loria could feel that her bleeding had been successfully stopped.
He is indeed a skilled D-level healing wizard!
"Don't use healing magic for now, use a few spells to restore your energy instead."
Doris followed the instructions and did as told.
After struggling between being completely exhausted and feeling revitalized several times, Loria finally regained the strength to move freely.
"This Magic Crystal Mine was truly worth it!"
She leaned against the door and took a deep breath.
The injury in her abdomen wouldn't heal for a while, but she now had the strength to fight again.
The only problem was that during the cycle of restoring energy and depleting it, her already damp diaper was subjected to intense impact, forcing her to change her underwear, diaper, and clothes.
However, having an inventory made it not much of a hassle.
"Wait for me here, I will chase away the bad people and then take you far away from here, away from those who want to catch you."
Loria held onto Doris's shoulder.
"But..."
Doris's tail straightened, showing her nervousness.
"What will you do if you don't come back?"
"Emmm..."
Loria pondered for a moment. She thought about the possibility of not succeeding, and if she really died, she couldn't let the Hidden Leader capture Doris again, or else her death would have been in vain.
"If I don't come back, find a hidden place and bury yourself in a hole for a few days, then come out. Okay, go back to hiding under the hearth, I will come find you by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Loria gently stroked Doris's head before carrying her back to sit under the hearth.
After finishing her work, she first cleaned up the bloodstains at the door and then hurriedly headed towards the Adventurers Management Guild.
The closer she got to the association, the more chaotic it became, with constant screams echoing all around.
On her way to the association's warehouse, Loria saw Felix organizing adventurers to fight against attacking monsters.
"We must block them before the commoners in the warehouse evacuate through the underground passage!"
Ignoring his chest injury, Felix wielded his knight's sword and engaged in a fierce fight with a pig-like creature.
After all, he was only a low-ranking adventurer, and he quickly found himself at a disadvantage against the swarming monsters.
However, this didn't make him consider giving up. He stood like an unyielding fortress, standing in front of both the horde of monsters and the psychological defense line of many adventurers.
Run?
Felix didn't run at all.
Even though they were trapped, the adventurers didn't show any intention of running away.
As they were beaten back, they bounced back heavily like a compressed spring, tearing open a several-meter-wide gap in the circle formed by the monsters.
"Squeak!"
The monsters screamed.
Worried that the adventurers might escape, they had to retreat and regroup, giving the civilians who were escaping through the tunnel a lot of time.
"Great, just like this!"
Felix was extremely excited, and even forgot about the injury on his body.
He took a step forward, thrusting his knight sword directly towards the pig-man's head. The pig-man couldn't dodge in time and got pierced, but Felix himself fell into danger as well.
A corrosive flower rushed towards him, and it seemed like he was about to die from the splashing venom. Suddenly, a large sword appeared out of nowhere in a diagonal stab, smashing the corrosive flower into a flat pancake.
"Loria？"
Felix was very surprised.
Loria looked serious and said, "Felix, where is the guildmaster?"
Fear replaced the surprise on Felix's face as he said, "the guildmaster stopped a masked man, but when we left, she should have been in the association hall."
"I will go find the guildmaster," said Loria.
Loria used a spiral sword and quickly moved out of the pile of monsters.
Despite being almost killed by Vita's bullying, she fought through the pile of monsters like a warrior, leaving only cries of pain in her wake.
Once she fought her way out, the ground was covered with defeated monsters, and she felt even more energized than before.
Her stomach hurt a bit, but she didn't have time to worry about it now.
Loria ran all the way and when she arrived at the association hall, all she saw was a pile of ruins.
"the guildmaster...Yukihime？"
Loria saw Miss Plump Sheep lying under a big rock not far from her.
She quickly rushed over and moved the rock.
Luckily, Miss Plump Sheep wasn't dead, but her bottom was injured and she could only lie on the ground groaning in pain.
"Have you seen the guildmaster?"
"Over there, on that side."
Miss Plump Sheep pointed weakly with her hand.
Loria left a few bottles of healing potion for Miss Plump Sheep, then ran in the direction she indicated.
Near the association's office area, Loria saw a big puddle of water.
On the edge of the puddle, a person stood with a sword in one hand, facing away from her.
In the center of the puddle, there was a person surrounded by swirling black mist. The mist almost formed wings and it sucked the water from the puddle into the sky like a tornado.
"Oh no!"
Loria's expression changed dramatically.
Even though they were dozens of meters apart, she could still sense how terrifying the black mist was. It possessed a power that went far beyond ordinary, and the guildmaster's strength wasn't much stronger than hers. There was no way she could withstand this attack.
"Stop it!"
Loria glanced at her own belly. She didn't have time to think about it now. She needed to rush over and block this attack first.
She slightly bowed, about to use Kitty's Pace, when her whole body suddenly froze.
Wait.
The person facing away from her had a completely different body shape from the guildmaster.
She suddenly looked up.
She saw the person floating in the center of the puddle, raising their hands high. The black mist instantly burned and transformed into a black flaming sword that almost pierced through the rainy night.
At the moment the black flaming sword fell, the person wrapped in black mist also revealed their profile.
"The guildmaster！"
Loria was greatly surprised.
Just then, the sword had already torn the night in half, completely engulfing the person standing with the sword.
