"The experimental subject remaining after being injected with the demon god remnant reagent is a very rare material..."
"I absolutely cannot be mistaken!"
"But why is this aura so much weaker?"
The Missionary stroked the white stubble on his chin, his snake-like vertical pupils half-open, half-closed, pondering with his head bowed.
After confirming Collei's identity, the Missionary did not immediately attack.
In his view, the experimental subject before him had no chance of escape; his own line of thought was more important.
Seeing the arrogant posture of her enemy, Collei gritted her teeth, glaring fiercely at the Missionary.
"You damnable wretch!!!"
Hearing Collei's roar, the Missionary looked up at her.
"Oh, bearer of the curse, only that sacred power can save you. But why has this sacred power weakened so much?"
"Did you seal it away?"
The Missionary's eyes were filled with inquisitive confusion. He was not angered in the slightest by Collei's insults, maintaining a gentle demeanor like that of a kind and knowledgeable old Scholar.
Yet, this very attitude made Collei even angrier.
"Nonsense!!!"
"Bullshit sacred power!"
The demon god remnant that had tormented her for so long, the thing that caused the tragic deaths of her parents and so many people in the laboratory, now showed no remorse. Instead, it considered its actions righteous and sacred!
This hypocritical facade made Collei so disgusted she wanted to retch!
Because of Collei's emotional outburst, the demon god remnant inside her body involuntarily began to riot.
Hiss!
A purple ring flashed with an ominous light on the smooth nape of her neck.
This caused the demon god remnant within Collei to be greatly alarmed, and it hurriedly tried to soothe Collei's emotions.
"Calm down!"
"Don't be provoked by him!"
"If you do, you'll fall for his trap!!!"
Perhaps for the demon god remnant, the more agitated Collei became, the higher the possibility it could successfully take over her body.
But for the intelligent demon god remnant,
The big boss was still watching it.
To harm Collei, whom the big boss protected, at this time would be suicidal!
The demon god remnant tried hard to control its power, reducing the damage it caused to Collei's body.
However, since the demon god remnant was inherently a negative power, it was not easily controlled, and some power inevitably leaked out.
Seeing the black aura permeating Collei's body, the smile on the Missionary's face deepened.
"Truly ignorant, infected one."
"Our God favors you so much."
"It seems you have not learned gratitude!"
Whoosh!
Taking advantage of Collei's distraction, the Missionary swung two intersecting crimson-purple slashes, emanating an ominous aura, toward Collei.
Crack! Whoosh!
!!!
Sensing this, the demon god remnant stopped restraining its power and instead surged the restless energy out of Collei's body surface to intercept the attacks.
Seeing this, Collei no longer hesitated.
She began her counterattack!
Rumble!
Black flames coiled around Collei's hands, instantly transforming into a black fiery dragon that lunged toward the Missionary.
The speed was so fast that the Missionary's eyes widened, leaving him no time to dodge.
Rumble—!!!
Smoke billowed.
The Missionary staggered out of the smoke, his face marked with burn traces from the flames, looking utterly disheveled.
"Cough, cough..."
"A pretentious rat; you weren't like this before!"
Despite his somewhat disheveled state, the Missionary felt he was merely caught off guard, so he still appeared confident of victory.
"Look at your pathetic state, poor little thing."
"The world treats you this way. To repay them, you cannot be without power."
Seeing Collei trembling with agitation, a hint of joy flashed in the Missionary's eyes.
As the person in charge of the experiment, the Missionary knew the power attributes of the demon god remnant within Collei extremely well.
If he could cause Collei to lose emotional control through words, the power within her would rage out of control. At that time, he only needed to stand aside and wait for the out-of-control Collei to vent the power within her, and he could easily reclaim the experimental subject.
A cunning wolf was harder to deal with than a beast without intelligence.
If he wasn't careful, he might lose a piece of flesh.
Seeing Collei on the verge of losing control, the Missionary decided to increase the intensity and continue provoking her.
"Poor person afflicted with disease,"
"Isn't hiding and living a more suitable life for you?"
Click!
Collei, who had been keeping her head down, slowly raised her head with vacant eyes.
The demon god remnant inside Collei covered its face, releasing its control over its power, allowing Collei to mold it into various shapes.
Whoosh!!!
"Enough."
"I said... ENOUGH!!!"
Under Collei's command, her anger, her rationality, and the vitality she had replenished at Springvale Farm all turned into fuel for the black flames.
Roar, roar, roar!!!
The raging fire enveloped the entire mountaintop of Starsnatch Cliff.
The black flames formed a hemispherical wall of fire, inverted over the two people in the center of the battlefield.
Seeing Collei floating in the air, her face filled with murderous intent and a tyrannical aura,
The Missionary's eyes widened, and he didn't even notice his weapon, the Hunter's Short Sword, falling to the ground.
His voice trembled:
"This... How is this possible?"
"Why does this sacred power obey your command!!!"
Collei remained silent, merely staring at him coldly.
Dozens of thick black fire dragons materialized behind her.
The head of each black fire dragon was as large as Collei's body.
Collei waved her hand in the Missionary's direction.
These dozens of black fire dragons, carrying the aura of destruction, charged toward the Missionary.
"This..."
Due to the high temperature and tension, sweat streamed down the Missionary's forehead.
Rumble—!!!
Hearing such a violent explosion and seeing the inverted black flame barrier on the peak of Starsnatch Cliff, even the patrolling Fatui guards realized something was wrong.
Just as they were about to rush up the mountain to help the Missionary,
Xing, Amber, and Eula jumped out from the bushes.
Seeing the fierce demeanor of the trio and the Visions on their bodies, the leading Electro Hammer Vanguard decisively ordered:
"We will stop them here."
"Debt Collectors, you and the Cryo Cicin Mage go rescue Lord Missionary."
"There are only three people on the opposite side; we can hold them!"
The two elite Debt Collectors and the Cryo Cicin Mage nodded and were about to leave the group for the mountaintop when Diluc quietly appeared behind them, blocking the path to the peak of Starsnatch Cliff.
"Oh!"
"What about adding me to the count?"
Diluc swung his wolfs gravestone with a stern expression.
"This is bad!"
All the Fatui present felt their hearts sink.
As expected, this was a trap targeting the Fatui!
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