Warrior, Wizard, Priest—the most classic combination, the most perfect composition, practically the foundational logic of nearly all massively multiplayer online role-playing games.

Under the effects of Black Mist Possession, the three pitch-black humanoid figures, each over two meters tall, brought Lu Lin an overwhelming sense of pressure.

The first thing she saw was golden text materializing between the Priest's palms.

The Wizard's lips were also moving slightly.

[Agility Blessing: Low-tier blessing skill. Increases the target's Agility by 50-150 (based on level, reaches maximum at level 20).]

Agility represents speed and mobility.

‘Here they come.’

Ye Shenghua's robust muscles bulged as he charged like a wild bull. The force of his footsteps alone was enough to shatter the blue bricks. The full suit of gleaming silver armor seemed almost undersized on his Black Mist Possessed frame.

Ye Shenghua crossed over a hundred meters in a heartbeat, crashing right in front of Lu Lin.

No flashy techniques, just straightforward raw stats.

Hidden behind him, several blazing fireballs, dense with heat enough to melt metal and stone, used Ye Shenghua's body to conceal their attack trajectories.

‘Good coordination. But far too slow!’

Moreover, under Lu Lin's Magic Perception, the fireball sneak attack had nowhere to hide.

Faced with Ye Shenghua charging like a small beast, with Lu Lin's current stats, simply exerting force with her right foot and lifting her left hand slightly was enough to hold him back. As for those scorching fireballs, a casual swat from her right hand sent them flying away.

The fireballs arced away trailing flames, lingering long in this world of ice and snow without dissipating—a clear testament to the power they contained.

Lu Lin looked at her right hand and blew away the flickering embers that had clung to it when she deflected the fireball. This fire-adhering property struck her as rather interesting.

At the same time, a profound and inexplicable feeling welled up within her:

‘This kind of power... and it's only the abilities granted to players when the game has just begun. Just like this, we players, once we bring these abilities into reality, seem to be the most dangerous existence in the world.’

Of course, these thoughts only flickered for an instant. She was merely a student. What use was it worrying about such things?

Shifting her gaze back, the Black Mist Possessed Ye Shenghua seemed to lack any human reason. Though his thick arms could reach and attack Lu Lin, he still focused all his strength into his hind legs, trying to brute-force his way past Lu Lin's obstruction.

‘Honestly... that once rational and reliable guy, turned into such a state. It feels more like a downgrade than anything.’

Lu Lin was somewhat disappointed.

However, the force from her left hand only grew heavier and heavier.

‘Oh?’

[Strength Blessing: Low-tier blessing skill. Increases the target's Strength by 50-150 (based on level, reaches maximum at level 20).]

[Power Blessing: Mid-tier blessing skill. Increases the target's attack attribute by 5%.]

A hundred meters behind, the Priest's lips continued murmuring prayers. The stat boosts reflected directly on Ye Shenghua.

The arm Lu Lin was holding, beautifully muscled, continuously bulged and strained. The subtle lines of its contour only made him appear more attractive.

The Priest's blessings were only low-tier. They didn't affect the battle's outcome.

‘Though it took a bit more effort... this is it, then?’

Lu Lin deliberately wanted to test her strength after advancing to Witch. It was like finally getting a full six-item build in a MOBA and itching to try a one-versus-five challenge.

"Awooo!" As if understanding Lu Lin's words, Ye Shenghua let out a wolf-like howl.

[Battle Spirit Surge: Mid-tier enhancement skill. Increases all attack attributes by 15%. Decreases all defense attributes by 10%.]

Ye Shenghua finally shifted his stance, hammering both fists into the ground.

[Mountain Breaker: Mid-tier combat skill. Deals physical damage equal to Strength x 125% to nearby enemies, with a 50% chance to inflict Stun.]

‘Now you're talking.’

Facing the skill, Lu Lin didn't choose to tank it. She leapt back to disengage.

Lightning strikes followed one after another. She felt violent magical energy condensing above her head.

"Boom!" A bolt of blue heavenly lightning split open the corridor roof, striking straight for Lu Lin.

‘Lightning?’

So magic wasn't limited to the five elements plus Light and Dark.

The thunderclap exploded beside her feet. Her high Agility stat allowed Lu Lin to react to the lightning strike.

Ye Shenghua came again. This time, he had switched his weapon to a greatsword.

[Ye Shenghua has switched weapons. Entered a 5-minute switch cooldown. Switching equipment will not affect current stat changes such as Health Points or Blue Amount.]

[Super Heavy Strike: Mid-tier combat skill. Deals physical damage equal to Strength x 150% to a single enemy, with damage increased by up to 20% based on maximum HP.]

At the same time, the Priest player made his move. No wonder his repertoire of blessings was so thin—he was a Battle Priest.

The Priest's Agility was not low. Stepping with a strange footwork, he silently approached Lu Lin.

Raising his staff, he appeared from behind.

[Critical Mass: Mid-tier combat skill. Focuses mana into the weapon in hand, dealing mixed damage of Strength x 100% + Spell Power x 80%, with a chance to cause Fracture.]

A sneak attack of this level—to Lu Lin's perception as a Professional Assassin—was nothing but showing off in front of a master.

However, facing the pincer attack from front and back, with the continuously targeted lightning strikes in the sky overhead...

Lu Lin admitted, she had reached her limit as well.

Her normal limit, of course.

"Low-tier Demonic Transformation." Lu Lin deployed the skill she had just learned.

A dark phantom clawed and snarled its way into existence behind Lu Lin. It had only the upper half of a torso; its lower half tapered into a whirlwind-like pointed cone. Two arms, roughly as thick as Lu Lin's thighs, were tipped with razor-sharp claws.

Lu Lin's body also changed under the Demonic Transformation. A tailbone protruded from her spine, growing into a tail as long as her calf. Her silver-white hair was dyed the color of night.

The clothing on her body was stained by magic, gradually eroding and tearing, exposing alluring patches of white. The boots on her feet had, at some point, transformed into openwork purple high heels.

The phantom's claws, under Lu Lin's control, seized both the greatsword and the staff from behind and in front.

Then it opened its mouth—if that blurry, horned head could be said to have a mouth—and swallowed the lightning strike whole.

[Hit by Mountain Breaker. Player taken damage: -50 (Blocked)]

[Hit by Critical Mass. Player taken damage: -33 (Blocked)]

[Hit by Punishing Lightning Strike. Player taken damage: -25 (Partially Devoured)]

"Haah!" While the phantom defended, Lu Lin was anything but idle. Magic flowed in her hands. She'd gained a sufficient grasp of her current strength.

Her figure spun and flipped, and she subdued all three.

Those spectating beastly Magical Beasts had thought to join the fray at the start of Lu Lin's fight with the three. But cowed by the sheer intensity on display here, they had shrunk back. Now that Lu Lin had subdued the three, they had hidden themselves away to who knows where.

[Holy Light Purification.]

Pinning the three, now no more than bedraggled chicks, beneath her feet, Lu Lin's entire body radiated with holy light. The figure who moments ago had seemed like a demon now gleamed with pure, sacred luminescence.

[Proximity to the Black Mist source here will significantly diminish purification effects. To complete the purification of these three requires 6000 Magic Points. Confirm?]

Purifying the three posed a difficulty unlike any before. And proximity to the Black Mist source was perhaps not the only reason.

Even with Lu Lin's current 9550 Magic Points, she was stretched thin. The recent battle had consumed nearly 3000 Magic Points on top of that. Doing this would leave her with only 500 Magic Points to utilize.

Yet she couldn't bring herself to be heartless and abandon them.

Besides, she had many questions she wanted to ask them.

‘Confirm Purification.’