The Paladin in the Abyss

The Succubus's wounds on her skin rapidly writhed, nearly healing the bone-deep gashes in an instant. However, a bright flash of Holy Fire Technique immediately enveloped her, eliciting another infuriated, anguished scream.

Desperate, she attempted to charge forward to take out the Priest first. A light clawing would render him incapable of casting Divine Arts ever again, or she could use her once-a-day ability to dominance over humanoids, making the priest truly believe she was his best friend.

Yet that sword-wielding Succubus instantly closed in again, blocking all her escape routes. Damn it, how could a Succubus move so fast? And what's with that bizarre armor she's wearing?

Lancelot was quite the sight at this moment. His robe had long been torn away, revealing the exquisite armor beneath, looking every bit the part of a knightly Succubus.

In stark contrast with his slender frame was the weapon in Lancelot's hands. In his left hand was the four-foot Hand Half Sword Frostslash, while his right brandished the terrifying seven-foot Giant Sword Glacier. The two Two-Handed Weapons transformed into a metallic whirlwind, and its ferocious attacks left the Succubus gasping for air.

The Succubus had a dozen powerful spells at her disposal—any one of them could have turned the tide of the battle. But Lancelot didn't give her the chance. She had already realized just how formidable this Succubus was; a moment's distraction in battle would let that Great Sword deprive her of her combat abilities completely.

Moreover, it wasn't just the terrifying strength and swift attacks of the opponent that troubled her. The Succubus had detected something off with the weapons in Lancelot's hands. The swords contained a frosty element that discomforted her, as if it could extinguish the fire of life, greatly diminishing the effectiveness of her Healing Spells.

Years of combat experience told her she couldn't keep fighting like this. Escape was her only option, or death would be her only conclusion today.

A brief moment was all she needed to cast a high-level Teleportation Technique and make her escape. However, the situation made it clear she would have to pay a significant price before she could leave.

With that in mind, the Succubus steeled herself, her claws, and tendrils erupting with ultimate speed, trying to seize a Split-second advantage.

Lancelot knew his enemy was fighting desperately. He pushed the True Qi in his Dantian to its limit almost instantly. Coupled with Kalalin's Haste Spell effect, he surprisingly kept pace with the adversary's two claws and four tendrils.

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The Succubus knew the defining moment between life and death had arrived. She feigned a move, and suddenly, her tendrils shot forward aggressively, while her feet pushed against the ground, propelling her body swiftly backward.

She was resigned to the tail-breaking survival tactic of a gecko, ready to sacrifice all her tendrils being severed in exchange for time to cast her Teleportation Magic.

Lancelot nearly instantly grasped her intention. His mind focused, the cyan glow that had clung to the Giant Sword Glacier suddenly surged, only to fade away as if it lacked further support.

But his attack was already in motion, and the Great Sword slashed down fiercely.

The four tendrils were uniformly severed like sausages on a chopping board scattering in all directions, knocking over piles of Gold Coins. But the corner of the Succubus's mouth revealed a trace of joy since she had completed casting the high-level Teleportation Technique, and the magic was about to take effect.

It was too rash of her to have hurried over after receiving the alarm. Once she returned, she would immediately summon her seven most capable subordinates and return through the Otherworldly Teleportation Technique.

Determined, she resolved to capture these audacious thieves alive and spend the next century nowhere else but in the dungeon, tormenting these Succubi every minute, especially this bizarre knightly Succubus. She would drain her soul completely dry to uncover the secret behind her exceptional strength.

And that priestess, why would they be with a priestess? And that bearded Succubus, what's that about? Why hasn't the Teleportation Magic triggered yet? Right! I still need to appease these thieves, can't let them run away; otherwise, it'll be a bit of trouble to catch up later!

"Goodbye, you little thieves!" the Succubus bluffed, "One day, I will find you!"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But the reaction of the other party was quite peculiar as they maintained the posture of chopping down, with no withdrawal of their sword.

The Succubus Knight across lifted her head, and those beautiful eyes were filled with coldness as she spoke in an indifferent voice:

"You're already dead."

"Huh?" "What's happening?" "What did he say?"

The cheerleaders next to them had been awestruck by Lancelot's still posture, and at this word, they unconsciously spoke out at the same time.

The Succubus wanted to say something else, but after she finished speaking, her mouth didn't close; her right upper lip and left lower lip were stuck together, as if they couldn't separate.

What's going on?

This was the last thought in the Succubus's mind.

Because of the movement while speaking, some kind of balance seemed to have been disrupted. The Succubus's head split open like a watermelon from the top, a large amount of blood mist erupted from the cracks, like a boiling kettle. The bisected vitreous body slipped from the eye sockets but was caught by the optic nerves, swaying in mid-air like wind chimes.

The crack continued to extend downward, through her neck, chest cavity, heart, stomach, all the way to the base of her right thigh.

The Teleportation Magic didn't trigger for some reason until now; a flash of yellow light passed by, and half of the Succubus's right side disappeared, leaving behind half of her brain, a major part of her body, and two relatively intact legs. The exposed cut surface spewed out a large amount of blood, and broken internal organs slipped from the abdomen.

The surface rapidly grew a mass of tumors and ulcers, as if some supernatural force sustaining the demon's life was quickly dissipating.

The unbalanced corpse fell on a pile of Gold Coins stained with blood; this Succubus died, dying on the treasure she was meant to protect.

It's unknown if her brain, before splitting in half, could comprehend what the Succubus Knight's words "You're already dead" meant.

The reality was, the moment Lancelot had swung that Great Sword, she switched the True Qi that powered the Qingyun Sword Art with Innate True Qi. This not only extended the Great Sword's Sword Aura by three feet but also caused its color to become nearly transparent from a faint cyan glow.

This was Lancelot's final killing move. The bulkiness of the Giant Sword Glacier was too obvious, so he powered a singular attack with the Qingyun Sword Art using Innate True Qi, and although the Sword Aura was nearly transparent, it would still cause a slight refraction of light.

An opponent fully focused might still be able to dodge, but the Succubus's own tentacles blocked most of her view, coupled with the need to concentrate on casting spells, which allowed Lancelot to strike a killing blow on the enemy on the spot.