Chapter 196: The Strong

"Hehe, I didn't expect those two guys to be so powerful, but they can't be counted as thighs!"

Hans muttered to himself triumphantly, picking up the 【Tough】 Entry dropped by Pierre on the ground.

Turning his head to look at the golden light and lightning flashing in the night sky in the distance, as well as the sounds of fierce fighting that came from time to time, Hans shook his head.

"Old friend! You haven't seen the truly strong!"

Then he also lifted his foot and stepped into the space portal.

"Crack! Crack!"

On the empty Glory Square, only the dark purple light of the space portal flickered, and the double-edged battle axe on the giant lion statue in the center of the square suddenly began to vibrate.

Gravel rolled down, and finally, the battle axe broke free from the marble statue, spinning and flying into the night sky, disappearing.

The empty square, which had just been bustling, became completely quiet.

And the residents of the inner city of Star City were unlucky tonight; as the battle between Luka and Aoruilian escalated, a large area of houses collapsed, and innocent residents were caught in the crossfire.

The surrounding soldiers could only constantly evacuate the residents and had no way to join this battle of transcendent beings.

The aftermath of the battle between the Minotaur and the 【Sun Knight】 alone was enough to take their lives, so they could only constantly drive away civilians and expand the battle area for the two.

Aoruilian was clad in golden armor, radiating light, truly like a Sun God's messenger descending to the human world. A pair of golden metal wings unfolded behind him, majestic and imposing, and the Sun Spear in his hand flowed with golden light; with a casual wave, it left trails of scorching scorch marks in the air, and even the air was burned into illusory ripples.

Opposite him, the Minotaur Luka was like an enraged beast, his whole body exuding a primitive wild aura. Ancient runes flickered on his strong body, and power from ancient times awakened within him.

The long-handled warhammer in his hand flashed with lightning, each strike carrying destructive power, and the earth trembled under his warhammer, but Aoruilian's spear could block his attacks and launch counterattacks at the same time.

Golden light scattered, lightning overflowed!

And in the ruins where the two were fighting, Lilisi and Nie Yingying were standing on the ruins of a collapsed house, pointing and gesturing.

"I didn't expect their strength to be so powerful; it was reckless of me to take the initiative to enter this plot world at the time. If it weren't for that guy Xie Yaoyao, I would have been kicked out during the selection round, right!"

Nie Yingying felt more and more that her choice at the time was reckless; of course, this also had to do with the battle in the Little Garden, where she felt her strength was insufficient—not only could she not keep up with Xie Yaoyao's pace, but even Vivian, Agatha, and Duanmu Xing were all more useful and stronger than her.

When one's head gets hot, it's inevitable to make some adventurous decisions.

But Lilisi didn't see it that way.

"Reckless? Which of the things the Master does isn't adventurous? Steady development will only lead to being slowly eliminated! Oh, look, that 【Sun Knight】 can't hold on anymore!"

Sure enough, the Minotaur Luka seemed unwilling to drag the battle out any longer; after knocking Aoruilian away with a hammer, Luka shouted, and the lightning on the warhammer in his hand instantly disappeared, replaced by an earthy yellow energy wrapped around it.

Taking advantage of the moment Aoruilian was paralyzed by the lightning, the huge bull hoof stomped hard on the ground, and a shockwave stunned Aoruilian, who had just recovered, in place again.

"It's not over yet!"

The warhammer wrapped in earthy yellow energy slammed into the ground.

"Boom!"

The already shattered ground was split open by this strike into an abyss-like crack, and the stunned Aoruilian fell into it without any ability to resist.

"Rumble!"

The earth shook, and the ground that had just split open slowly closed.

Everything happened so fast, as if the earth had opened its mouth and swallowed Aoruilian.

Nie Yingying's eyes widened, as if she hadn't reacted yet; the two, who had been fighting back and forth just a moment ago, had decided the winner in an instant.

"Don't worry, that knight kid isn't dead! But... it's not looking good, that's for sure."

As if to verify Lilisi's words, Luka, who had finished burying Aoruilian, did not stop there.

"Roar—"

The majestic body swelled again, the bulging muscles all over his body bursting through his clothes, and the runes wrapped around him were all branded onto those steel-like muscles.

Gripping the warhammer in his hands tightly, the earthy yellow energy wrapped around the warhammer became more solid, finally firmly wrapping the warhammer, and an extremely heavy feeling emanated from it.

A world-shaking strike was ready to go!

As long as Aoruilian came out, he would definitely die! He would definitely die!

Nie Yingying's footsteps moved slightly, wanting to take action to draw the Minotaur's attention, but the mountain-like pressure weighing on her heart made her unable to move at all.

Can't go! Can't go!

Going means death; I can't dodge it!

Will definitely die! Will definitely die!

What to do? What to do?

"Hmm, even if this knight kid dies, he won't drop his occupation Entry; boring! But this Minotaur is interesting; I wonder if killing him will drop his 【Soul Walker】! Oh! Can give it to Little Anni as a gift; she will definitely like it!"

Huh?! Huh!! Huh!!!

Looking at the fake Xie Yaoyao beside her whose eyes grew brighter the more she spoke, Nie Yingying didn't know how to complain!

Not saving her own teammate is one thing, but can the two of them beat that Minotaur?

【Soul Walker】! Purple Entry! A character with this Entry may be an existence with a mysterious connection to the spirit world, or one who has experienced the test of life and death, gaining the ability to resonate with souls. Their existence is often seen as mysterious and elusive, and even mistaken for a messenger of death.

The place on the ground where Aoruilian had just been swallowed gradually turned red; clearly, someone underground was using a powerful fire-type ability to melt the soil and stone, preparing to break through the ground in one go.

And the Minotaur above ground curled his lips into a malicious smile; he had already stored up his power, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Lilisi turned her head in confusion to look at Nie Yingying beside her. "You... want to save that knight kid? Why?"

Lilisi couldn't figure it out!

As long as the Master is here, everything is not a problem!

Whether these so-called teammates die or not is completely irrelevant; if they have any valuable Entries, Lilisi might not even need the enemy to act, she would call Helai'er to kill them herself.

But Nie Yingying didn't answer her.

"Lilisi!"

"Hmm!"

"You said it, right! At the training ground, you said it, right! You wouldn't interfere with the plot development and the battles between Travelers! I am very grateful that you saved me just now! Very, very grateful!"

"I know my strength isn't good! But you were right just now; adventure—sometimes it's necessary! I want to try!"

Stepping lightly on the ground, Nie Yingying leaped into the night sky, leaving the range of Lilisi's 【Faceless One's Peering】 skill.

"I want to try; at least in terms of character, I can't be pulled too far away by that guy!" ===== CHAPTER 197 =====