On the tumultuous Black Sea, several uninvited guests appeared on an isolated high platform.

"Was the final level forcibly changed?"

On the screen, Ren Suo saw the distant sky where a dark sun poured a waterfall of black fluid onto the earth, drowning it and transforming it into the Black Sea. The scene resembled a Holy Grail tipping over its dark contents.

"Because the previous six levels were broken, all the power of the Holy Grail merged into the last one, creating this spectacle..."

At that moment, a scantily clad blonde girl on the platform turned her head to look at the Magicians and others, and indifferently said, "I, Leonis, didn't expect to be the last one, nor did I expect you all to still be alive."

On the other side of the platform, a man in a gray robe, one half of his face grim, the other half youthful, holding a Human Skin Book, was calmly looking at them.

Red Hood: "It's actually him."

Lunpena: "He hasn't turned into a Demon...?"

Nimue: "Finally, this moment has arrived..."

Elaine: "Let's go."

Ding Delan: "His blood is full of the scent of Demons. What a pity..."

Freyja: "Is this the man from the textbooks?"

This time, Ren Suo, playing as the Blonde Mage, asked, "Who exactly is he?"

"Demigod Merlin," said Leonis. "The once strongest Magician."

The final boss is actually a Magician? Well, Ren Suo was not too surprised; he was familiar with this trope—the final boss being a comrade, the final love rival being a best friend, the final adversary being a friend...

As the Magicians approached Merlin, Merlin closed the Human Skin Book and looked at them.

"You have finally come... then come," said Merlin. "Along with the Despair within me... let everything be annihilated."

Merlin's body burst into Blood Light. Black fluid flowed from his seven orifices, contaminating his entire body. Meat wings sprouted from the right side of his head and his right back, while feathered wings sprouted from the left side of his head and his left back, making him look like a four-winged Angel.

His right hand suddenly expanded. Each chunk of muscle was as big as a human head, and countless eyeballs appeared in the splits between the muscles, staring fixedly at the Magicians.

From the left side of his head sprouted an infant's head, and from another spot on the left, an old man's head. Both shrieked wretchedly—one with a piercing, childlike cry, the other with an ancient, weathered wail.

A void-like shield appeared around him, with Runes, almost solidified from black fluid, swirling outside it.

He gently pressed the Human Skin Book to his left chest, saying, "Come, kill the memories."

The Magicians launched their attack together, but unlike previous bosses—Merlin's teleportation was quicker and stronger than the Magicians'!

Every spot he moved to exploded. His every move was a blood blade. A slight flick created terrain obstacles. The screams of the infant and old man's heads slowed the Magicians' movements, and the Rune shield even rebounded Energy blasts!

"Federal Watchers are coming... AARGH!"

After the boss fight started, Cultivators continuously entered to provide support. Perhaps remembering the Magicians' formidable 'healing ability' from previous encounters, many Cultivators arrived, seemingly unafraid to perish inside.

And then, as soon as they entered, they all died.

Merlin's magic was too fast, and almost all his spells were AOE: Wide-Range Blood Blade, Ground Surge Blood Light, and Destroying Blood Sphere. Only Magicians with teleportation abilities could dodge and resist his attacks.

Ordinary Cultivators were virtually targets in front of Merlin. Even with all the Magicians' efforts, they couldn't keep the Cultivators alive on the battlefield. Only a few managed to keep up with the battle's rhythm using their own defensive abilities and movement speed.

Guns were also of little significance to Merlin, much like guns were of little significance to Magicians: facing an enemy who could teleport continuously, you had no chance to aim at him.

Soon, all the Cultivators were dead, and the Magicians' and their companions' Health Points were in a critical state, and the only one left on the field was... the Assassin!

Capable of using "Bullet Time," the Assassin summoned by Ren Suo as external support!

As the only normal person on the battlefield, the Assassin, relying solely on Bullet Time, managed to dodge several attacks and even successfully hit Merlin with a firearm—but it was futile.

In just under half a minute, all the Magicians' Health Points reached a critical level—even with healing from Elaine and the other Magicians—prompting Ren Suo to boldly initiate "Iron Chain of the Finger" and "Flame Skin Breath!"

The Female Mages and the Assassin seized the opportunity to deal damage, and before "Iron Chain of the Finger" ended, Ren Suo launched "Sacred Spine Sword," severely wounding Merlin—

"Target Health Points: 92%"

"He has so much Health!?" Ren Suo was shocked and again activated "Iron Chain of the Finger," continuing to bind Merlin, using "Summoning the Eye Demon" and "Blood Sword of the Heart"!

"Blood Sword of the Heart: The Spellcaster uses their heart as a sacrifice, transmuting its blood into a blade. Others can then draw a blood sword from the Spellcaster's heart. The Spellcaster cannot move during casting, lasting 30 seconds. The side effect is a permanent halving of maximum Health Points."

The Blood Sword of the Heart is undoubtedly the favorite Forbidden Technique of Saint Hand Style Magicians. As long as they dodged effectively, avoided close combat, and continuously attacked and healed from a distance, their Health Points were utterly irrelevant.

This Forbidden Technique was taught to Magicians by Freyja at the sixth level. It was Ren Suo's first time using it, but the effect seemed promising: Female Mages came one after another to draw giant blood swords from the protagonist's body, fiercely slashing at Merlin!

"Target Health Points: 85%"

"A barrage of ultimate moves only cut down his Health by 15%?" However, the Magicians who used up their Forbidden Techniques had no other means to hinder Merlin!

Just as they were about to be decimated, Red Hood took action—

"Iron Chain of the Finger," "Flame Skin Breath!"

All the companions knew how to use Forbidden Techniques!

"Could it be that we can just coast through this by having everyone cast Forbidden Techniques...?"

If that's the case, Ren Suo might not mind, although he felt that the more companions survived, the higher the final pass rating might be. But what mattered most... was passing!

The companions one after another cast Forbidden Techniques to tightly bind Merlin, while other Magicians seized this chance to unleash explosive attacks; ice lances and fire blades danced chaotically, stone fists and light spears crisscrossed.

It was only the Saint Hand Style that could preserve so many companions. The Magicians, by continuously casting Forbidden Techniques, kept Merlin immobilized until he lost half his Health!

"This... is not enough!" Merlin, who was bound, shouted loudly. His right hand holding the Human Skin Book suddenly erupted in Blood Light—a state Ren Suo was familiar with—he was "sacrificing."

The Human Skin Book burst into light, scattering into countless pages. Then, the pages reassembled, forming a man in a black robe with red patterns!

"Liblom, release your Reminiscence!"

The handless Red Hood retreated to the back, watching the newly appeared man with a complex expression, "Liblom..."

"I didn't expect to see you all again, Red Hood, Lunpena, Elaine, Ding Delan..." the newly appeared Liblom seemed to recognize all the Female Mages. "You... are indeed the strongest Magicians I've ever met."

"And you... Magician who appeared because of the Holy Grail."

Ren Suo: "Who is he?"

Red Hood: "A good friend of Demigod Merlin, a powerful Magician whose footprints are all over the place. Also... my friend. Or rather, he is everyone's friend here, except for you."

"What friend, he is my lover," Lunpena said.

Upon Lunpena's words, other Female Mages attacking Merlin slowed down their assault.

"Your lover? Is every man your lover!" Elaine snapped. "Liblom and I are lifelong partners!"

"You, a puppet eternally wrapped in white cloth, what would you know of romance?" Leonis snorted coldly.

"A bunch of sluts," Nimue said indifferently. "I'm his senior. I've spent countless days and nights with him."

Ding Delan chuckled, "I'm not interested in competing with you all, but I can't forget his blood and... essence."

Freyja: "He's my personal warmer and bolster pillow. Watch your words."

Ren Suo, who was continuously firing Holy Light Spears, nearly spat out blood.

Wasn't he just playing a game? How did he also encounter a Harem King!?

Ren Suo had thought the poor relations among these Female Mages were due to some bizarre reason. Little did he expect the reason to be this bizarre—it was all because of a man!

Wait, so, does this mean he's on our side?

"Sorry," Liblom said, his hands conjuring a surge of Blood Light. "I am but a Reminiscence, a memory controlled by Merlin."

"But Red Hood, Lunpena, Elaine, Ding Delan... I did love you all."

The first attempt at the final boss ended in a total party wipe, courtesy of the scumbag Liblom.

In the night sky, a single gamer's enraged cry rang out: "Scumbags must die!"

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