Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
As the black sword clearly aimed for Xi Wei, Loli immediately cried out, warning him.
However, the black sword’s speed instantly increased severalfold, covering the distance of dozens of steps in a flash. The pitch-black short sword lunged like a viper’s tongue, aiming straight for the vital spot. By the time Xi Wei felt the biting killing intent behind him, it was too late. He immediately activated the Dragon Crystal shield on his armor. But for some reason, the feeling of dread persisted. The Dragon Crystal shield might not hold! Xi Wei was horrified.
But there was no time for Xi Wei to ponder further. The little maid in his arms grabbed his shoulders and gave a strong push. In that moment, her small figure moved with unusual agility, lunging towards the incoming sword light.
“Loli!”
Xi Wei’s eyes split open, his brow aching, his mind exploding like a heavy hammer strike, leaving only a blank white void as the surrounding clamor fell silent. Xi Wei’s sapphire-blue eyes were filled with bloodshot threads. His gaze desperately followed the little maid’s figure, his entire body’s instinctive will urging him to stop the girl who was gracefully moving away. But he failed. The sweet scent of Loli’s hair brushing past his cheek was all that remained, and his hands only managed to touch the corner of her fluttering skirt.
Loli’s eyes were resolute. Spreading her arms, she used her frail body to shield Xi Wei from the killing blow. Sarken, seeing the girl rushing towards him, showed a flicker of hesitation in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by madness. He sneered and muttered, “Good, only dead things can be with me forever!” “Die, die, die! Hee hee hee hee…”
“Ding—!”
A crisp collision sound rang out. Sarken’s black sword failed to pierce the little maid’s body; it was blocked by a shield emitting a gentle golden light. The golden shield shattered into countless specks of light and disappeared immediately after blocking the strike. The little maid’s body, after withstanding this blow, was flung back into Xi Wei’s arms by the residual force of the black sword.
“Master~”
Loli nestled into his broad chest, her eyes softly gazing at Xi Wei, whose face was pale and filled with worry and horror. As if to comfort him, she gently stroked his cheek with her soft little hand, pretending to be at ease. “Loli used Holy Spirit Blessing on herself earlier~ that’s why I went to block the sword for Master.” In reality, only she knew clearly that although she had used Holy Spirit Blessing at the gate of Winter City, it was merely a casual act, and she had quickly forgotten about it during the subsequent battle.
“You…”
Seeing that Loli was unharmed, Xi Wei took a deep breath and said no more. Could he rebuke his little maid for doing such a thing? All he felt was heartache and anger towards the enemy. Moreover, the enemy would not give them time for pleasantries. Sarken had already reappeared like a ghost, but that sense of fatal danger had vanished. Xi Wei, holding Loli with one hand, raised his sword with the other and sent Sarken flying, but the latter, like a viper, coiled back.
“Immune to instant-death skills? Interesting! Keke… I’m getting more and more interested in you, Demi-human Miss!”
Sarken emphasized the words “immune to instant-death” as if alluding to something, then shouted fanatically, “Please be with me forever!” However, his strength was far inferior to Xi Wei’s, and he was quickly forced into retreat by Xi Wei, blood beginning to flow from his nose and mouth. Yet his eyes still stared fanatically at Loli in Xi Wei’s arms, not like he was looking at a person, but rather at a new toy. This was a complete madman.
Xi Wei let out a cold snort, his heart filled with rage. Since this enemy appeared, that horrifying sense of mortal danger had disappeared. He couldn’t help but focus and examine the enemy’s information:
[Name: Sarken·Lion/Black Sword]
[Identity: Elite Templar Knight]
[Strength: Level 49 Assassin (41-50)]
[Skills: Stealth, Leopard Strike (Bio-modification), Cruel Stab (Bleed) (Bio-modification), Instant Step, Presence Reduction (Bio-modification), Hunting Stance (Accumulation) (Bio-modification)]
[Equipment: Black Sword (Bleed) (Master), Templar Knight Armor (Master)]
[Kolon Empire Reputation: 9673 (On the surface, the second son of the Lion family; in reality, an elite Templar Knight)]
[Demi-human Faction Reputation: 142 (His hands are stained with the blood of demi-humans)]
This was a true assassin, and one who had gained some peculiar skills through the Holy Blood Ritual. Xi Wei guessed that the fatal attack had to meet certain conditions to be activated, such as when the attacked person was unaware. In fact, Xi Wei’s guess was pretty close. The standard for an elite Templar Knight was Sky Knight rank, but Sarken was only a Great Knight. This was mainly due to his skill [Hunting Stance]; the longer the duration of Hunting Stance, the higher the damage, with the highest being able to ignore defense directly. Combined with skills like Presence Reduction, Instant Step, Leopard Strike, and Cruel Stab, Sarken’s assassination path was smooth sailing. With only Great Knight strength, he had successfully assassinated six Kolon Empire Sky Knights. He was one of the Pope’s sharp swords.
However, today, this sharp sword seemed to have struck an iron plate. A Holy Spirit Blessing that was immune to instant death had already made him look extremely embarrassed. Seeing that he couldn’t last a few more blows against the Lord of Eagle Territory, and with a giant, fiery lava creature glaring at him from the side, he had a premonition that if he hadn’t been locked in combat with the Lord of Eagle Territory, this lava creature would have likely incinerated him to ashes by now.
Sarken spat out a mouthful of blood, blood also flowing from his ears. He felt his body was about to be crushed and quickly croaked, “Nun, aren’t you coming out to help?”
“Buzz—”
Following Sarken’s words, the space before Xi Wei suddenly twisted. A silver circular spell array appeared, and a hand wrapped in bandages extended from the array. “Spatial Tear,” a cold female voice came. The silver spell light flashed brightly in the bandaged hand. Xi Wei’s alarm bells rang, and he felt a chill run through his entire body, making him shudder. A distorted, pitch-black spatial blade flashed by, and then, he felt a dull, sharp pain in his chest, very close to his heart. Looking down, he saw blood seeping from the joint of his chest armor. Xi Wei could feel that the flesh and blood in that area had been shredded by the spatial blade. It seemed that, considering the little maid’s skills, the opponent had deliberately avoided the vital point.
“Master!”
“…”
Xi Wei painfully propped himself up with his sword. The little maid covered his bleeding chest, tears flowing as she desperately unleashed her healing energy. It would only take half a minute for her to heal Xi Wei completely, but would the enemy give them half a minute? The nun was an elite Templar Knight who had come with the Black Sword. She was a combat-type Archmage (51-60) who had developed peculiar spatial abilities through the Holy Blood Ritual. Her entire body had been sliced into pieces by spatial rifts as she comprehended spatial abilities, hence she was perpetually wrapped in bandages.
In truth, her ultimate move, “Spatial Tear,” was not enough to pierce a Sky Knight’s chest like this. However, with Xi Wei’s concern clouding his judgment, the moment Loli rushed out, he had almost wrapped all his Qi around her to protect her, which allowed the enemy to seize the opportunity and inflict a heavy blow. Nearby, the Hellfire Lord Sarken was in a terrible dilemma. All his attacks were area-of-effect, hitting friend and foe alike. Should he unleash a Lava Strike now, or not?
“Brothers, the Lord of Eagle Territory seems to be in trouble. How about…” Some Players seemed to sense an opportunity and looked restless.
“Forget it. Don’t you see those two huge Nightmares standing there? What are you waiting for?”
“Let’s go, let’s go, hurry and collect the Resurrection Crystals, commit suicide and run. I don’t want to stay here for another second…”
Clemon, who was pursuing Ye Hao, had disappeared somewhere. The Players were preparing to flee, and the soldiers of Winter City were unable to stop the two elite Templar Knights. Sarken had already walked up to the weeping little maid and Xi Wei, sword in hand. He did not intend to hesitate and menacingly prepared to end Xi Wei’s life.
Everything seemed to be set in stone. In the surrounding environment, an ultimate will began to gather, but quickly dispersed. Because a long sword made of golden light suddenly appeared in the air and struck Sarken’s heart like lightning, piercing through his body.
Ruo Yi has arrived.
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