Lily's eyes also turned red, but it was from envy. Was this the power of a naturally strong psionic energy user?
The ability of Royal Envoy + large-area bombardment, thrown onto a battlefield, was a humanoid killing machine.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Lily demanded.
She was already thinking about escape routes. Fighting Yulia in such a narrow space was very disadvantageous. It would be better to lure her outside and rely on agility to win with kiting tactics.
Yulia said, "I need you."
Lily: "?"
"Although you destroyed one of my clones at the Abandoned Cooling Plant, I don't hate you," Yulia drew closer. "Don't worry, as long as you cooperate obediently and tell me how you broke free of my control, I won't be rough with you."
Is that something that can be explained?
Lily remained silent, and Yulia's emotions became slightly agitated.
"You won't say, or you don't know either? It doesn't matter. If you're willing to give your body to me, that's fine too. I'll try my best to be careful not to damage your body. Even if I accidentally damage your body, with my medical skills, most injuries can be saved. Come on, I don't want to hurt you."
Maya, this is truly a pervert!
Lily was startled by Yulia's words.
Damaging the body is already on the table, what other perverted actions are you incapable of?
"Get out of here quickly! As far away from her as possible!"
She quickly shouted loudly, instructing the nearby people to flee.
At this point, even the most sluggish players knew that Yulia was no good. They retreated repeatedly, but after pulling back a certain distance, they unceremoniously began to shoot at Yulia.
Bullets flew.
A strange thing happened.
These bullets, when they flew within two meters of Yulia, seemed to fall into a quagmire, their speed dropping by hundreds of times. Even Yulia, whose Strength and Agility were not particularly high, could easily pluck the bullets out of the air, preventing herself from being hit.
What the hell?
Everyone was greatly surprised. Just as they were about to retreat further, white gauze had already fallen from above their heads.
Boom!
Another 6 players were taken out instantly.
Yulia calmly dropped the bullets on the ground and scanned her surroundings: "Are you sure you want to resist, even if I make these people who came with you kill each other?"
Lily remained silent.
Anyway, players could revive, so she had nothing to worry about, but this thought couldn't show on her face. She had to let those players speak up first.
"Fufu, you don't have to worry about me!"
"Don't let this pervert succeed!"
For a time, one player's urgent shout after another echoed through the base.
Lily's gaze sharpened: "I don't have time to play games with you. Unless you can defeat me, you won't get anything from me!"
Yulia's skills were powerful, but at her level, her skills could absolutely not be continuously cast. Finding the gaps between her skills was the moment to win!
"Since you're not obedient, then I can only use force on you!"
A silvery-white light flashed in Yulia's eyes.
"You have been attacked by [Royal Envoy]. Skill judgment in progress. Your Inspiration is greater than 30. You successfully immune this attack."
The game notification sounded.
Lily wasn't idle either; she immediately drew a Combat Etiquette card.
The reason for frequently using Prayer Cards instead of her own skills was that Prayer Cards didn't consume additional psionic energy and didn't occupy her own skill cooldowns, which was very convenient.
"You used Combat Etiquette on Yulia (Clone). Skill judgment in progress. Yulia's Inspiration is 5 higher than yours. Skill use failed."
"It's useless. Those psionic techniques you know can't affect me," Yulia laughed.
Lily threw the discarded card to the ground.
If Combat Etiquette couldn't be used, then Chain Reaction for stealing buffs and Power Surge (Disadvantage) for draining stamina would be even less effective. Fortunately, her biggest trump card wasn't this at all.
"It seems I have no choice but to use my ultimate move," Lily said with a solemn expression.
Yulia was intrigued: "You have an ultimate move?"
Lily sneered. This was an ultimate move she had practiced for many years.
Run!
As Yulia was guessing what her ultimate move was, she turned and ran.
Yulia: "..."
Lily didn't run too far, because she found that the exit door of the base was closed.
This was also Yulia's doing. To ensure she could capture Lily, Yulia not only destroyed the monitoring room but also secretly closed all the doors leading out of the base.
Very well, you leave me no choice!
Lily showed no fear. Ever since she learned that Yulia's purpose in dealing with her was to figure out why she could break free from the Royal Envoy's control, she felt her chances of winning had increased significantly.
She raised the shotgun in her hand and sprayed wildly at Yulia. Under the force field's shield, all her shots were blocked without exception, but she didn't stop. After running out of shotgun shells, she pulled out a pistol. When the pistol's bullets ran out, she picked up another gun from the ground.
Piercing gunshots intertwined in the base, but Yulia's expression remained unchanged.
"Useless effort."
Whether it was useless or not would be known shortly.
Lily tried to close the distance with Yulia. She had already heard dense footsteps; Yulia had called back the players she had sent out earlier.
Those players surged towards her like a tide, while the uncontrolled players on the other side immediately retaliated.
"Hit his crotch, hit his crotch!"
"Damn it, since you don't play fair, don't blame me for not being human either!"
The two sides thus engaged in a fierce battle. Although the controlled players were at a numerical disadvantage, with Yulia's assistance, both sides fought back and forth.
Lily patiently used bullets to consume Yulia's psionic energy. At this point, her speed advantage became apparent. Under her shooting, Yulia had no way to avoid, only able to constantly use the force field.
Seeing that Yulia was already starting to breathe slightly, she realized her chance had come. She took a grenade from her waist, and just as Yulia made a move to hide behind a player, she suddenly smiled.
"What if I detonate this grenade in my own hand?"
"Stop!"
Yulia's playful demeanor vanished, her face slightly distorted with rage.
Along with her roar, many white veils descended, indiscriminately taking out half of the players who were fighting fiercely.
Lily nodded slightly. This way, she had tested it out: Yulia was not just interested in her, but considered her an indispensable part.
If she could figure out Yulia's true purpose for wanting to study her, this Yulia might be useful for... Lily pulled the grenade pin forcefully.
Yulia's face changed drastically, and she roared as she lunged at Lily.
The grenade exploded with a roar in the narrow corridor, stripping off countless pieces of wall plaster and kicking up clouds of smoke.
Yulia choked on a large breath, and the blast wave nearly knocked her off her feet, but she couldn't care less. She began to grope in the dust, terrified that when the smoke cleared, she would see Lily's shattered body.
"I was wrong, I shouldn't have pushed you so hard. You can't die, you absolutely cannot die!"
Yulia was burning with anxiety.
She never dreamed that Lily would be so decisive as to blow herself up, just as she couldn't have imagined that a close-range grenade explosion would cause no damage to Lily.
"Another Psionic Shield card was used."
Lily, standing behind Yulia, frowned.
Fortunately, she had prepared some Prayer Cards in advance, otherwise, she might truly have fallen into Yulia's hands today, to be studied over and over again by Yulia.
Now, the situation was reversed.
I'm no match for you in long-range skill bombardment, but close-quarters combat is different. I'll wear you down until you die!
Lily stepped forward, quickly wrapping her arm around Yulia's neck.
Rear naked choke!
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