Chapter 120

Hmph! You're really boring!

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke sat back on the small stool, smoothed her messy hair, and tied it into twin tails,

She muttered, "Why bother being so clear? Just kill anyone you see. Anyway, in here, if you don't use this thing, you can't kill anyone!"

As she spoke, she pulled out that keychain-like alchemical item and waved it provocatively.

It seemed to be reminding Lin Ke that they already had murderous intent toward him, yet he was still talking about principles.

What the hell?

Are you a saint?

"Pureblood Will" isn't wrong.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke is just a lunatic, a maniac, a crazy woman.

This was destined from the moment she was born.

Even she herself says that as she ages and her meditation improves, she can gradually control her temper.

But this scene tells Lin Ke that Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's true nature is still madness.

Madness's madness, frenzy's frenzy.

Lin Ke said lightly, "I don't want my heart to become numb."

Being decisive in killing is not the same as wanton slaughter.

This distinction still needs to be made.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke pursed her lips and didn't respond further.

The atmosphere of their chat thus cooled down.

Silence.

A long silence.

Lin Ke slowly drank water and ate, replenishing his bodily energy.

As for the recovery of mental and magical power,

After achieving the third layer of the Water-Wood Mutual Growth Meditation Method, his sea of consciousness began a minor transformation, and Lin Ke unlocked a new way to perform light meditation during daily activities.

Sitting, lying, standing, walking, eating, drinking, playing, enjoying,

No matter what one is doing, as long as it's not sleeping or deep meditation, one can slowly recover the expended mental and magical power.

The difference between this method and focused light meditation is like the difference between charging a phone while using it and charging it exclusively.

One is slower, the other faster.

That's all.

At this moment, Lin Ke's wristwatch vibrated.

Upon opening it, he saw a message from Dalton Ke Lun, whose presence is extremely low and often overlooked:

Boss, save me!!!!!!

Ten characters in length, only four were used, the remaining six are all exclamation marks.

The situation is obviously already very urgent.

Immediately after, a request for mutual positioning came.

Lin Ke's once‑daily opportunity had already been used to locate Mo Li, but that doesn't mean he can't be located by others.

Ba Ke Watt, Ai Ji Ao Li Ji, Di Jie Fen Li, Lin En Hui Te, and Dalton Ke Lun — five people — had received Lin Ke's instructions the day before the Two Districts Grand Comparison began.

If unnecessary, during the competition do not become overly proactive in forming strong ties with Lin Ke.

Focus on completing main and side quests, ensure your ranking, and do not lightly get involved in the wager between the Paro wizards and Peter Leonnel wizards.

Dalton Ke Lun would not ask Lin Ke for help unless he was in a desperate situation with no other options.

Lin Ke immediately agreed.

On the wristwatch screen, two arrow-shaped light dots appeared, nearly overlapping.

This indicated that the distance between them was not far.

After flashing for a few seconds, the light dots disappeared.

Lin Ke had already noted the position and began to act.

What's the situation?

Seeing Lin Ke quickly put away his cup, sling on his big pack, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke also hurriedly stowed her small stool into her little bag and asked aloud.

A little companion is calling for help; he shouldn't be far from here.

Lin Ke took out the screen‑equipped control handle of the round flying disc scouting device, piloted the round flying disc toward Dalton Ke Lun's position to conduct reconnaissance.

Together together! Hurry hurry!

Hearing that there might be fun, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's interest greatly increased, and she became lively and jumping again.

She glanced at the coordinates on the control handle's screen, took out her smart brain, operated it a bit, and also dispatched the bionic eagle over.

Lin Ke delayed no further; after finishing scouting preparations, he immediately activated the levitation and acceleration functions of his boots and rushed swiftly toward Dalton Ke Lun's position.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke tapped her boot, activated it, jetted into flight, appearing even more urgent than Lin Ke.

One ran on the ground, the other flew in the sky.

Both rushed to aid at full speed.

Within less than 20 minutes, Lin Ke received the reconnaissance report from the round flying disc and arrived near Dalton Ke Lun's position.

Don't rush, let's see the situation first.

Lin Ke called out to stop Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, who very much wanted to directly launch a dive‑bombing round.

Bound by her promise to absolutely obey commands, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke circled once, reluctantly landing.

He replaced the magic stones in four reconnaissance puppets, having them stand guard around the area.

Lin Ke took out a handheld controller with a screen and checked the real-time footage captured by the circular flying disc.

After a few operations, the bottle-cap-sized fluorescent screen projected a clear light curtain, enlarging and displaying the captured footage.

Lin Ke discovered that Dalton Kolun's situation was truly dire.

He and three other Storm Sea Newbloods were blocked in a small valley by a group of giant beasts resembling Tyrannosaurus rex, unable to move.

Dalton Kolun was also injured, his left arm hanging limp, possibly dislocated or fractured.

He didn't even have time to treat his wound before having to face the beasts' attacks.

The beasts' forelimbs were short and weak, but their tails, as hard as steel whips, were lethally powerful.

Dozens of intersecting whip marks scarred the cliff walls at the valley mouth.

This was the result of the beasts lashing out fiercely as they drove Dalton Kolun and his companions back when they tried to rush out of the valley.

What left Dalton Kolun and his group helpless was that the beasts could also spew flames from their mouths.

The flames they occasionally spewed upward blocked the airspace, preventing Dalton Kolun and the others from escaping by brief hovering and gliding.

Not every pair of boots can grant true flight like the ones Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke wears on her feet.

At first sight, Lin Ke fell in love with those flight boots resembling Iron Man's armor footgear, even developing a distaste for the "Defender 3202" suit boots he was wearing.

Even the boots on his feet could provide brief lift, hovering, and gliding.

Gliding and flying are fundamentally different.

Lin Ke set aside distractions and pondered how to rescue Dalton Kolun.

After some thought, Lin Ke decided to enact the "lure the tiger away from the mountain" stratagem.

"We'll do it this way, then that way."

He summoned Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, gave her a full briefing, and told her his plan in detail.

"No problem, let's do it!"

The more Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke listened, the brighter her eyes became.

Linke Grand's battle plan this time perfectly matched her aesthetic.

She rummaged through her small pouch, then among a batch of "toys" specially custom-made by her sister, she found something suitable for this operation.

Lin Ke wasn't idle either, pulling out several weapons from his large pack.

Moments later, they were ready.

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously sprang into action.

"Wooh! Huff~~"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke let out a strange cry, rose into the air, flew at high speed, and shouldered a metal tube that resembled an RPG.

Lin Ke assembled two grenade-launcher-like devices, grabbed a bundle of self-detonating fire bombs, and charged toward the valley.

The beasts' attention was drawn to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, with two stationed at the valley mouth to guard while the other four raised their heads and fixed their gaze on her.

"Oh~"

The beast let out a fierce roar, its jaws full of sharp teeth gaping wide, spewing near-white flames.

Such flames are extremely hot; by Lin Ke's previous-life standards, they reach nearly 4,000 degrees Celsius.

They could directly roast Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke wasn't stupid; after drawing the attention of four beasts, she immediately gained altitude to stay out of the flames' range.

"Hey! Where did that grenade go?"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke sported a ponytail like Jinx's, spoke lines reminiscent of Ziggs, and was practically a bomb‑crazy, rampaging loli version!

She activated the alchemical rune array engraved on the metal tube by channeling her mental and magical energy at a specific frequency.

One after another, spherical fire bombs sputtered out, shooting straight at the beasts.

Boom after boom of explosions rang out in succession.

Flames scattered, sand and stone flew.

One crater after another exploded on the ground outside the valley.

Unfortunately, the beasts' thick hides gave them defense comparable to a first‑tier protective magical item; aside from their vision being obscured by dust and smoke, they suffered no harm.

"Come on, let's blow them up to our heart's content!"

Seeing this, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke became even more excited.

She isn't afraid of things that can withstand explosions; she fears those that cannot.

After expending the spherical fire bombs, she stowed the metal tube back in her small pouch and pulled out two more tubes loaded with ammunition.

Sputter sputter sputter sputter

The metal tubes spewed wildly.

"Ahahaha……"

Ai Rui Si laughed maniacally.

This scene struck Lin Ke as resembling a fusion of Harley Quinn and Jinx.

Mad, obsessed with destruction, doing whatever she pleased!

The four beasts were obviously enraged; their powerful hind legs thrust forward as they chased after the airborne Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke.

Lin Ke was slightly worried that Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke would get carried away and ruin the operation plan,

and that he couldn't waste the opportunity she had created at great risk,

he sprinted a few steps to the predetermined spot, immediately set up the grenade launchers, and hurled twenty self‑destructing fire bombs in under five seconds.

The beasts, whose aggro had been drawn by Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's frantic bombardment, were hit once more by explosives from another direction.

By nature the beasts are hot‑tempered, quick to anger, and vindictive; otherwise they wouldn't be blocking the valley mouth, determined to kill the few little dwarves hiding inside.

They split forces, with the four beasts relentlessly pursuing the Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke who had inflicted greater harm and mockery upon them.

The two giant beasts that had originally been guarding the valley entrance gave up their watch and, furious, charged toward Lin Ke's position.

The ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain has already been carried out.

Dalton. Kelun is no fool; he naturally knows how to make use of this precious opportunity to escape the valley.

What remains is for Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke and Lin Ke themselves to figure out how to shake off the beasts' pursuit.

"Awesome! Let's blow them up to our heart's content!"

How could Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke possibly just worry about fleeing?

Besides, their equipment is plentiful; the spherical firebombs are being tossed around as if they were free.

The aggro is firmly locked on; it definitely won't slip away.

Lin Ke's side hasn't stopped attacking either.

From time to time he throws a few self-destruct firebombs to draw the attention of the two giant beasts.

But compared to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's side, the scene looks much calmer, giving off a cozy, homey vibe.

Mm…

Lin Ke is taking the technical route, you know.

It's all about pushing the limits of pulling and dragging, mixing in tactics.

Hmm.

Seen from above, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke and Lin Ke, one on the left and one on the right, each trace an arc that will eventually meet before a cliff.

This is the escape plan devised by Lin Ke.

It fully exploits the giants' weaknesses: their large, clumsy bodies, slow speed, and inability to fly.

As well as our side's advantage of being able to glide and fly.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, having fun with the explosions, only then, upon spotting the cliff in the distance, recalled Lin Ke's instructions.

She put away the metal tube she had just taken out, deciding to keep her promise and follow the command.

"Bye-bye!"

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke waved farewell to the four giant beasts hot on her heels, then suddenly boosted her flight speed to catch up with Lin Ke.

The two arrived at the cliff almost simultaneously.

Lin Ke leapt into the air, gliding, and just before losing lift, he grabbed Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's ankle with one hand.

"Oooo~~~"

The six giant beasts came to an emergency halt at the cliff's edge, watching helplessly as the two tiny figures, their faces blackened from the bombardment but unharmed, scoffed and fled.

Furious, they roared toward the sky.

"Fun! So much fun!"

Hearing the commotion behind her, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke grew even happier.

After circling once, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke set Lin Ke down, then landed herself, her face wearing a happy, blissful smile as she still reveled in the aftermath of the indiscriminate bombardment.

Lin Ke pulled out a screen-equipped controller and called up the whereabouts of Dalton. Kelun and his four companions.

"Come on, let's go find them."

With a call, Lin Ke shouted "Wake up" to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke and began the next step.

"Lin Ke, aren't you tired from running so fast with that big pack on your back?"

The unhappy Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, not wanting to be the only one unhappy, recalled Lin Ke's envious look when he eyed her small pack and sneered, "Your physique is still pretty good—want to try some bodily enhancement? It could make you even better."

Lin Ke ignored her and kept walking straight ahead.

This guy has had another flare-up; his personality and manner of speech have changed again.

"Boring."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke got no response, clicked her tongue, and looked full of regret.

Having fun with the explosions wasn't enough; she also wanted to have fun spraying!

Too bad Lin Ke saw through her intentions and wouldn't give her the chance.

"I hate smart people."

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke kept muttering, "Not cooperative at all. Not fun!"

Lin Ke pretended not to hear Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's voice.

When dealing with a mentally ill person who's having an episode, you need to know your limits.

You can't always respond.

After a moment, Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke's gaze shifted, and her relatively calm, rational personality came online.

She then stayed quiet, without chattering on, wanting to have a bit more fun.

After rushing for about ten minutes, Lin Ke finally found Dalton. Kelun and his four companions, their heads bloody and their appearance miserable.

Including Dalton. Kelun, all four had sustained considerable injuries.

"Boss, thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise I would have been completely done for!"

Upon seeing Lin Ke's face, Dalton. Kelun's tears flowed involuntarily.

For Dalton. Kelun, the brief experience of over half a day amounted to a torment.

Who the hell would know that merely touching an egg that looked just like a stone out of curiosity would bring down the wrath of six giant beasts?

And they were the relentless kind.

Dalton. Kelun swore he would never again be so careless with his hands.

At that moment, the sole female among the three unfamiliar Newbloods suddenly collapsed backward.

Her face turned purplish.

This is a typical sign of poisoning.

Da'erdun. Kelun heard the commotion, suddenly turned around, saw that his companions who had helped him a lot were in trouble, and hurriedly shouted:

"Boss, save me!"

(End of chapter)