Chapter 58: Is This Even a Real Move??

The Queen raised her shield and slammed it into Su Xiao.

Su Xiao lowered his body slightly, stabilizing his center of gravity—her speed was too fast to dodge.

He held the Dragon-Slaying Flash horizontally before him, bracing for the shield impact.

The Queen charged like a mad bull, crashing straight into Su Xiao.

One hand gripped the hilt; the other pressed against the blade’s back.

“Boom.”

They collided—blade met shield—and the asphalt beneath their feet instantly cracked in wide fissures.

“Strength… not bad.”

Su Xiao exerted force, pushing toward the Queen.

The Queen was a strength-specialist, her power no match for Su Xiao’s—she’d only matched him earlier by using her charge skill.

Her face flushed deep purple as Su Xiao forced her backward, her iron boots scraping the ground, sending up clouds of sparks.

“As long as I’m here, you won’t lay a finger on my teammate.”

Weak in strength, but loud-mouthed.

Su Xiao kept pressing, driving downward with force—the Queen could no longer hold, and dropped to one knee.

The fact that she called herself “Queen” proved she was an extremely proud woman—but now she knelt before Su Xiao, and the Queen would never tolerate this.

“I’ll kill you, ahh!!”

The Queen struggled, but against the absolute gap in power, her resistance was feeble.

Su Xiao grabbed the edge of the Queen’s shield, preparing to wrench it aside.

He wouldn’t slash at her shield—it wasn’t a game. His strength surpassed hers; he’d simply use brute force to tear the shield away, then drive his blade into flesh.

The Queen’s cheek twitched—she’d never faced an enemy like Su Xiao, who just reached out bare-handed to grab her shield. Shouldn’t they have traded blows first?

Su Xiao yanked the shield from before her and thrust the Dragon-Slaying Flash toward her throat.

At that exact moment, a faint sting prickled his back.

The sniper—too little time; Shi Zao hadn’t reached the rooftop yet.

Su Xiao seized the opportunity, yanking the Queen’s shield behind him—the Queen staggered, barely avoiding a fall.

“Bang.”

The bullet struck the shield, denting it deeply; the bullet embedded itself, the affected area glowing faintly red.

Su Xiao’s hand went numb from the impact.

Seizing the chance, the Queen yanked the shield free and retreated several steps.

This Tili -specialist female shield warrior had never encountered an enemy like Su Xiao—who’d charged straight in to wrestle her shield away.

Feeling humiliated and frustrated, she resolved silently: once back in the Cycle Park, she’d boost her strength stat—otherwise, having her shield stolen would be too embarrassing.

If she hadn’t clung to the shield just now, it would’ve been gone—and no matter how high her Tili , she’d be dead.

“Shield warrior plus sniper—interesting.”

This was Su Xiao’s first battle against a Contracted One; now he had a rough understanding of them.

The female shield warrior before him likely enhanced only one stat—she was purely defensive; the sniper handled offense.

It was a strong combo—if only they had a support class, it’d be perfect.

Su Xiao wasn’t afraid of them—he was fully rounded, with only low HP as a weakness.

Other Contracted Ones operated in teams; Su Xiao was a team unto himself.

“Ye Zi, switch me to Strength—no more Tili ! This bastard stole my shield!”

The Queen’s tone was weary; Ye Zi in the alley stared dumbfounded, but immediately switched her aura—from Tili aura to Strength aura.

“Coward! Dare you face me head-on?”

The Queen raised her shield, her full knight armor making her look fierce and noble.

“I’m curious—what exactly are these glowing rings on you?”

Or rather, besides the sniper, do you have other teammates?”

Upon hearing Su Xiao’s words, the Queen’s expression remained unchanged.

Showing too much emotion now might reveal Ye Zi’s presence—Ye Zi had weak survivability and was terrible in close combat.

“Hick, this is my Queen’s personal aura.”

A smile appeared on Su Xiao’s face.

“Is that so? Let me guess—where’s your third teammate?”

The Queen sneered, feigning disdain—but inside, she grew anxious.

“If I were you, where would I hide a support ally? Rooftop? Building interior? Alley?”

Su Xiao’s seemingly random words were probing the female shield warrior.

He didn’t know how many opponents she had—he was just guessing, applying psychological pressure in battle, which was essential.

“Enough talk.”

The Queen cried out sharply and charged at Su Xiao with her shield.

This time, the Queen was smarter—she slowed her steps, prioritizing steady, controlled advances.

Su Xiao glanced at the female shield warrior, then ignored her entirely—he’d deal with the sniper first.

Su Xiao suddenly sprinted away, quickly putting distance between himself and the Queen.

The Queen’s heart tightened—her worst fear had come true: the man wasn’t fighting her—he was going straight for her teammate.

“You’re not getting away.”

The Queen raised one hand—silver chains materialized in her palm.

The silver chains were semi-transparent, finger-thick, and moved at blinding speed—one end latched onto Su Xiao’s arm, then fused with it.

[You are bound by “Mithril Chains.” Tili check in progress.]

[The caster’s Tili is 2.33 times yours. Resistance failed. You cannot move more than 30 meters from the caster.]

Su Xiao’s steps halted abruptly—not by choice, but by force.

He looked at the semi-transparent silver chain on his arm, swung the Dragon-Slaying Flash once—it passed through harmlessly; the chain wasn’t physical.

Of course—it made sense. A Tili -specialist like the Queen needed a restraint skill to hold an enemy.

“I told you—you’re not leaving.”

For the first time since the fight began, the Queen had gained the upper hand—and she couldn’t help feeling elated.

She trusted Bai He’s marksmanship—if she could pin Su Xiao down, Bai He would kill him in at most two shots.

Su Xiao turned his head toward the Queen, his eyes boiling with killing intent.

“You really want to die?”

He’d just slaughtered over a hundred Ghoul—his aura was thick with bloodlust; the cold flash in his eyes startled the Queen.

The Queen’s thought: How many people has this guy killed? Even in derivative worlds, you only kill a few—maybe ten or so.

Even then, most Contracted Ones would suffer severe mental strain.

“Don’t bluff. I may lack strength, but you’re not strong enough to kill me.”

Su Xiao rubbed his aching left arm, then slashed open his heavy battle suit and tossed it aside.

He was serious now—if he didn’t kill the female shield warrior, he’d be worn down.

Qinggangyingsuo activated. Contracted Ones had low HP—Qinggangyingsuo’s true damage was devastating against them.

Faint blue arcs surged along the Dragon-Slaying Flash’s edge as Su Xiao kicked off the ground, bare-chested, charging at the Queen.

Earlier, he hadn’t taken her seriously—he’d only wanted to escape her and kill her teammate first.

Now that Su Xiao was serious, the Queen felt crushing pressure bearing down on her.

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