The third update... I no longer believe in love because of writer's block. ...

As the battle—or rather, the match—commenced, the two charged toward the nearby clones almost simultaneously, and then it was a case of white knives in, red knives out... Oh wait, it was soft, pale hands thrusting in, bloody palms pulling out, accompanied by a vivid smear of crimson, the sound of the insertion making countless "maidens" who were "**" utterly heartbroken. From claiming the first blood, through the ensuing double kills, triple kills, quadra kills, and pentakills, right up to dominating the entire match, they had completely entered godlike mode; the breathtaking spectacle was enough to move onlookers to tears.

How was this a battle? It was clearly a slaughter... a damned game of mowing down weeds!

In truth, Arcueid and Altrouge wouldn't normally be this ferocious. After all, the clones weren't pushovers; they had forced the allied forces, including Eirin Yagokoro and Byakuren Hijiri, into a full retreat, making the clones' power undeniable. Even with the status of "hosts," their combat strength couldn't have possibly surged past the coalition's level in just a few days.

But the crucial point was... this battle had an incredibly serious wager attached to it. If they didn't go all out at two hundred percent, not only would their man be snatched away by the other, but they might even become the opponent's "flesh puppet"...

they absolutely could not lose! Thus, as things progressed, the two fought as if in a frenzy, taking enemy heads as easily as cutting grass. And then, while the two were lost in their mutual reaping, Lin Luo, situated at the center of the formation, suddenly received a message from Mumei.

"Dad. I've discovered something very un-magical." Lin Luo was currently focused on purging the "viruses" from the formation and had no time to be distracted. Although the task assigned to Mumei was important, her tone held no panic, so Lin Luo paid little mind, casually replying, "This is a world of science.

If magic can't explain it, use science to understand it... Dad is busy right now and has no time to discuss magic with you." "But what if that thing is neither magical nor scientific?" Mumei asked again. Though her tone remained calm, a hint of "I'm very curious" mystery permeated it.

"What is it?" Lin Luo found his own curiosity piqued. "Hmm... It's hard to explain quickly.

How about I use a magical mirror to transmit what I'm seeing to you?" "...Fine," Lin Luo hesitated for a moment before finally nodding in agreement. After all, details determined success or failure; even the most trivial-seeming matter could become the key to victory. Thus, out of caution, paying a little attention to what Mumei called something neither scientific nor magical couldn't be wrong.

Soon, a magical mirror appeared before Lin Luo. In the reflection, he saw a battle unfolding. One side, predictably, was the clones—dense, numbering perhaps eight hundred, if not a thousand.

Some had already turned into corpses, scattered around or piled into small "mounds." Seeing just this much, Lin Luo understood what Mumei meant by unscientific... because the very nature of the Abyss Demons was different from ordinary life forms. Although their bodies closely resembled flesh and blood in every aspect, they were, in fact, closer to spirit-particle entities.

Simply put, when an Abyss Demon died, unlike humans or regular organisms, their bodies didn't vanish through decay; instead, they would decompose into spirit particles and disappear completely within a short time. It was like in an online game: when a player killed a monster, its corpse would vanish after only a few seconds. But now, the corpses that should have decomposed were piled up.

Although the corpses were still slowly breaking down, the decomposition speed was more than ten times slower than normal... This was very unscientific! Then, when he saw that the ones fighting this horde of Abyss Demons were Arcueid and Altrouge, he knew where the non-magical part lay...

In his estimation, to eliminate so many clones and to almost completely suppress nearly a thousand of them in sheer momentum, it would take at least an entire army corps, like the Arthur Legion that Lin Xiaoke had teleported in. He never expected it to be just the White and Black Princesses. That was too un-magical!

It must be known that among those enemies were not just clones of ordinary powerhouses, but also clones of top-tier figures like Byakuren Hijiri, Eirin Yagokoro, Third-Stage Cirno, Flandre Scarlet, UO, and even clones of themselves, and these top-tier figures constituted a large proportion. Through prior investigation and analysis, he had nearly seen through the Abyss Demons' replication ability completely. Although the replication method was perfect—with almost no difference in abilities or combat style apart from personality and allegiance—their inherent capacity was limited.

So, even if the clones of people like Touko Aozaki or Medusa could surpass their originals, reaching about 1.2 to 1.5 times their strength, the clones of top-tier powerhouses could not exceed their originals, possessing only about eighty percent of the original's combat capability, and certain unique traits couldn't be copied... such as UO's property of being non-living. Even so, these clones were not easy to defeat, let alone being completely suppressed by just two people...

Eirin Yagokoro couldn't do it, UO couldn't do it, and Third-Stage Cirno couldn't do it either. Yet, Arcueid and Altrouge had managed it, even exceeding his expectations. Nearly every strike they delivered took a life, making him want to exclaim out loud: Damn it!

Are they fighting with cheats enabled? Can this game even be played?! However, after observing them carefully, he finally discovered the truth behind their ferocity.

First, their fighting will was incomparably high, as if they had a blood feud with the clones, murder intent blazing in their eyes, every move fatal. That kind of fighting style, as if they no longer considered themselves human, made even him feel a chill. Secondly were the traits they possessed.

Whether it was Altrouge or Arcueid, they were not the protagonists of this world; invincibility-granting things like a protagonist's halo couldn't shine upon them. But... they were the daughters of this world.

One perfectly inherited the power and infinite stamina of (Zhu Yue, Crimson Moon); as long as she was bathed in moonlight on a full moon night, she would possess inexhaustible power, the moon in the sky constantly replenishing her magic and stamina. The other, while inheriting some of 's abilities, also inherited some of Gaia's. Besides moonlight, as long as she stood upon the earth, the power of the never-deceiving Mother Earth Gaia would flow unendingly into her.

Furthermore, as a hybrid of a True Ancestor and a True Ancestor Dead Apostle, the resilience of their lives far surpassed that of other Dead Apostles or even Ancestors; they could be compared even to UO. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them unkillable cockroaches. And their attacks seemed to possess a targeted nature, resulting in instant death upon impact...

The slow decomposition of the clones' bodies was also related to this targeted effect. Finally, and most outrageous, these two even possessed self-healing abilities. Even if wounded, even by injuries that would kill an ordinary person, their bodies would repair themselves, recovering completely in the blink of an eye, leaving not a trace of a scar, still smooth as snow and soft to the touch.

It’s no wonder they completely discarded defense to attack desperately; they were essentially the Kasen Ibaraki of the Nasuverse—high offense, high defense, massive vitality, plus automatic magic recovery and healing. With such enormous advantages, only an idiot would bother defending; of course, they would fight to their hearts' content. It was like playing an online game while running god mode with instant kill, auto health recovery, and mana regeneration hacks.

When fighting a boss or engaging in PvP, what tactics did you need? You just charged straight through, unstoppable, mowing down gods and Buddhas alike. In this world, what could stop you besides a GM or a disconnect?

In contrast, while Eirin Yagokoro and the others might fall slightly short of the Black and White Princesses in raw combat power, their nature was vastly inferior. Eirin Yagokoro and the others possessed the limited-magic existence of pseudo-Heroic Spirits. This was why the two of them could achieve with ease what Eirin Yagokoro and the others could not.

And Remilia, even if she powered up to maximum and achieved a feat of massacre nearly comparable to these two, without the advantage of a home field, she ultimately lost out on the magic replenishment aspect. Once her rampage ended, she could only retreat quietly as a tragic hero. As the saying goes?

No matter how strong a tentacle is, it fears a tycoon; no matter how fierce a tycoon is, he fears a cheater! Using your own external cheats makes others say: Damn it, can this game even be played?! That's precisely the principle.

"I wasn't wrong, was I? These two vampires suddenly became incredibly strong, something even I couldn't achieve... Dad, what do you think?" Mumei suddenly spoke again.

Lin Luo pondered for a moment before replying, "There must be something strange about this; we'll discuss it later..." "Do we really have to discuss it later?" Before he could finish, a hint of excitement entered Mumei's tone. "...Ahem! Ahem!" Lin Luo immediately burst into a fit of violent coughing, hastily changing his words, "We'll talk next time.

By the way, how is the rescue operation going?" Mumei made no effort to hide her disappointment, replying listlessly, "It's alright, aside from some non-essential guys, there are no casualties for now." "Good," Lin Luo nodded. "Then, next, you find a way to make those two shameless cheaters drop out of godlike mode and bring them here. I need to properly **...

question them about their secrets." Although he understood the reason for the Black and White Princesses' ferocious combat power, that targeted attack seemed quite useful, and he couldn't just ignore it. Moreover... there was one other thing that greatly concerned him.

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