Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Chapter 1086 - 266: The Real and Fake Audrey (Part 2)

Lin Rui’s brow twitched; both of these women had been close with him, so how could they not recognize him?

His gaze sharpened as two gigantic mage hands [Grip of Cyan Wave] appeared in the air, binding them and dragging them before him.

The two struggled desperately but couldn’t break free from this powerful spiritual energy binding, until they were dragged to within 20 centimeters of Lin Rui.

Facing them directly, Lin Rui asked, "What madness has seized you two? Don’t you recognize me?"

Silver Moon’s struggle weakened slightly, and she stared at Lin Rui, weakly asking, "Are you really the Lord?"

Snow White’s voice was still slightly hoarse yet gentle as she immediately said, "Silver Moon, don’t trust him; he’s deceived us so many times...."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Rui flicked her smooth forehead with his finger, saying, "Quiet and feel it, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Snow White, feeling the warmth on her forehead, finally froze in surprise, suspiciously looking at Lin Rui, asking, "Is it really you this time?"

Lin Rui hadn’t had time to answer when Audrey summoned them back to her side, cautiously saying, "What’s wrong with you two? Have you been controlled by him? Why did you stop resisting when he touched your head?"

Snow White hesitated and then said, "Master, this time it seems like it’s really the Lord..."

Audrey immediately stomped angrily, "When hasn’t he acted convincingly? He even remembers all the positions we’ve used, some of which I vaguely forget, yet he fills them in. It’s completely untrustworthy!"

"But... I saw Prince Wutong. It seems like I’ve never seen him before," Silver Moon cautiously responded.

"Damn it! This means he’s gotten stronger!"

Lin Rui listened for a while and realized that Audrey seemed to have encountered someone identical to himself.

Before he could think of how to prove his identity, the sound of hurried footsteps reached them from afar.

Audrey, pale-faced, retreated from the depths of the cave with her army, her body stained with blood. The troops seemed to be fiercely resisting the pursuit of the deep creatures, and the Other Shore Flower in her hand was already drenched in blood.

Seeing Lin Rui, her expression lit up with joy but she immediately noticed another Audrey in the ranks!

She shouted nervously, "Father, be careful! This monster can transform into people we know well; I’ve suffered several losses already!"

"Hiss~" The exchange of gasps filled the mine.

Violet cautiously raised her right hand into a fist, and the soldiers immediately tightened their lines, retreating over fifty meters while remaining on full alert against everyone inside.

Now, no one could distinguish which of the two groups inside was real.

It’s even possible... that neither side is real.

The real Audrey might still be deep in the cave!

The Audrey surrounded by the Undead Army immediately gritted her teeth, "Damn, he’s using a chain of deception! Kill! Kill them all!"

With that command, her army surged forward.

Her troops were incredibly fierce in combat, especially now that she had just ascended to Tier Nine and obtained a new Strategic Trait.

[Death’s Grasp: Legendary-level Strategic Trait: Death’s Grasp is the ultimate power given to undead creatures by the Netherworld’s strongmen at the depths of their souls, symbolizing their absolute control over life and profound reverence for death. The undead creatures commanded receive the Death Control boost, as if wielding the scepter of death, making their attacks and defenses carry the mark of death. After consecutively attacking a target three times, the target’s Life Limit is reduced by 30%. Defense Resilience +30%, under the protection of Death’s Grasp, undead creatures gain a significant increase in defense, better withstand enemy’s fierce attacks. Soul Absorption +3, whenever undead creatures deal critical strike damage to an enemy, they can momentarily absorb 3 points of their soul, strengthening themselves.]

[Accompanying Commander Trait 1: Death Chain: The attacks of the undead creatures have a 20% chance of triggering the Death Chain effect, firmly locking the target, making them unable to move or attack for 3 seconds, creating a perfect attack opportunity for the undead creatures.]

[Accompanying Commander Trait 2: Death Resonance: Each time undead soldiers trigger Death Mastery, their Death’s Grasp will resonate, increasing the Physical Attack and Physical Defense of all undead on the battlefield by 1.]

[Accompanying Commander Trait 3: Descent of Death: When any undead creature receives a Deadly Strike, it has a 50% chance to trigger the Descent of Death effect, instantly recovering 30% of Life Value, and causing a significant fear effect to enemies within 5 meters, trapping them in fear for 5 seconds.]

Lin Rui raised an eyebrow; Audrey had reached Tier Nine; her current strength was actually approaching that of a Death God.

If her forces attacked multiple times, and she used a Death Finger to instantly kill her opponent, it would be incredibly difficult to resist.

Therefore, faced with her attack, both sides were retreating step by step.

The Audrey in the mine couldn’t resist the onslaught due to her already decimated troops.

Violet’s side couldn’t retaliate because the Knights were forbidden from counterattacking, causing them to be unable to withstand this damage, forcing them to retreat gradually.

Violet calmly analyzed for Lin Rui, "Lord, if it’s really impossible to distinguish, clear the field. We can’t let Lady Audrey die at the hands of a monster. At least, if she dies at your hands, we can all still receive a Legendary-level strategic trait reward."

Audrey is undoubtedly a Legendary Hero.

Every victory over a Legendary Hero grants a new Commander Trait.

Lin Rui had previously considered whether to kill all the Legendary Heroes in the territory to gain various rewards.

Then get Wutong to resurrect them. Wutong’s Reversal of Mountains and Rivers wouldn’t diminish their strength, unlike the mimicking effect of Sacred Treasures, which could fully restore their state to pre-death.

After all, it was a timeline change, reverting them to before death.

Lin Rui always found such an approach incredibly devilish, so he hadn’t implemented it.

But who would have thought he would encounter such a situation today.

"Is this what they call ’keeping everything within the family’?" Lin Rui couldn’t help but mused.

But even with this resolve, eliminating both Audreys simultaneously was not an easy task.

Audrey was laden with an abundance of Divine Artifacts and Semi-Divine Artifacts, Sacred Treasures, and Mythical Level Materials.

Hearing what Violet said, both Audreys simultaneously took out a large number of World Tree Leaves and Other Shore Flowers!

This sight made Lin Rui’s eyebrows twitch wildly; it showed how he indulged her daily.

Just the World Tree Leaves alone, she carried more than 400 portions.

The World Tree Leaves on both Audreys added up must approach a thousand portions.

This meant, with this one item alone, she had unparalleled life-saving capabilities.

Lin Rui would have to kill her over a thousand times to actually kill her because she still held a large amount of Other Shore Flowers.

This made killing Audrey anything but easy, in any sense of the term.

Watching someone you’re incredibly close to die repeatedly by your hands, with eyes full of hatred and resentment, could shake anyone’s resolve.

Especially when you’re unable to firmly convince yourself that both Audreys are enemies.

One of them might be the real Audrey, and killing her time and again is sorrowfully cruel.

And that’s just from Lin Rui’s perspective.

No one knew what Audrey thought of this; it was far more harrowing than domestic violence.

Killing her with one’s own hand, again and again, could strain the relationship beyond repair.

Both Audreys, with doubtful eyes, scrutinized Lin Rui, making the current situation even more bewildering. This cursed forbidden zone seemed bent on testing everyone’s humanity!