The Players and the Protagonist Want to Kill Me – Chapter 110

Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)

Chapter 111: Lord of Eagle Territory, You Are Too Much

Inside the church, Anna stood alone on the ceremony platform. Sunlight streamed through the circular glass in the church’s dome, casting a layer of sacred golden light upon her.

Bathed in this light, she was separated from the surrounding darkness, her eyes still closed in a state of calm, as if the severed limbs and rivers of blood outside had nothing to do with her.

“Your aura is intoxicating, Knight.”

Anna’s lips parted slightly as she spoke in a faint, melodious voice, like a lover’s whisper in the ear.

Xi Wei remained silent, warily observing the demi-human girl before him, his greatsword clutched tightly.

Anna’s information panel was simple: a Tier 1 awakened demi-human, Level 45. However, her skills were a jumble of garbled characters: 【%#@￥?】

This forced Xi Wei to be vigilant. This wasn’t the first time he’d encountered such a situation; the system sometimes displayed garbled text when describing certain things.

Xi Wei had a few guesses. Anna’s information was likely obscured by a higher-level entity, making it impossible for the system to discern, perhaps… a god. And the power that granted him the system, the one that suddenly aided him in his battle against the Cardinal, was likely also a deity.

Without hesitation, Xi Wei thought, villains die from talking too much. He’d strike first.

His thoughts raced through his mind as his body launched forward. He raised his greatsword overhead, the roaring golden lion merging with the sword as it spewed golden Qi, striking down at the demi-human girl before the ceremony platform.

“Clang—”

A strong wave of air flipped over tables and chairs in the church.

A burning shield appeared before Anna, blocking Xi Wei’s attack.

“You are strong, Knight, but before I become a vessel for the flames, I will also receive the protection of my Lord.” Even with the tip of his greatsword inches from her face, Anna spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

Xi Wei raised his hand, retracting his greatsword, and then slammed it against the flaming shield a few more times, sneering, “You are a demi-human who worships the God of War and Fire, Balda?”

“Faith has nothing to do with race. Everything I have is bestowed by my Lord, so naturally, I must offer everything to my Lord.”

“Is that so?” Xi Wei chuckled coldly. “Let’s see if your Lord can truly protect you.”

As Xi Wei spoke, all his Qi ignited. A roaring aura rose three meters high, and his Dragon Crystal Armor was activated.

A flash of sword light cut through the air, followed by an explosion. The church floor itself trembled, and the violent shockwave snapped several supporting pillars, leaving the entire structure precarious.

Xi Wei’s hands didn’t stop. As soon as the greatsword was repelled, he immediately gripped the hilt and brought it down with full force again.

After a series of explosive sounds, the church began to collapse, and a crack appeared in Anna’s shield. Xi Wei grinned, thinking, “Just as I suspected.” Without the supply of divine power, even the strongest shield was like a rootless plant. As long as the attack’s intensity was sufficient, it could eventually be broken.

Outside the church, the Players looked at each other. They were about to go in to investigate when half of the bell tower collapsed. Several Players who couldn’t dodge in time were crushed and buried, and the rest immediately retreated from the crumbling church.

“You’re a madman!” Anna’s unchanging expression finally turned to panic. Though she couldn’t see, she could feel the divine grace shield on her body cracking.

However, her curses only earned her Xi Wei’s faster and more frantic slashes.

“Boom boom boom!”

“Crack—”

The divine grace shield cracked open again. Hearing this, the demi-human girl was terrified. She could no longer maintain her calm expression and fumbled in her pocket for a scroll.

“I remember you, Knight. Wash your neck clean and await my Lord’s iron hooves.” With a chilling glare, Anna, no longer hesitating, tore open the scroll in her hand. A mysterious magic array flashed, and she vanished from the church.

She had escaped, using a teleportation scroll, a very precious means of escape. A single scroll like that could buy an entire Mudu Winter Town.

“Scoundrel, running away when you can’t win, tsk—” Xi Wei muttered, shouldering his greatsword, and was then buried in the church ruins.

Outside the church ruins…

The Players looked at each other, unsure of what to do, as they didn’t know the condition of the Lord of Eagle Territory.

“Wow, buried like this.”

“Will he die?”

“I don’t think so. He’s a Sky Knight, how could he die so easily?”

Sun Piercing Steel Plate stood on the ruins, turned, and suggested to the other Players, “Let’s try to find him. If he’s dead, we pillage his equipment. If he’s half-dead, we finish him off. If he’s hopping around… what are your expressions?”

“If he’s hopping around, what then? Keep talking~”

A gentle voice sounded behind Sun Piercing Steel Plate, making him jump. He couldn’t help but recall the fear he felt on the walls of Dawn Town, being dominated by the Lord of Eagle Territory.

(´・ω・`)

Sun Piercing Steel Plate swallowed, a fawning smile appearing on his face. He turned somewhat stiffly and said, “Of course, we welcome you…”

Sun Piercing Steel Plate didn’t finish his sentence. Because the Lord of Eagle Territory before him, completely unharmed, wore a ferocious smile.

“Welcome to Mudu Winter Town~” He shouldered his greatsword, a long HP Bar unfurling above his head, the words “Nightmare” flashing urgently, dark red.

“Boom—!”

“Clang—!”

…

From afar, Mudu Winter Town was enveloped in dust and smoke, accompanied by deafening roars and trembling earth. Occasionally, screaming Players were hurled into the sky.

A moment later, a group of Players was cornered by Xi Wei at the resurrection point. Their levels were much lower than when they attacked Winter City. Furthermore, with no one commanding them and insufficient numbers, they were no match for the Lord of Eagle Territory.

“I saw you had horses earlier, didn’t I? Hand over all your horses, or I’ll keep killing,” Xi Wei said coldly to the group of disgruntled Players.

“Not everyone has one…”

“Yeah, changing horses is also very expensive.”

“We’re very poor.”

The Players grumbled but obediently brought out dozens of colorful warhorses.

“Take off all your equipment and tie it to the horses.”

“Lord of Eagle Territory, you… you are too much! (╯°Д°)╯︵ ┻━┻”

Hearing this, Xi Wei planted his greatsword into the ground and barked impatiently, “Hurry up!”

…

Behind a stretch of ruined city walls behind Xi Wei, a group of a dozen or so peeking demi-human lolis hid. Their faces were dirty, but they looked healthy. Perhaps due to their young age, they hadn’t been brainwashed and were instead consciously protected by the people of Mudu Winter Town.

“Look at those people…”

“So pitiful, like little puppies.”

The lolis chattered amongst themselves, covering their faces shyly as they looked at the Players, stripped bare and covered in holy light.

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