"Aaaahhh!!!"
A group of terrifying Abominations of Abundance charged menacingly toward Wende.
"Gather!"
With a soft cry from Wende, dozens of lightning needles instantly materialized in the air. Under Wende's precise control, each needle struck the leg joint of an Abomination with unerring accuracy.
"Argh!"
The Abominations fell one after another, like stalks of wheat being cut down.
"All for the sake of a false long life. Was it really necessary?"
Wende couldn't understand these people. To abandon their own spirit for a vain illusion, to futilely pursue the immortality of the flesh... no wonder the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus here were so brainless.
Wende watched them without a shred of pity, then infused the power of [Abundance] into their bodies.
Wende's power replenished the spirit they lacked, but it also caused the Yin within them to recede, until the Yin and Yang in their bodies reached a state of equilibrium.
"What... what is happening... my body... my power!!!"
The leading goon stared at his arm, which was gradually returning to normal. He cried out in disbelief, feeling his power draining away! His immortality... his eternal life!!!!
"Ugh-ahhhhhh!!"
The other minions, who had been struck by Wende's lightning needles, watched in shock as their leader transformed from a great "warrior" back into a mortal. Some of them wanted to run, but were horrified to find that their lower bodies wouldn't obey their commands.
"How is this possible! This is the divine power of immortality bestowed upon me by the Merciful Medicine King! How could I! How could I!!!"
The goon leader wailed as his once supple and smooth skin began to shrink rapidly, gradually becoming dry and emaciated, until he became a withered old man who looked like deadwood.
"Hah... hah..."
The "old man" gasped for breath. The hateful curses that were on the tip of his tongue faded away, replaced by helpless muttering. His cloudy eyes stared fixedly at Wende, as if trying to burn his face into memory before death.
"Rest assured, you still have some time left. Enough to repent for the mistakes you've made."
"Eternal life... not... dead..."
They mumbled, the chaotic film gradually fading from their eyes...
"Hm? What's happening outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Purple Rose looked at Green Hibiscus with a dissatisfied expression.
"Lord... Lord Purple Rose, there's a spy from the Demon Bow outside! Your guards and our people have already gone after that spy. Please, rest assured!"
Seeing Purple Rose's angry face, Green Hibiscus lowered his head in terror. The man before him was the overall person-in-charge of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus for the entire Changle area. His influence within the organization was immense. If he angered him, his own bright future would be...
"Hmph! Useless trash."
Purple Rose snorted coldly, then turned his head, his gaze falling coldly on Stelle, who stood before him.
"You seemed quite surprised just now. Why did your expression change when you heard the name 'Zhixin'?"
"Lord Purple Rose, there's a problem! I fear this person is also an undercover agent here to find you, and she's with that group outside!" Green Hibiscus immediately whispered to Purple Rose, watching his expression nervously.
"You fool! After all that testing, what did you end up with?! You let an undercover agent like this waltz right in? And you made me go through all this trouble to come here!"
Purple Rose's gaze toward Stelle instantly turned vicious.
"In that case, spy from the Divine Foresight Residence, please go and die!"
Purple Rose's body instantly swelled. A massive Abomination of Abundance, its shell teeming with life force, revealed its malevolent glare to Stelle!
"Tch..."
Stelle immediately whipped out her baseball bat and charged at it.
[Due to Wende luring away most of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus minions for you, you cannot use Wende in this battle.]
"What????"
Kakaya tilted her head, staring in confusion at the prompt that appeared on the screen, where a large "Banned" label was slapped over Wende in her party lineup.
"Huh??? Are you sick, developer?! Why do you always ban my Wende?! Is there no one else you can ban?! Don't you know that of my two healers, Wende is the most built?! My Natasha is only level 40!"
Kakaya wailed, and then, amidst the cheerful laughter of her chat, was promptly beaten into a GG by the constantly healing Purple Rose.
[And that's why I suggest everyone properly build their characters before tackling the story. Because sometimes, you really won't be able to beat it!]
[Is that a thing? Can't you just breeze through it?]
[Just turn on auto-battle and love no one!]
[Deep thought: sometimes auto-battle really sucks for this stuff. The dumbass AI never clears the adds, so this guy's healing never stops!]
"Mr. Yang! A fight broke out inside!"
March heard the sounds of fighting from the courtyard and shouted to Welt beside her.
"We'll go help Stelle," Welt decided without hesitation.
"What about Wende?"
"Wende is much stronger than you imagine. Let's help Stelle first."
Welt glanced at the alley Wende had just entered, pushed up his glasses, and then ran toward the courtyard where the battle was raging.
"Hound of the Demon Bow! Die!"
Purple Rose, now transformed into an Abomination, brandished a long spear and a large shield, launching a fierce assault on Stelle.
"Hah!"
Stelle's figure nimbly dodged Purple Rose's thrust.
Seeing this, Purple Rose immediately switched from a thrust to a sweep, the sharp tip of his spear swinging powerfully toward Stelle's waist!
"CLANG!!!!"
Stelle instantly switched to her lance, holding it horizontally in front of her to block the powerful sweep head-on. The immense force pushed her backward, her feet carving long tracks into the ground.
"Lord Purple Rose! We'll help you!"
Green Hibiscus, also transformed into an Abomination, waved the Cinnabar Talisman in his hand, launching a fireball at Stelle's position.
"Here's a blessing for you!"
In the nick of time, March's shield arrived, helping Stelle block the attack. Immediately after, a small, pseudo black hole quietly appeared behind the Abominations. While their attention was focused on Stelle and March, Welt launched his attack.
"What is this!!!! Ahhh! I'm being sucked in!!"
Stelle looked at Welt in surprise as she watched the Abominations being pulled in by the small black hole.
"See, what did I tell you? Mr. Yang is a master who hides his true strength!"