With another skill acquired, everyone was fairly excited.
This undeniably meant yet another way to stay alive.
And judging from the description, it could even summon a helper to assist in battle—honestly, that felt pretty comforting.
"Hmmm…"
Holding the skill card and thinking for a long while, Bronya walked over to Jingliu.
"Miss Jingliu, you should be the one to use this."
Among everyone present, aside from the Genshin players, only Jingliu still had points.
So Bronya didn't hesitate and chose to hand the skill card to her.
"No need. You keep it."
Jingliu shook her head.
She absolutely did not dare to use another one of these skills.
Who knew what kind of horrifying effect it might have?!
"But—"
Jingliu placed one point into Bronya's hand.
"If we run into Valerius later, you activate it."
"…Alright."
In the end, Bronya accepted it.
Truth be told, she was also very curious—
a skill with such an intimidating name… what exactly would it summon?
The others had no objections either.
In fact, they felt this was a good thing.
After all, they needed to know what this skill actually did.
And since it was only the first night, there was still room for experimentation.
Two Hours Later
Valerius stepped out of the room once more.
Arriving at an open area, he casually raised a hand—
a crow landed on his shoulder.
"…They went back to the dining hall again? Interesting."
Through the crow's vision, Valerius observed their situation.
With a flick of his hand, he sent the crow back to keep watching, then strode toward the small alley behind the dining hall.
"Let me give you a nice trap."
Reaching the alley, Valerius piled up all kinds of debris, completely blocking the small door.
Only then did he turn the corner and head toward the dining hall.
"Tap—tap—tap."
The sound of his cane striking the ground echoed once again through the silent night.
"It's here!"
The people inside the dining hall grew tense.
Two hours meant exactly two hours—he was punctual to the second.
"Go first!"
Now that they understood Valerius's state, no one planned to greet him anymore.
Since Valerius was coming from the main entrance, they'd just leave through the side door—
They yanked it open.
Then froze.
"…Ah—shit. We fell for it!"
The alley was completely stuffed with debris.
There was no way to pass through.
They tried pushing.
Didn't budge an inch.
"Damn it!"
Panic set in.
They'd only thought about escaping once Valerius appeared—
but forgot that he could block the escape route first.
"Tap—tap!"
The cane strikes were already right outside the door.
If they got trapped here, it'd be a full wipe.
"Miss Jingliu… we'll have to rely on you."
At this point, Jingliu was their only hope.
If she could freeze Valerius for three minutes, they might still escape.
"I… I'll try that… Divine General skill."
Jingliu really didn't want to use Moe Voice Fist,
especially not under so many watching eyes.
She'd already made up her mind—
Unless absolutely necessary, she would never use that skill again.
"Creeeak—!"
The door opened.
Valerius appeared once more.
Planting his cane firmly on the ground to block the doorway, he smiled leisurely.
"Everyone… we meet again."
"…."
Now both ends were blocked.
They didn't even know where to run.
"We have no choice—use the skill!"
Bronya steeled herself, stepped forward, pulled out the card, and shouted:
"Tail… save me!"
"…Huh?"
Valerius froze.
What was she shouting?
Why was she calling for Tail?
"Another skill? Let me see what this one does."
He didn't even attack—
just watched Bronya calmly, full of curiosity.
Jingliu's skill had already left a deep impression on him.
Now it was Bronya's turn.
"Stay away from Big Duck!"
As the skill activated, a towering robot appeared behind Bronya.
It raised its arm and fired a beam of light straight at Valerius.
"…What the hell?"
Valerius almost laughed.
You shout Tail save me—
and end up summoning Svarog?
Clara and Huohuo would be calling the authorities, alright?!
He sidestepped casually.
The beam missed him and blasted straight into the main door—
BOOM!
The door was blown apart, revealing the passage behind it.
"…This is… Svarog."
Even Bronya was stunned.
She hadn't expected this thing to come out.
But the path was open.
Without hesitation, she commanded:
"Svarog, block Valerius. We'll move!"
The plan was simple—
Let Svarog stall Valerius while they escaped.
Everyone agreed and charged forward behind Svarog.
Then—
"Crack."
Before Svarog could even reach him,
Valerius lifted his cane and gently swung it once.
Svarog instantly disintegrated.
"…Screeeech—!"
The group slammed to a halt.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
That terrifying summon…
didn't even last one exchange?!
Livestream Chat
[Hook]: Honorary Member bad! Bullying people!
[Seele]: Svarog couldn't even block one hit!!!
[Natasha]: This looks dangerous…
[Clara]: Mr. Svarog!!!
Clara panicked.
Seeing Svarog shattered terrified her.
Was she… about to lose her only family again?
Her eyes welled up.
"…Clara. Your emotional state is abnormal."
Suddenly, Svarog's voice sounded.
"…Huh?"
She turned her head.
Svarog was still standing beside her.
"…Thank goodness. That Svarog wasn't the real Mr. Svarog."
Clara finally relaxed.
She'd truly thought this one had been destroyed.
Livestream Chat
[Sushang]: That summon kinda sucks—can't tank anything.
[Herta]: The name is Divine General, the chant calls Tail—why does a robot come out?
[Silver Wolf]: It's still calling backup—no issue there!
[Hanabi]: Waaah, it's over… Huohuo lost Svarog, Clara lost Tail—how will they live now?!
[Sampo]: …Something about that sentence feels wrong.
[Jing Yuan]: ...
[Yanqing]: At least it wasn't the Divine General.
Yanqing sighed in relief.
If the Divine General had appeared and been smashed in one hit…
that would've been way too embarrassing.
[Yukong]: Valerius probably can't beat the Divine General, right?
[Fu Xuan]: Based on him getting blown back by a mine, yes—he's not a match.
[Guinaifen]: What a pity… if it was the Divine General, Valerius would be waiting to respawn already.
[Fu Xuan]: Don't even think about it. If the Divine General appeared, everyone would be eliminated.
Fu Xuan snorted.
People really underestimated the Divine General.
With thunder raining down like that,
she doubted anyone could escape.
The most likely outcome would be—
Valerius retreats.
Everyone else gets wiped.
After all, they were all ordinary humans right now.
No one could take even a single hit.
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