Suddenly, a fierce Mind storm swept across the area.
A hellish aura of fear fell over everyone in an instant.
Before them, the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae froze in place, and the flames they'd been building in their mouths went out.
Even Sawako and Yelena, standing behind Lilith, were shaken by this mysterious, powerful presence, and their legs trembled with fear.
Sawako forced herself to hold back her fear, turned her head, and looked to her side.
The Centaur she was proud of was already half-kneeling on the ground.
Even Yelena's Icebound Phoenix was lying flat on the grass.
As for the three B-level familiars Yelena had been controlling earlier, they were already so scared they were foaming at the mouth and had collapsed, unable to get up.
After shifting into her Infernal Saint Form, Lilith slowly got used to the raging Power in her body and let her aura fade.
Yelena and Sawako, who had been tense to the limit, relaxed all at once.
The six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae, whose souls had been ravaged by fear so they couldn't move, now bared their fangs at Lilith, eyes full of caution.
Their beast instinct told them the woman in front of them was terrifying.
Lilith first turned to glance at the three B-level familiars on the ground, snorted, "Trash," and lifted her Enslave Mind from them.
Then she set her eyes on the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae, the corner of her mouth curving up.
"Too bad. Of you six big dogs, only four get to live today."
With that, Lilith raised her hand and grasped at the air. A long whip made of pure Mind power formed in her grip.
"Mind Lash!"
The six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae sensed the threat and snarled, ready to fight back.
To Lilith, their moves looked like a bunch of clowns—totally useless.
"Don't move." Lilith's voice was soft, but it sounded like it came straight from everyone's soul, clear as day.
Then, something that amazed Yelena and Sawako happened.
With just a soft command, Lilith made the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae stop their attack again.
At that moment, the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae sat obediently in place like well-trained house dogs, waiting for the long whip to come down.
Seeing this, Sawako and Yelena froze on the spot, stunned.
Crack!
The Mind-force long whip hit the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae and knocked them over.
Their painful howls and whimpers came one after another, but there wasn't a single mark on their bodies.
Logan stood to the side, quietly watching it all happen, and gave a small nod.
In her Infernal Saint Form, Lilith's Mind power was now in the hundreds—about three times that of these Twin-Headed Wolf Fae.
That weird effect happened only because Lilith used the skill "Weaken Will" when she said, "Nobody move," just now.
Even though those Twin-Headed Wolf Fae are two minor levels above Lilith on this Stage, Lilith's Mind stat is so much higher that they can't make up for it. She just toys with them, they have no way to fight back.
Any time they start baring their fangs like they want to attack, Lilith hits them with a combo: [Weaken Will] and [Mind Lash].
Just like that, the Twin-Headed Wolf Fae that had pushed Sawako and Yelena into a hard fight moments ago were now as obedient as little Chihuahuas.
Yelena and Sawako watched the whole thing and, for a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Their familiars, the Centaur and the Icebound Phoenix, were even more terrified by Lilith's ruthlessness.
"Don't keep watching. You'll end up traumatized. Go find a place to rest and get your strength back." Yelena stroked the Icebound Phoenix and sent it off to recover.
Next to her, Sawako gave the Centaur's thigh a hard kick. "Look at you, so spineless. Go patrol somewhere else. I don't need you guarding me here."
When the two familiars saw their master was letting them stay out of it, they felt as if a weight had been lifted and left right away.
Lilith was basically training the Twin-Headed Wolf Fae like dogs. It was brutal to watch.
Now, whenever they see Lilith, their bodies react with fear.
It's like how a naughty kid feels when they run into the strictest teacher.
Once the two familiars had gone, Sawako leaned toward Yelena and whispered: "If you go up against her, can you win?"
Yelena gave a bitter smile and shook her head. "No chance. That succubus's Mind power is probably twice, maybe three times, that of the Icebound Phoenix."
"Our two familiars against that succubus? We probably wouldn't even get a chance to make a move."
"Unless a familiar has a Mind defense Skill, or Mind power strong enough, it's not even qualified to face that succubus."
Hearing Yelena's analysis, Sawako pouted, feeling discouraged.
She turned to look at Lilith, eyes locked on her.
Suddenly, as if something clicked, she clenched her fist in excitement, leaned over, and whispered, "I found that succubus's weakness!"
"Look—so far she's only used Mind-type Skills. She lacks physical combat methods!"
As she said this, Sawako pulled Yelena aside to plan how to deal with Lilith.
Listening to the two women whispering, Logan couldn't help finding it funny.
Infernal Saint Lilith, short on ways to fight in the physical world?
What a joke.
Logan scanned the six Twin-Headed Wolf Fae, checked their Stat info one by one, and picked the four strongest. "Lilith, it's about time."
At his reminder, Lilith stopped the Mind-power whip in her hand.
Her gaze fell on the four Twin-Headed Wolf Fae Logan had chosen, and a pink light flashed in her pupils.
In a blink, the four became obedient puppets. They turned and pinned down the two that weren't chosen.
The two restrained ones seemed to know what was coming. Their eyes were full of fear.
Just then, Lilith, wearing high heels, had already walked up to stand in front of the two Twin-Headed Wolf Fae.
"Life Drain!"
Lilith's Skill activated. A surge of life energy spilled out from the two wolves' eyes, ears, mouths, and noses, and flowed into the center of Lilith's brow.
Seeing this, Sawako and Yelena clasped their hands to their chests, trembling nonstop.
Right before their eyes, the two Twin-Headed Wolf Fae went from struggling with all their strength, to howling in fear, to losing their minds and then dying completely. The whole thing took only a few deep breaths.
Only then did Sawako and Yelena realize how ridiculous the tactics they had just discussed for dealing with Lilith were.
When Logan saw their gloomy, defeated faces, he couldn't help but find it funny.
By then, Lilith had already come back to Logan's side with four Twin-Headed Wolf Fae.
Suddenly, Logan felt a slight pressure from deep in his soul, and he rubbed his brow without thinking.
Seeing that, Lilith hurried over and gently began to massage his temples.
Little by little, Logan caught a soft, sweet scent in his nose and, without thinking, opened his eyes.
[Familiar: Lilith (Infernal Saint Form, 10% unsealed)]
[Race: succubus (Infernal Saint Hybrid)]
[Stat: Darkness]
[Ranking: A-level 1 star]
[Stage: Elite 1 star → Elite 2 star]
[Talent: Natural Charisma, Expert in Passion]
[Skills: Weaken Will, Life Drain, Enslave Mind (4/4 controlled), Mind Lash, Infernal Saint Form]
[Stats: Power 55 → 70, Stamina 54 → 74, Mind 124 → 151, Agility 73 → 93]
...
Did Lilith in Infernal Saint Form level up again?
Wait!
Something's not right.
According to Mr. Mark's notes, a familiar's Stage can't exceed its master's.
So does that mean Lilith, in her transformed state, isn't bound by that rule?
With that thought, Logan took Lilith's hand and had her switch back to her succubus form.
After a brief change, Lilith turned back into that seductive succubus.
The pressure in Logan's mind faded away.
[Familiar: Lilith (succubus form)]
[Race: succubus (Infernal Saint Hybrid)]
[Stat: Darkness]
[Ranking: A-level 1 star]
[Stage: Elite 1 star (suppressed)]
[Talent: Natural Charisma, Expert in Passion]
[Skills: Weaken Will, Life Drain, Enslave Mind (4/4 controlled), Mind Lash, Infernal Saint Form]
[Stats: Power 35, Stamina 37, Mind 101, Agility 47]
...
Seeing Lilith switch back to her succubus form and her Stage get pushed back down to Elite 1 star, Logan suddenly perked up.
He felt like he'd found a big bug.
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