Chapter 564: Luna, Successful Divine Enthronement [6000-Word Mega Chapter for Monthly Tickets]
BOOM!
The Monster Moon God landed on all fours, its limbs like tree roots shimmering with a blood-red radiance. A boundless, dark wind whipped up within the space, while multicolored flower petals danced along with it.
However, any petals that came close to the Monster Moon God turned to dust and dissipated. Any sunlight shining on the Monster Moon God was utterly extinguished without a trace!
Its method of attack was very straightforward: charge and swipe!
The charge was like a rushing waterfall. Even when the Monster Moon God was slowed by Luna's Moonlight, it was still as fast as Sprinting Thunder!
The swipe was powerful enough to tear the very fabric of the earth and space. Even Luna, protected by her "Gauze Clothing," could not withstand a single strike from the Monster Moon God!
This was a boss designed to kill in one hit, a super boss with an error tolerance set to 0%!
Ren Suo was prepared for multiple reloads. Currently, he was barely keeping up with the Monster Moon God's rhythm. He could only manage to dodge its attacks and then seize opportunities to shoot "Lunar Eclipse" arrows to inflict damage.
However, the Monster Moon God's health bar had not even appeared yet. The Moonlight that fell on it was instantly devoured by the Blood Light, rendering it completely useless. Ren Suo switched Luna's Skills, only to find that all Abilities were ineffective against the Monster Moon God. Close combat was out of the question—the Blood Light could clearly corrode anything it touched.
Yet Ren Suo didn't give up. Enemies that start in an invincible state either weaken over time or lose their invincibility when certain events are triggered. Of course, there are also bosses that are impossible to defeat. However, those were usually in scenarios where the protagonist was supposed to lose, like being defeated by an enemy but miraculously spared.
But this Monster Moon God clearly was not going to spare Luna…
After three minutes of intense battle, the Monster Moon God suddenly crouched down, hugging its head. The Blood Light on its body erupted instantly, dispersing the flower field like a shockwave!
Luna, unable to dodge in time, was also hit, but "Shelter" protected her for 0.1 seconds. During this time, the Blood Light wave seemed to persist continuously!
At that moment, the Miracle Slot Machine appeared again!
The first column of symbols displayed… a crying child?
The second column of symbols showed Luna wearing a yellow reflective vest, the attire she donned when she played the role of Environmental King during the second-cycle Moon Phase!
The third column of symbols was a gorgeous auntie.
The three symbols converged and began to glow, and the game prompted:
"You have received the Miracle · Gratitude."
"Gratitude: For the next 5 seconds, you will not receive any damage, nor can you cause any damage. This effect can only occur once."
Ren Suo remembered that when Luna was the Environmental King during the second-cycle Moon Phase, didn't she help a child find their mother?
Watching Luna safely get through the surge of Blood Light with the power of this Miracle, Ren Suo suddenly realized and quickly had Luna flee. Right, why bother fighting this clearly invincible boss?
Better to drag out the time and see what happens. For all I know, it might just self-destruct in place soon, right?
The space within the Silver Moon Crystal was vast and boundless; in theory, escaping should be easy. However, the Monster Moon God moved too fast. Luna simply couldn't shake it off—the Monster Moon God was like a bullet, recklessly charging and crashing about. If Luna didn't occasionally shoot it to trigger the "Miracle of Vigilance" slowdown effect, ten Lunas would not be enough for it to ram into.
Ren Suo even tried having Luna run towards the sky, but the Monster Moon God could also fly, and even more adeptly than Luna.
With a casual grab, it seized the air, moving faster than it did on land!
After a while, the Blood Light on the Monster Moon God grew increasingly intense, and its Movement Speed also increased. Suddenly, it swung its paws and smashed them into the air, rapidly spreading spatial ripples. Luna, who was not far away, suddenly froze in place!
The Monster Moon God reacted quickly, swiping both paws toward Luna, evidently intending to smack her to death!
Just as Ren Suo thought Luna was done for, the sky suddenly roared. Two streams of Moonlight shot into the space of the Silver Moon Crystal: one upon the Monster Moon God, the other upon Luna!
The Monster Moon God let out a sweet shriek of agony, while Luna entered the Miracle Slot Machine interface:
The first column of symbols: Luna wearing a yellow reflective vest.
The second column of symbols: +1.
The third column of symbols: +1.
With all three symbols being Luna, the jackpot was surely hit. However, before Ren Suo could get excited, the Miracle Slot Machine suddenly triggered again, and the game displayed a pop-up:
"Moon Masked World repair progress has reached 64.28%. It has slightly weakened the Slayer Moon God and sent a portion of Energy to Luna."
"Luna's Miracle will be enhanced this time."
64.28%… This number, so specific with its decimal places, left Ren Suo a bit confused. He paused the game, took out his phone to calculate, and realized that the fraction equaled 18/28.
The numbers 18 and 28 immediately made Ren Suo think of the 28 Apostles of the Moon God. Previously, Luna had killed a total of 11 Apostles of the Moon God. Now, it seemed that one of the Apostles had resurrected from the Dream Death State, bringing the count of survivors to 18, corresponding to these numbers.
In other words, every time an Apostle of the Moon God resurrected from the Dream Death State, it would weaken the Slayer Moon God in the Moon Masked World and enhance Luna's Miracles.
If Luna killed fewer Apostles of the Moon God, would the Monster Moon God be weaker?
However, to lure the Moon God into the Moon Masked World, Luna had to kill a certain number of Apostles of the Moon God… There must be a Critical Value for that number. But for now, Luna was not outmatched, so Ren Suo didn't bother to experiment.
The results of the second round of the Miracle Slot Machine were:
The first column of symbols: an NPC doctor in casual clothing.
The second column of symbols: +1.
The third column of symbols: +1.
Winning the jackpot in two rounds of the Miracle Slot Machine!
Then, a flashback scene emerged: inside the amusement park, Luna stood on her tiptoes and quickly pecked the NPC doctor's lips. The Little Nurse beside them watched in astonishment. Not content with a simple peck, Luna directly grabbed the NPC doctor's head and proceeded with a French kiss.
This scene came from the second-cycle Moon Phase, during which Luna took part in the 'Moon Ceremony' with the NPC doctor, after which Luna received Experience Points.
"You have received Miracle: Experience."
"Experience: All of your Attributes have been significantly strengthened, including but not limited to strength, Agility, Physical Strength, Physical Defense, and Magic Defense."
The screen returned to the game. The Monster Moon God still struck Luna with a claw. However, to Ren Suo's surprise, Luna's health bar only dropped by 99%, and she was not killed!
Ren Suo quickly had Luna Teleport to flee, while switching her Skill to "Saving Lives and Healing the Injured" to heal while escaping.
Ren Suo noticed that the Blood Light on the Monster Moon God's body seemed to be slightly weaker. It was just a slight change with no impact on the fight, and Luna's "Lunar Eclipse" still couldn't break through its Defense.
The situation remained tense for a minute or two. Then the sky split open again, piercing two large holes. Four Moonlights fell, two shining on the Monster Moon God and two on Luna!
"The restoration progress of the Moon Masked World has reached 71.42%. It has mildly weakened the Slayer Moon God while transferring some Energy to Luna."
Ren Suo did some quick calculations and figured out from the restoration progress that two Apostles of the Moon God had awoken from the Dream Death State. Luna accessed the Miracle Slot Machine interface for the lottery. Due to the descent of two Moonlights, she could participate in the lottery three times this round!
The first round of lottery:
Pet Luna with cat ears and holding cat paws; Pet Luna; Pet Luna!
The second round of lottery:
An NPC doctor wearing a suit; a doctor feigning respectability; a doctor feigning respectability!
The third round of lottery:
A Little Nurse dressed in a black skirt with a white shawl, looking like a rich beauty; a rich beauty Little Nurse; a rich beauty Little Nurse!
Three rounds of lottery, hitting the jackpot in each!
The screen revealed a past game scene: On the cruise ship, the doctor feigning respectability helped the confused Luna put on cat ears and cat paw gloves. The rich beauty Little Nurse, who had just stepped away for a moment, became angry when she saw this and, together with Pet Luna, they beat up the doctor...
This is a scene from the third-cycle Moon Phase where Luna played the role of 'Pet Girl'.
"You have gained Miracle · Counterattack."
"Counterattack: When the target initiates an Attack, your Attacks against the target will cause 200% Damage."
Luna became stronger, and the Monster Moon God grew weaker; its Blood Light visibly diminished!
It let out a sweet yet tragic wail that could shatter flowers and plants, launching itself at Luna to Attack!
After Luna dodged, she fired three consecutive "Lunar Eclipses" at the Monster Moon God!
The Moonlight invaded the Blood Light, counteracting each other. Although not very obvious, Ren Suo saw that Luna's Attacks indeed left a few marks on the Monster Moon God's tree-root-like trunk!
It's already possible to break its Defense!
Ren Suo's spirits lifted. While facing the increasingly frenzied Monster Moon God, he manipulated Luna to continue dodging. Occasionally, when she couldn't dodge in time, the Monster Moon God could at most chop off 80% of Luna's Health Points. This margin for error allowed Ren Suo, who had been on edge, to relax a little.
After several rounds of offense and Defense, the Monster Moon God launched another Blood Light surge and roared at the Blood Moon simultaneously. Instantly, the world turned dark. Blood veils descended from the sky, and blood waves surged from the ground, attacking Luna from above and below!
If Luna was hit by these two moves, she might be killed instantly!
Just then, Luna entered the Miracle Slot Machine lottery mode—
The first column of symbols: a girl in black clothing.
The second column of symbols: a man in Red Clothing.
The third column of symbols: Luna.
Ren Suo recalled briefly. He remembered the girl in black and the man in red; weren't they the Apostle partners whom Luna had defeated and then saved during the fourth-cycle Moon Phase?
"You have gained Miracle · Gratitude."
"Gratitude: For the next 5 seconds, you will not take any Damage, nor will you be able to inflict any Damage. This can only be activated once."
With the power of this Miracle, Luna safely passed through the pincer Attack from above and below and continued to contend with the Monster Moon God.
Before long, the sky was pierced again with two large holes. Four Moonlights scattered, shining on Luna and the Monster Moon God.
"The restoration progress of the Moon Masked World has reached 78.57%. It has moderately weakened the Slayer Moon God and transmitted some Energy to Luna."
Ren Suo did a quick calculation and realized two more Apostles of the Moon God had revived from the Dream Death State. Now only six Apostles of the Moon God remained, barely clinging to life.
Entering the Miracle Slot Machine lottery mode, it was still three rounds of draws—
The first round of lottery:
Homemaker Luna wearing an apron; Homemaker Luna; Homemaker Luna!
The second round of lottery:
An NPC doctor wearing an apron; a scumbag doctor; a scumbag doctor!
The third round of lottery:
A homemaker Little Nurse wearing an apron; Homemaker nurse; Homemaker Little Nurse!
The screen showed a past scene: Luna, the NPC doctor, and the NPC Little Nurse were busy in the kitchen. However, Luna clearly had no idea what she was doing; it was the homemaker Little Nurse who was cooking, with the scumbag doctor helping out. Luna took the chance to sneak around and get touchy-feely with the scumbag doctor.
This was a scene from the fourth-cycle Moon Phase where Luna played the role of 'Daughter of Asura'.
"You have received Miracle · Secrecy."
"Secrecy: The Attacks you perform from behind the target will cause 225% Damage."
The Blood Light on the Monster Moon God grew even fainter. Ren Suo decisively controlled Luna to go behind the Monster Moon God and launched a "Lunar Eclipse"!
CRACK!
The withered roots at the Monster Moon God's heels shattered under the Light of the Lunar Eclipse!
Defense finally broken!
The Monster Moon God let out a Furious Roar and turned to Attack Luna!
Ren Suo controlled Luna to dodge and Attack at the same time. Although he couldn't deal a fatal blow to the Monster Moon God, after several rounds back and forth, the Monster Moon God's body was riddled with holes, and its Attack Speed seemed to have slightly decreased.
Just after Luna had neatly trimmed the Monster Moon God's claws, two more holes were poked in the sky. Four beams of Moonlight fell respectively on Luna and the Monster Moon God.
"The repair progress of the Moon Masked World has reached 85.71%. It has inflicted effective Damage on the Slayer Moon God, seizing the opportunity to weaken it and transferring a portion of Energy to Luna."
The number of awakened Apostles of the Moon God had reached 24!
The result of the three-round draw of the Miracle Slot Machine was not beyond Ren Suo's expectations; all three rounds resulted in a win!
First round of the draw:
Luna wearing a bear coat, her face wearing a lazy smile; Lazy Luna; Lazy Luna.
Second round of the draw:
The Little Nurse wearing a rabbit coat, corners of her mouth smeared with chip crumbs; Lazy Little Nurse; Lazy Little Nurse.
Third round of the draw:
Doctor; Doctor; Doctor.
A scene emerged, taking place at the NPC doctor's house: Luna and the Little Nurse were comfortably lying on the couch, embracing while watching a movie. The NPC doctor busily moved around, preparing food, pouring tea and water, and massaging them...
This is the storyline where Luna plays the role of 'Master of the Harem' in the Fifth-cycle Moon Phase.
"You have obtained Miracle · Dominion."
"Dominion: Your Attacks will cause at least 0.1 seconds of Dizziness to your target."
Ren Suo's spirits lifted—this was a decisive Miracle!
Meanwhile, the Blood Light on the Monster Moon God had weakened so much that only a thin layer remained. Luna landed a critical hit on the Monster Moon God's back with "Lunar Eclipse," and a piece of root on its leg was blasted away. The withered trunk spurted out vivid red blood!
Luna finally landed an effective hit on the Monster Moon God!
However, although the Monster Moon God didn't care about the previous nail-trimming Attacks, it didn't mean it lacked Recovery Abilities. The Monster Moon God's wounds healed quickly, and it continued its ferocious and powerful Attacks on Luna!
Ren Suo controlled Luna to constantly dodge Attacks. However, the Monster Moon God's Recovery was so fast that, despite being beaten to a bloody pulp, it would rapidly recover, rendering the Attacks futile.
The Monster Moon God seemed to sense something as well, its Attacks becoming more and more frenzied. Sometimes, risking being severely wounded by Luna, it still attempted to inflict effective Damage on her. Luna was nearly killed by its two consecutive claws.
However, the holes in the sky arrived as scheduled; still two openings, with four beams of Moonlight falling respectively on Luna and the Monster Moon God!
"The repair progress of the Moon Masked World has reached 92.85%. It has effectively weakened the Slayer Moon God and transferred a portion of Energy to Luna."
Two more Apostles of the Moon God awakened, bringing their count to 26!
Ren Suo watched the screen of the Miracle Slot Machine with boredom. He realized that with the help of the Mask of the Moon, Luna's every draw was bound to be a win, and each draw was somewhat related to his past gaming experiences.
First round of the draw:
Luna wearing a wedding gown; Bridal Luna; Bridal Luna.
Second round of the draw:
The Little Nurse wearing a wedding gown; Bridal Little Nurse; Bridal Little Nurse.
Third round of the draw:
Scumbag Doctor; Scumbag Doctor; Scumbag Doctor.
A scene from a church storyline emerged. Ren Suo yawned, poured himself a glass of water, and chose not to watch this video. As a singleton, he already felt uncomfortable playing this storyline once and absolutely did not want his heart to ache again.
This was the storyline where Luna plays the role of 'Newlywed Girl' in the Sixth Moon Phase.
"You have obtained Miracle · Inscription."
"Inscription: Any of your Attacks will leave a wound on the target that cannot be healed."
Just what the doctor ordered!
Now, Luna was truly formidable!
Ren Suo immediately squatted on the couch and controlled Luna to circle around the Monster Moon God, ruthlessly beating it!
Against Luna's Light of the Lunar Eclipse, the Monster Moon God could no longer recover from its wounds. It was beaten to a bloody mess and seemed to be on the verge of death.
The Monster Moon God knew it was in crisis, and it let out a shattering roar towards the Blood Moon in the sky. The Blood Moon immediately transferred its Radiance to it, miraculously Healing all of its wounds!
However, Ren Suo noticed that the Blood Moon hanging in the sky seemed to have shrunk a little.
"So, when the Blood Moon completely disappears, it's also dead, huh…" Ren Suo muttered. "This is going to take at least half an hour…"
But the Moon Masked World didn't seem to intend to let the Monster Moon God off easily. This time, the sky was poked with one hole, and only two beams of Moonlight fell on the Monster Moon God and Luna respectively.
"The repair progress of the Moon Masked World has reached 96.42%. It has heavily weakened the Slayer Moon God and transferred a portion of Energy to Luna."
The number of awakened Apostles of the Moon God reached 27!
This time, the Miracle Slot Machine lottery only had two turns, and the results were beyond Ren Suo's expectations:
First round of lottery:
Black silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a woman.
Second round of lottery:
Black silhouette of a cat; silhouette of a cat; silhouette of a cat.
Ren Suo was stunned. The winning patterns in both rounds were black silhouettes, completely obscuring the faces, so naturally, he couldn't recognize who the silhouettes of the woman and the cat were.
Had this woman and cat appeared in the game before?
There were no plot CGs popping up this time, and Ren Suo was not concerned because the newly-added Miracle captivated his attention:
"You have obtained Miracle · Looking Back at the Past."
"Looking Back at the Past: The Damage you receive is reduced by 70%."
Ren Suo gasped. Now Luna could just go up and recklessly Attack!
Luna rushed forward, circling around the Monster Moon God's rear and fiercely shooting "Lunar Eclipse." The Monster Moon God didn't even dare to counterattack but chose to flee, summoning the radiant Healing of the Blood Moon.
After the Blood Moon shrank significantly, the sky of the Silver Moon Crystal space was suddenly pierced by a terrifyingly large hole!
It was like the lid of a rice cooker being lifted; Luna could even see the Silver Moon outside!
A vast stream of Moonlight fell upon Luna, and another upon the Monster Moon God that was desperately fleeing.
"Moon Masked World restoration progress reached 100%, restoration complete! The Mask of the Moon has completely suppressed the Slayer Moon God's power, perfectly supporting Luna's casting of the Miracle!"
All Apostles of the Moon God had awoken!
"This must be the last lottery draw, right…" Ren Suo thought and started the Miracle Slot Machine lottery.
First round of lottery:
Black silhouette of a man; silhouette of a man; silhouette of a man.
Second round of lottery:
Black silhouette of a ponytailed girl; silhouette of a girl; silhouette of a girl.
Ren Suo was slightly startled; the winning patterns this time were again black silhouettes with indistinct faces.
Ren Suo rested his chin in his hand and seriously examined the silhouette of the man. It felt very familiar, yet he could not remember who it was. He was sure, however, it wasn't the NPC doctor—the NPC doctor's neck wasn't that thick.
The ponytailed girl silhouette also looked vaguely familiar, possibly Luna? But Ren Suo was not sure.
And there were no plot CGs popping up this time, so Ren Suo couldn't guess what was going on at all.
With a hint of confusion, Ren Suo checked the last Miracle that Luna had obtained:
"You have obtained Miracle · Prospection."
"Looking Forward to the Future: Your reaction speed increases by 400%."
An increase of 400% in reaction speed, in the game, meant that the enemy's movements became extremely slow!
The Monster Moon God also realized that it was at a dead end. It turned around to fight with all its might, launching a final, fierce strike at Luna.
However, in the game screen, its movements were so slow that Ren Suo easily maneuvered Luna behind it, launching 33 continuous "Lunar Eclipses"!
The sharp Light of the Lunar Eclipse pierced through the Monster Moon God's entire body. Its withered form fractured into countless pieces, its mask shattered, and the tentacles forming its head were destroyed. Blood exploded in the air, slowly splattering and gently falling onto the petals, creating an extremely bizarre scene.
A distant sigh quietly sounded. The torso and blood of the Monster Moon God turned into smoke and dissipated into the air in an instant.
The Sea of Flowers was restored to its original state, and the sun still shone high, but the Blood Moon in the sky had turned into a Silver Moon.
Luna stood in the Sea of Flowers, looking down at her own hands, a hint of confusion in her expression.
Suddenly, the world stopped.
The Sea of Flowers ceased to sway. The petals floating in the air froze mid-flight. The sun in the sky lost its luster, and the blue sky and white clouds looked like an inferior oil painting.
The only thing that remained pure, brilliant, and beautiful was the Silver Moon in the sky.
Luna gently floated up, flying towards the Silver Moon as if invited by it. Her sky-blue hair slowly turned into luminescent white, and her Clothing changed into a robe that glowed with white light. Her green Hitomi gradually became pure white.
Luna was no longer confused; her expression became utterly serene.
She transformed into a deity as pure as the Silver Moon.
With her back to the Silver Moon, she looked down upon everything in the space. The Sea of Flowers, the sun, the blue sky, and white clouds disappeared in an instant, leaving the space a monotonous white. The Silver Moon in the sky was gone too; all that remained were Luna and the Moonlight Energy that filled the entire space.
The pure white Luna soaked in the Moonlight, as if merging with the entire space.
"Luna successfully killed the Slayer Moon God, seized the power of the Slayer Moon God, was recognized by the Silver Moon Crystal, and controlled the immortal concept 'Moon'."
"Luna is an Apostle recognized by the Mask of the Moon. Wielding the immortal concept 'Moon,' she automatically becomes the master of the Mask of the Moon, forever guarding the Mask of the Moon and protecting the dreams of all creatures."
"Luna, successful Divine Enthronement."
"Mission complete!"
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