In general, blessings that can double certain attributes are referred to by players as divine blessings.
Once paladins or priests learn such blessings, their value increases by at least five to six times. In dungeon maps, these blessings often produce miraculous effects at critical moments.
This is also why, in the previous life, the value of guardian knights and divine priests was far higher than other top-tier classes. Guardian knights and divine priests with divine blessings played an enormous role in a team.
The paladin Lefus possessed at least eight or nine such skills. These blessings were originally quite ordinary, but due to their high levels—each being at least level ten—they became astonishingly powerful skills.
Ming, Lie, and others were somewhat surprised as the situation suddenly became uncontrollable.
“What’s going on? Who exactly is this paladin Lefus? Why would he suddenly assist Xing Zhi Huihuang (Star of Splendor)?” Ming said in confusion. After receiving the blessings, the members of Splendor Temple suddenly became extremely difficult to deal with, forcing them to retreat. Ming was secretly alarmed, as the change in strength of Splendor Temple’s members was too obvious. This sudden gap made them increasingly aware of how powerful paladin Lefus was.
“We don’t know. This NPC suddenly appeared out of nowhere,” Lie was also perplexed. Normally, NPCs wouldn’t assist players in fighting enemies unless they were the players’ servants. Could it be that paladin Lefus was a servant of Xing Zhi Huihuang? Lie quickly dismissed this thought. If paladin Lefus were indeed a servant of Xing Zhi Huihuang, why hadn’t Xing Zhi Huihuang summoned him at the very beginning?
The situation gradually started slipping out of control. Heimdong (Dark Winter), Tianluozhi Men (Heavenly Net Gate), and Shensheng Jianglin (Grim Reaper) unexpectedly found themselves at a disadvantage. The remaining players, including the spectral princess Aina, continuously swept through nearby players. Since the players’ damage output was insufficient, Princess Aina’s health began to recover. The commotion caused by Heimdong, Tianluozhi Men, and Shensheng Jianglin drew Princess Aina’s attention, resulting in their tragic defeat. After several rounds of magical attacks from Princess Aina, the players from these three guilds suffered heavy casualties.
After glancing at the overwhelmingly powerful spectral princess Aina in the distance, Nieyan estimated that although defeating her would be difficult, it was still achievable. For now, he decided to leave her be and deal with the members of Xuesha (Blood Devil) first. The whereabouts of the several thieves, including Ming and Lie, were unknown.
Nieyan arrived at the area where Ming and the others were active. Activating his True Sight, a red glow flickered in his eyes as he scanned the surroundings. Soon, he spotted several faint figures—these were all the thieves from Xuesha, who showed no intention of fleeing.
Should he reveal himself and kill a few of the Xuesha thieves?
After thinking for a moment, Nieyan turned his gaze toward the paladin Lefus in the distance. It would be more efficient to let Lefus handle the killings.
Under Nieyan’s control, paladin Lefus quickly approached the area, coming within approximately thirty yards of the Xuesha members.
“The paladin NPC is coming over. Should we leave?” Feng whispered nearby. In his opinion, confronting paladin Lefus would be difficult given their current strength. With Heimdong, Shensheng Jianglin, and Tianluozhi Men at a disadvantage, things would become unpredictable if they revealed themselves.
“He probably can’t detect us. Let’s watch for now. After all, he’s just an NPC. He must have limited intelligence,” Ming replied. Having encountered many NPCs and boss monsters, he deeply understood their weaknesses—their lack of combat intelligence. As long as they mastered the right techniques, they could easily deal with them.
What Ming and the others didn’t realize was that paladin Lefus was actually under Nieyan’s control, and his combat intelligence was no worse than any human’s.
While slaying players from Tianluozhi Men, paladin Lefus slowly approached Ming and the others. However, he never paid attention to the thieves.
Ming and the others cautiously tested Lefus and found that he never seemed to detect them even when they were five yards away. Emboldened, they began to test the range of his perception.
Watching the audacious Ming and the others, a thought flashed through Nieyan’s mind, and a faint, sinister smile appeared on his lips. He wondered how many of the five thieves he could eliminate.
Nieyan’s gaze shifted to the skill bar of paladin Lefus. With so many overpowered skills available, it wouldn’t be hard to wipe out one or two thieves.
Ming and the others were completely unaware that they had already fallen into the trap set by Nieyan.
“This paladin NPC has really poor perception. Ming, shall we take him down?” Lie said beside him, clearly eager to engage.
They had tested that the paladin Lefus’s perception range was only three yards. At such a short distance, they could ensure a successful sneak attack. Once the sneak attack succeeded, the five of them could control and kill Lefus.
“Who will initiate the control?” Ming asked in the party chat.
“I’ll do it,” the youngest among them, Feng, volunteered.
“Alright, you’ll initiate. Let’s take him down!” Ming said. Other than his strong blessings and high health, Lefus didn’t seem that formidable.
Feng entered stealth mode and approached from behind the paladin Lefus.
Seeing a figure slowly approaching Lefus, Nieyan smiled slightly. It was finally about to begin.
Feng stealthily approached to within about three yards of paladin Lefus before suddenly springing into action, lunging at Lefus’s back.
Just as he launched his attack, paladin Lefus suddenly acted, casting Sacred Rite on himself, which granted immunity to all control effects.
With a thud, Feng’s attack struck the back of paladin Lefus.
The control skill was ineffective. Feng was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected paladin Lefus to possess such high combat skills—using a skill like Sacred Rite the moment he attacked. A bad premonition flashed through his mind.
Divine Vision!
Paladin Lefus suddenly widened his eyes, locking his gaze onto Feng, Lie, Ming, and the others.
This divine light immediately rendered all the thieves unable to hide.
Before Feng could land from his leap, paladin Lefus roared and cast Holy Bind, instantly immobilizing Feng, Ming, Lie, and the others in place.
Sacred Strike!
Paladin Lefus swung his sword at Feng, easily piercing Feng’s leather armor and killing him in one hit.
“Damn it, we’ve been tricked!”
Paladin Lefus’s combat intelligence was far more formidable than they had imagined.
“Everyone, run!” Ming shouted anxiously as they all activated skills like Dash Step to escape.
Seeing Ming and the others trying to flee, Nieyan’s eyes suddenly turned cold. They thought they could escape so easily?
Momentum of the Divine!
Paladin Lefus cast Momentum of the Divine on himself, instantly increasing his speed several times over. Like a tank, he charged toward Ming and the others.
Although their Dash Step allowed them to run quickly, compared to paladin Lefus, they were practically crawling. Even Nieyan himself couldn’t outrun paladin Lefus when he had Momentum of the Divine active, let alone Ming and the others.
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