Chapter 253: King’s Courage
Chen Xiaolian used every ounce of strength within his body to bolt up the slope!
Bai Qi’s eyes that were seemingly in a daze focused onto Chen Xiaolian’s back. It was as though something had attracted his attention and Bai Qi’s pupils contracted as he took a deep breath and said, “Blood!”
A white coloured figure charged upward!
Chen Xiaolian had already covered a distance of over 10 meters. He ran with all his might; even though he was being slowed down by 5 times, he possessed a [B] class Agility. Thus, when he ran with all his might, he was still faster than your average Joe.
As he was about to reach the top of the hill, he suddenly heard a swooshing sound coming from behind him.
Chen Xiaolian dared not ignore it. He turned around and held the Sword in the Stone before him! Then, he saw a chilling sword flash shooting toward him from far away. He promptly exerted his all to block it with the Sword in the Stone!
A “weng” sound echoed out and Chen Xiaolian’s body was thrown into the air! The resulting sword qi erupted and his wrists, arms and even his body were left with bloody cuts!
Thankfully, the attack itself was blocked by the Sword in the Stone. Receiving the attack, Chen Xiaolian’s hands trembled as it felt as though an electric current was flowing through them!
His body soared over the shield wall erected atop the hill and two rows of soldiers before falling down. He fell into the middle of the formation set by the London armies!
Chen Xiaolian’s fall knocked over several shield-bearing soldiers. He rolled over and saw various swords and spears stabbing toward him from every direction.
Chen Xiaolian held onto the Sword in the Stone and quickly rolled his body out of the way.
Several “kaka” sounds rang out. Although the Sword in the Stone had yet to activate, it was almost invincible in terms of defensive capabilities. The normal weapons used by these soldiers could not cause any damage to the Sword in the Stone.
Chen Xiaolian rolled over 5 to 6 meters away from his landing spot. Despite having blocked off numerous attacks, several attacks did strike his body. Thankfully, his protective suit protected him.
Noticing a shadow coming down on him and the accompanying roar, Chen Xiaolian rapidly shoved his head to the side. A “boom” could be heard as an iron mace struck the ground!
A brawny man in chain mail panted hoarsely and shouted, “Kill him!”
Chen Xiaolian was already up and he rushed forward, to the surprise of the mace-wielding warrior. The warrior did not expect Chen Xiaolian to be so fast. Chen Xiaoliam slammed into his chest and the warrior was blasted off like an artillery before landing upon a group of soldiers.
By then, Chen Xiaolian had managed to straighten himself. Watching as a group of soldiers charge toward him, he…
Turned around and ran!
He brandished the Sword in the Stone to break his way through anyone standing in his way as he rushed into the depths of the London armies!
This decisive action of his was undoubtedly a smart one!
After one breath’s time, Chen Xiaolian had covered a distance of over 10 steps. It was then that he heard a loud explosive noise coming from the direction of the shield wall!
It was as though thunder had erupted out in the air above them!
A lightning like silvery radiance flashed out and a sword aura surged to the Heavens!
Under the radiance of the sword aura, the first row of shield wall collapsed.
Over tens of shield-bearing soldiers were instantly sent flying away.
While these men were flying through the air, their armour and the shield they were carrying and even their weapons… all of them shattered into fragments!
Countless cut off limbs and blood fell down from the sky. It was like a heavy rain filled with brutality.
The front area of the shield wall was wiped clean in but an instant.
Walking forward slowly step by step was none other than… Bai Qi!
A stature that could not be described as tall, wearing white clothes and enveloped by swirling black qi.
The rain of blood descended all around him and some of the droplets even fell upon his body…
Bai Qi took in a deep breath…
The air around Bai Qi suddenly changed!
The sky that was filled with blood suddenly transformed into streams of blood coloured qi. All of them came together from every direction and converged upon Bai Qi!
As for those severed corpses, all of them rapidly became withered husks, akin to that of mummies!
“Blood… life… blood!”
The cold expression on Bai Qi’s face were seemingly at ease as he greedily sucked in the blood qi gathered within the sky. More and more of the stream of blood flowed into his body!
As that happened, the black coloured qi swirling around Bai Qi’s body seemed to lessen.
Bai Qi raised his eyelids and regarded the surrounding soldiers. Then, he coldly raised his sword…
The blade of his sword descended once more!
…
Chen Xiaolian kept running forward.
Bai Qi’s sword struck out a second time and over 10 heads flew up to the sky!
The shields, swords and spears that were cut as a result of that slash scattered about.
The over 10 heads flew into the air before falling from the sky. Next, the blood from their corpses flowed out rapidly and all that was left were mummies.
The London soldiers mentally collapsed!
They may have seen many things in war… but this was a whole other level of savagery!
They have never seen someone killing others instantly and turning them into mummies!
Bai Qi seemed to have become intoxicated as he suddenly accelerated his pace. His figure became like the wind as he practically flew into the middle of the London soldiers. Wretched screams could soon be heard coming from everywhere as cut off limbs flew into the air.
The light from his sword shone in a dazzling manner!
The formation of the London soldiers fell.
A considerable number of those soldiers tossed away their weapons and shields before turning around to make a run for it.
As for the soldiers who were standing behind, they were unaware of what was happening. Thus, they were trampled down by the deserting soldiers, leading to chaos in the ranks.
Some of them cried out while more fell to the ground in tears as they called out for their God.
Even more shouted out:
“Devil!”
“Devil!”
Wherever Bai Qi went, the soldiers would break away and escape. He calmly strode through the middle of the London armies with his translucent sword; blood trickling down from the blade of his sword.
Behind him were at least over 100 corpses left lying on the ground!
Not a single one of them were injured.
Anyone who was injured would immediately have his blood sucked out and become a mummy!
At this very moment, Bai Qi had seemingly transformed into the personification of the God of Slaughter!
…
Some had begun to ignore Chen Xiaolian’s existence.
Chen Xiaolian ran madly. On his way, he managed to pick up a shield, which he used to defend his front as he ran forward, penetrating the enemy ranks. He gradually found that the enemy soldiers around him were all escaping. Even those who were supposed to be blocking his path had mentally collapsed. None of them had any thought of blocking him anymore.
This defeat spread through the enemy ranks like a tidal wave!
…
Nolan watched as the front army collapsed.
Behind him, several aristocrats serving under King Harold rushed forward. These aristocrats were quite the courageous bunch. It would appear that the aristocratic knights of this era cared a great deal about honour.
Those aristocrats led their personal guards forward as they raised their weapons up high and shouted the words “For the King!”
Nolan’s face was ugly to behold.
He was unable to understand why the middle position that had the Flatlands Mire spell cast upon it could be easily broken through!
It was then that he caught sight of Chen Xiaolian!
…
Chen Xiaolian had a somewhat wretched appearance. The surface of the shield he was holding onto was filled with marks left by swords and axes. Even the clothes he was wearing were in tatters, filled with cuts and holes made by swords… the only thing that was relatively intact was the protective suit he had on the inside.
With a glance, Nolan recognized the protective suit worn by Chen Xiaolian.
Nolan gave a harrumph and hesitated for a moment before exchanging out a Blessing of Courage for the soldiers in the middle. Then, he charged toward Chen Xiaolian!
…
The Blessing of Courage was quick to show its effect.
Originally, Bai Qi had been able to stroll about within the armies, just like a wolf that had slipped into the middle of a flock of sheep… ah, no. Not wolf, but tiger.
With a tiger prowling about within their flock, the surrounding sheep could only scatter about in fear. The sword in Bai Qi’s hand slashed out, harvesting their life wantonly and absorbing their lifeblood!
The moment the Blessing of Courage was cast, suddenly…
An aristocrat led his personal guards forward and shouted loudly, “For the King!”
Those words were like the spark that lit the powder keg!
Suddenly, the surrounding soldiers that were running away acted in a hot-headed manner; they felt their blood coursing up their veins and they turned around. They looked at Bai Qi and in their hearts, an endless feeling of courage burst out. They picked up the weapons left on the ground and charged at Bai Qi from all directions!
Bai Qi raised his sword.
Heads flew up from one side!
Bai Qi slashed his sword down.
Cut off limbs flew into the sky!
Yet, the soldiers charged forward with seemingly no regard to their own lives. The soldiers swarmed forward from every direction like a swarm of ants!
Gradually, the number of soldiers increased higher and higher and Bai Qi’s white figure was seemingly submerged under the wave of incoming soldiers…
…
Chen Xiaolian finally caught sight of Harold’s royal flag!
It was not that far away from where he was.
He could even hear the sound of the horns and drums.
There were numerous soldiers standing under the royal flag. Those men should be the King’s personal guards; they were lined up in a circular formation, ready to defend their King!
Chen Xiaolian suddenly tossed away the shield that he was carrying. Next, he bent over to pick up a spear from the ground. He turned to face the royal flag and shouted loudly. After that, the spear in his hand transformed into a meteor, which shot forward!
A figure appeared in the middle of the air!
Seeing the spear flying over, Nolan sneered. He jumped up and his left hand shot out to snatch the flying spear!
A smouldering sound could be heard as the resulting friction caused sparks of flame to burst out and rapidly expand through the spear within Nolan’s grip!
The spear transformed into ashes just like that!
Within the midst of the drifting embers, Nolan slowly landed upon the ground. Remnant sparks and flames drifted down.
Nolan cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian who was standing before him and asked, “Players? Awakened?”
Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He raised the Sword in the Stone in his grip and stabbed forward.
Keng!
As his sword was just before Nolan, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a violent constrictive force descending upon his body!
It was as though a certain point within his movement had suddenly become half a step slower.
He saw a hand appear before his sword; the fingertip gently flicked the blade of the sword.
In an instant, Chen Xiaolian felt his wrist going numb. It was as though he was about to lose his grip on the sword. He forcefully twisted his waist and his other hand shot out to catch the sword!
The force behind the attack was such that Chen Xiaolian had to stagger back two steps before he could stabilize his footing.
“Good sword.”
Nolan cast a cold stare at the Sword in the Stone held by Chen Xiaolian – he was somewhat taken aback by what happened. After taking his one finger attack, his opponent’s weapon had actually managed to stay intact!
That one finger attack was one of Nolan’s skills!
He had experienced a hundred battles. In all those battles, his one finger skill had destroyed who knows how many weapons belonging to game participants! Weapons under the [B] class could be easily destroyed by his skill!
Even if the weapon was an [A] class weapon, it would still end up being seriously damaged by his skill.
At that moment however, the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian’s hand had taken no damage at all!
Chen Xiaolian was not moving; he stood there as he vigilantly observed the opponent standing before him.
Nolan looked at Chen Xiaolian. One glance was enough for him to identify the protective suit worn by his opponent as [B] class goods.
However, the weapon he was holding appeared to be of a higher class. That caused a trace of doubt to rise within Nolan’s heart.
Still, that doubt was soon dispelled!
No matter who it may be…
Just! Kill!
…
Kill him!
The same thought appeared within Chen Xiaolian’s mind. It was the exact same as Nolan’s!
At that point in time, Harold’s flag was located not far away!
What was the point in having a nonsensical debate?
This fellow is definitely an enemy. Since he is an enemy who’s blocking my way…
Just kill!
Chen Xiaolian bent his knees and his figure blasted forward!
A chilling flash of light glinted off the Sword in the Stone as it slashed toward Nolan’s head!
Nolan sneered and retreated. His retreating speed did not appear too fast and Chen Xiaolian watched as the blade of his sword descended onto Nolan’s head…
At that instant, the peculiar scene happened once more!
At a certain point in time, his movements became slower by a beat once more!
It was just like something that would happen years ago when he was watching a show from a DVD and the disc encountered an interference, resulting in jolting movements!
That jolt caused Chen Xiaolian’s blood to boil!
The inertial force behind his move and the constrictive force descending down on him brought a heavy load on his body.
It was then that Nolan made his move once more. His finger moved to flick the blade of Chen Xiaolian’s sword once more!
Weng!
A series of sharp, loud pitched noises echoed out!
After his momentum was forcibly stopped, the power of the one finger attack came into play. Those two factors caused Chen Xiaolian to feel as though a heavy hammer had just slammed him in the chest. His entire body felt as though he had just been electrocuted and he opened his mouth to spray out a mouthful of blood. His blood was splattered onto the surface of the Sword in the Stone!
Chen Xiaolian was no longer capable of holding onto the Sword in the Stone. He watched as the sword flew up into the air before stabbing down into the ground. The hilt of the sword quivered even as it rested on the ground!
Chen Xiaolian staggered backward. His heart sank!
This opponent… is very strong!
This time around, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate!
The fact that he was standing on the battlefield gave him no time to hesitate!
He rushed forward and picked up the Sword in the Stone by its hilt. His own blood was still clinging onto the surface of the sword.
He charged toward Nolan and shouted, “Those who block my way will die!”
Goddesss of Dawn! Overwhelming Sunlight Purification!
Skill executed!
Physique attributes!
Combust!
Endurance attributes!
Combust!
Agility attributes!
Combust!
Nolan stared with widened eyes as Chen Xiaolian rushed toward him. Behind him, in the middle of the air, a tremendous radiance seemed to have appeared!
In the middle of that radiance, the faint silhouette of a Western Goddess of War could be seen.
A regal appearance, mighty and awe-inspiring! A figure shrouded by an inviolable and venerated holy light!
The radiance suddenly intensified!
Nolan’s heart gave a heavy pound as a faint feeling of anxiety gripped his heart!
He rapidly retreated. Once again, he utilized the same trick. Seeing how Chen Xiaolian was rushing forward, he unleashed his skill once more!
This [Spatial Motion Disruptor] was Nolan’s infamous ultimate skill!
This time, when he tried to disrupt Chen Xiaolian’s motion by forcibly suspending space…
Nolan felt that the power of his skill was akin to a rock sinking down the ocean! Not a splash!
Seeing the blade of the sword arrive before him, Nolan roared, pushing out every last drop of strength from his body and forced his right hand to flick forward!
Weng!
This time, when his finger made contact with the tip of the sword, the resulting sound was like a clap of thunder! The thunderous sound resounded within their ears!
Chen Xiaolian’s body quivered!
As for Nolan, he roared out in pain.
His fingertip had been instantly pulverized into dust!
The cracks spread out through his arm. In a blink of an eye, Nolan’s entire right arm was turned into dust and it disappeared.
The blade of the sword held by Chen Xiaolian forced its way through and slashed downward. With a “pu”, the sword hacked its way down Nolan’s shoulders, going all the way down until his chest!
Blood sprayed out!
Nolan screamed out in misery. The enormity of the force caused his knees to shatter and his entire being was forced to kneel down the ground. His knees were pushed deep down into the ground.
With the might of this one sword strike, Chen Xiaolian defeated this powerful Player from the Thorned Flower Guild!
His opponent’s two infamous skills were easily ripped apart!
At the same time, Chen Xiaolian felt a sense of weakness rapidly devouring him up!
Both his legs softened and he too fell on his knees on the ground!
The two of them knelt there, facing one another. Chen Xiaolian’s hands continued holding onto the sword piercing into Nolan’s body.
Nolan roared loudly, “I… Impossible!”
His left arm shot out and he forcefully pulled out the sword piercing into his chest. The Sword in the Stone was tossed aside and it stabbed into the ground once more!
However, that was all Nolan could do.
Chen Xiaolian knelt there, gasping for breath. At that point in time, he had no strength to even lift a finger.
He watched as Nolan stared at him, his breath gradually weakening…
It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian heard the rapid sound of hooves coming from behind him!
He turned around…
Amid the chaos engulfing the soldiers, someone rode forward on a warhorse. Under the rays of the sun, that person’s armour glittered as if made of gold! A brilliant light seemingly enveloped him as a bright red cloak billowed behind him!
William charged through the chaos on horseback, galloping toward Chen Xiaolian.
Behind William, more Norman mounted soldiers followed suit. They killed their way through the chaos!
William noticed Chen Xiaolian and an enemy soldier before him.
He shouted and urged his horse forward. The sword in his hand was sent piercing through the chest of that enemy soldier. That aristocratic general in body armour was knocked over and William’s sword also disappeared along with him.
However, William continued urging his horse forward. When his warhorse reached a spot not far behind from Chen Xiaolian, William saw the Sword in the Stone that was thrust into the ground.
William bent his waist, extended his hand out and easily pulled out the Sword in the Stone.
The horse galloped furiously forward and it leapt high, vaulting over Chen Xiaolian’s head!
At the same time, the Sword in the Stone in King William’s hand slashed out in a blinding arc to decapitate Nolan!
His head flew up into the sky!
At the same time, Chen Xiaolian received a prompt from the system!
[System prompt: Special prop Sword in the Stone added with the courage of the King, 30 % activated! One skill activated: King’s Courage!]
King William held the sword in his hand and charged forward. At the same time, he shouted, “Knight Garen, to battle!”
A wave of light expanded out from his body!
The light then swept over and enveloped Chen Xiaolian.
In that instant, Chen Xiaolian felt the blood in his entire body boiling!
[System prompt: You have acquired ‘True? King’s Courage’ blessing. All attributes forcibly recovered. At the same time, all attributes will be increased by 10 %. Lasts for 15 minutes.]
To Chen Xiaolian’s surprise, he could feel his strength returning to him at a rapid pace. Even the feelings of pain from the wounds he took earlier had seemingly disappeared!
His entire being was seemingly filled with endless power!
He quickly got up from the ground. Then, he watched as King William rode toward Harold’s flag…
Courage… of the True King?
Damn it! It turns out the Sword in the Stone really had to be given to the King for it to activate!
Chapter 253: King’s Courage
Chen Xiaolian used every ounce of strength within his body to bolt up the slope!
Bai Qi’s eyes that were seemingly in a daze focused onto Chen Xiaolian’s back. It was as though something had attracted his attention and Bai Qi’s pupils contracted as he took a deep breath and said, “Blood!”
A white coloured figure charged upward!
Chen Xiaolian had already covered a distance of over 10 meters. He ran with all his might; even though he was being slowed down by 5 times, he possessed a [B] class Agility. Thus, when he ran with all his might, he was still faster than your average Joe.
As he was about to reach the top of the hill, he suddenly heard a swooshing sound coming from behind him.
Chen Xiaolian dared not ignore it. He turned around and held the Sword in the Stone before him! Then, he saw a chilling sword flash shooting toward him from far away. He promptly exerted his all to block it with the Sword in the Stone!
A “weng” sound echoed out and Chen Xiaolian’s body was thrown into the air! The resulting sword qi erupted and his wrists, arms and even his body were left with bloody cuts!
Thankfully, the attack itself was blocked by the Sword in the Stone. Receiving the attack, Chen Xiaolian’s hands trembled as it felt as though an electric current was flowing through them!
His body soared over the shield wall erected atop the hill and two rows of soldiers before falling down. He fell into the middle of the formation set by the London armies!
Chen Xiaolian’s fall knocked over several shield-bearing soldiers. He rolled over and saw various swords and spears stabbing toward him from every direction.
Chen Xiaolian held onto the Sword in the Stone and quickly rolled his body out of the way.
Several “kaka” sounds rang out. Although the Sword in the Stone had yet to activate, it was almost invincible in terms of defensive capabilities. The normal weapons used by these soldiers could not cause any damage to the Sword in the Stone.
Chen Xiaolian rolled over 5 to 6 meters away from his landing spot. Despite having blocked off numerous attacks, several attacks did strike his body. Thankfully, his protective suit protected him.
Noticing a shadow coming down on him and the accompanying roar, Chen Xiaolian rapidly shoved his head to the side. A “boom” could be heard as an iron mace struck the ground!
A brawny man in chain mail panted hoarsely and shouted, “Kill him!”
Chen Xiaolian was already up and he rushed forward, to the surprise of the mace-wielding warrior. The warrior did not expect Chen Xiaolian to be so fast. Chen Xiaoliam slammed into his chest and the warrior was blasted off like an artillery before landing upon a group of soldiers.
By then, Chen Xiaolian had managed to straighten himself. Watching as a group of soldiers charge toward him, he…
Turned around and ran!
He brandished the Sword in the Stone to break his way through anyone standing in his way as he rushed into the depths of the London armies!
This decisive action of his was undoubtedly a smart one!
After one breath’s time, Chen Xiaolian had covered a distance of over 10 steps. It was then that he heard a loud explosive noise coming from the direction of the shield wall!
It was as though thunder had erupted out in the air above them!
A lightning like silvery radiance flashed out and a sword aura surged to the Heavens!
Under the radiance of the sword aura, the first row of shield wall collapsed.
Over tens of shield-bearing soldiers were instantly sent flying away.
While these men were flying through the air, their armour and the shield they were carrying and even their weapons… all of them shattered into fragments!
Countless cut off limbs and blood fell down from the sky. It was like a heavy rain filled with brutality.
The front area of the shield wall was wiped clean in but an instant.
Walking forward slowly step by step was none other than… Bai Qi!
A stature that could not be described as tall, wearing white clothes and enveloped by swirling black qi.
The rain of blood descended all around him and some of the droplets even fell upon his body…
Bai Qi took in a deep breath…
The air around Bai Qi suddenly changed!
The sky that was filled with blood suddenly transformed into streams of blood coloured qi. All of them came together from every direction and converged upon Bai Qi!
As for those severed corpses, all of them rapidly became withered husks, akin to that of mummies!
“Blood… life… blood!”
The cold expression on Bai Qi’s face were seemingly at ease as he greedily sucked in the blood qi gathered within the sky. More and more of the stream of blood flowed into his body!
As that happened, the black coloured qi swirling around Bai Qi’s body seemed to lessen.
Bai Qi raised his eyelids and regarded the surrounding soldiers. Then, he coldly raised his sword…
The blade of his sword descended once more!
…
Chen Xiaolian kept running forward.
Bai Qi’s sword struck out a second time and over 10 heads flew up to the sky!
The shields, swords and spears that were cut as a result of that slash scattered about.
The over 10 heads flew into the air before falling from the sky. Next, the blood from their corpses flowed out rapidly and all that was left were mummies.
The London soldiers mentally collapsed!
They may have seen many things in war… but this was a whole other level of savagery!
They have never seen someone killing others instantly and turning them into mummies!
Bai Qi seemed to have become intoxicated as he suddenly accelerated his pace. His figure became like the wind as he practically flew into the middle of the London soldiers. Wretched screams could soon be heard coming from everywhere as cut off limbs flew into the air.
The light from his sword shone in a dazzling manner!
The formation of the London soldiers fell.
A considerable number of those soldiers tossed away their weapons and shields before turning around to make a run for it.
As for the soldiers who were standing behind, they were unaware of what was happening. Thus, they were trampled down by the deserting soldiers, leading to chaos in the ranks.
Some of them cried out while more fell to the ground in tears as they called out for their God.
Even more shouted out:
“Devil!”
“Devil!”
Wherever Bai Qi went, the soldiers would break away and escape. He calmly strode through the middle of the London armies with his translucent sword; blood trickling down from the blade of his sword.
Behind him were at least over 100 corpses left lying on the ground!
Not a single one of them were injured.
Anyone who was injured would immediately have his blood sucked out and become a mummy!
At this very moment, Bai Qi had seemingly transformed into the personification of the God of Slaughter!
…
Some had begun to ignore Chen Xiaolian’s existence.
Chen Xiaolian ran madly. On his way, he managed to pick up a shield, which he used to defend his front as he ran forward, penetrating the enemy ranks. He gradually found that the enemy soldiers around him were all escaping. Even those who were supposed to be blocking his path had mentally collapsed. None of them had any thought of blocking him anymore.
This defeat spread through the enemy ranks like a tidal wave!
…
Nolan watched as the front army collapsed.
Behind him, several aristocrats serving under King Harold rushed forward. These aristocrats were quite the courageous bunch. It would appear that the aristocratic knights of this era cared a great deal about honour.
Those aristocrats led their personal guards forward as they raised their weapons up high and shouted the words “For the King!”
Nolan’s face was ugly to behold.
He was unable to understand why the middle position that had the Flatlands Mire spell cast upon it could be easily broken through!
It was then that he caught sight of Chen Xiaolian!
…
Chen Xiaolian had a somewhat wretched appearance. The surface of the shield he was holding onto was filled with marks left by swords and axes. Even the clothes he was wearing were in tatters, filled with cuts and holes made by swords… the only thing that was relatively intact was the protective suit he had on the inside.
With a glance, Nolan recognized the protective suit worn by Chen Xiaolian.
Nolan gave a harrumph and hesitated for a moment before exchanging out a Blessing of Courage for the soldiers in the middle. Then, he charged toward Chen Xiaolian!
…
The Blessing of Courage was quick to show its effect.
Originally, Bai Qi had been able to stroll about within the armies, just like a wolf that had slipped into the middle of a flock of sheep… ah, no. Not wolf, but tiger.
With a tiger prowling about within their flock, the surrounding sheep could only scatter about in fear. The sword in Bai Qi’s hand slashed out, harvesting their life wantonly and absorbing their lifeblood!
The moment the Blessing of Courage was cast, suddenly…
An aristocrat led his personal guards forward and shouted loudly, “For the King!”
Those words were like the spark that lit the powder keg!
Suddenly, the surrounding soldiers that were running away acted in a hot-headed manner; they felt their blood coursing up their veins and they turned around. They looked at Bai Qi and in their hearts, an endless feeling of courage burst out. They picked up the weapons left on the ground and charged at Bai Qi from all directions!
Bai Qi raised his sword.
Heads flew up from one side!
Bai Qi slashed his sword down.
Cut off limbs flew into the sky!
Yet, the soldiers charged forward with seemingly no regard to their own lives. The soldiers swarmed forward from every direction like a swarm of ants!
Gradually, the number of soldiers increased higher and higher and Bai Qi’s white figure was seemingly submerged under the wave of incoming soldiers…
…
Chen Xiaolian finally caught sight of Harold’s royal flag!
It was not that far away from where he was.
He could even hear the sound of the horns and drums.
There were numerous soldiers standing under the royal flag. Those men should be the King’s personal guards; they were lined up in a circular formation, ready to defend their King!
Chen Xiaolian suddenly tossed away the shield that he was carrying. Next, he bent over to pick up a spear from the ground. He turned to face the royal flag and shouted loudly. After that, the spear in his hand transformed into a meteor, which shot forward!
A figure appeared in the middle of the air!
Seeing the spear flying over, Nolan sneered. He jumped up and his left hand shot out to snatch the flying spear!
A smouldering sound could be heard as the resulting friction caused sparks of flame to burst out and rapidly expand through the spear within Nolan’s grip!
The spear transformed into ashes just like that!
Within the midst of the drifting embers, Nolan slowly landed upon the ground. Remnant sparks and flames drifted down.
Nolan cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian who was standing before him and asked, “Players? Awakened?”
Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He raised the Sword in the Stone in his grip and stabbed forward.
Keng!
As his sword was just before Nolan, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a violent constrictive force descending upon his body!
It was as though a certain point within his movement had suddenly become half a step slower.
He saw a hand appear before his sword; the fingertip gently flicked the blade of the sword.
In an instant, Chen Xiaolian felt his wrist going numb. It was as though he was about to lose his grip on the sword. He forcefully twisted his waist and his other hand shot out to catch the sword!
The force behind the attack was such that Chen Xiaolian had to stagger back two steps before he could stabilize his footing.
“Good sword.”
Nolan cast a cold stare at the Sword in the Stone held by Chen Xiaolian – he was somewhat taken aback by what happened. After taking his one finger attack, his opponent’s weapon had actually managed to stay intact!
That one finger attack was one of Nolan’s skills!
He had experienced a hundred battles. In all those battles, his one finger skill had destroyed who knows how many weapons belonging to game participants! Weapons under the [B] class could be easily destroyed by his skill!
Even if the weapon was an [A] class weapon, it would still end up being seriously damaged by his skill.
At that moment however, the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian’s hand had taken no damage at all!
Chen Xiaolian was not moving; he stood there as he vigilantly observed the opponent standing before him.
Nolan looked at Chen Xiaolian. One glance was enough for him to identify the protective suit worn by his opponent as [B] class goods.
However, the weapon he was holding appeared to be of a higher class. That caused a trace of doubt to rise within Nolan’s heart.
Still, that doubt was soon dispelled!
No matter who it may be…
Just! Kill!
…
Kill him!
The same thought appeared within Chen Xiaolian’s mind. It was the exact same as Nolan’s!
At that point in time, Harold’s flag was located not far away!
What was the point in having a nonsensical debate?
This fellow is definitely an enemy. Since he is an enemy who’s blocking my way…
Just kill!
Chen Xiaolian bent his knees and his figure blasted forward!
A chilling flash of light glinted off the Sword in the Stone as it slashed toward Nolan’s head!
Nolan sneered and retreated. His retreating speed did not appear too fast and Chen Xiaolian watched as the blade of his sword descended onto Nolan’s head…
At that instant, the peculiar scene happened once more!
At a certain point in time, his movements became slower by a beat once more!
It was just like something that would happen years ago when he was watching a show from a DVD and the disc encountered an interference, resulting in jolting movements!
That jolt caused Chen Xiaolian’s blood to boil!
The inertial force behind his move and the constrictive force descending down on him brought a heavy load on his body.
It was then that Nolan made his move once more. His finger moved to flick the blade of Chen Xiaolian’s sword once more!
Weng!
A series of sharp, loud pitched noises echoed out!
After his momentum was forcibly stopped, the power of the one finger attack came into play. Those two factors caused Chen Xiaolian to feel as though a heavy hammer had just slammed him in the chest. His entire body felt as though he had just been electrocuted and he opened his mouth to spray out a mouthful of blood. His blood was splattered onto the surface of the Sword in the Stone!
Chen Xiaolian was no longer capable of holding onto the Sword in the Stone. He watched as the sword flew up into the air before stabbing down into the ground. The hilt of the sword quivered even as it rested on the ground!
Chen Xiaolian staggered backward. His heart sank!
This opponent… is very strong!
This time around, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate!
The fact that he was standing on the battlefield gave him no time to hesitate!
He rushed forward and picked up the Sword in the Stone by its hilt. His own blood was still clinging onto the surface of the sword.
He charged toward Nolan and shouted, “Those who block my way will die!”
Goddesss of Dawn! Overwhelming Sunlight Purification!
Skill executed!
Physique attributes!
Combust!
Endurance attributes!
Combust!
Agility attributes!
Combust!
Nolan stared with widened eyes as Chen Xiaolian rushed toward him. Behind him, in the middle of the air, a tremendous radiance seemed to have appeared!
In the middle of that radiance, the faint silhouette of a Western Goddess of War could be seen.
A regal appearance, mighty and awe-inspiring! A figure shrouded by an inviolable and venerated holy light!
The radiance suddenly intensified!
Nolan’s heart gave a heavy pound as a faint feeling of anxiety gripped his heart!
He rapidly retreated. Once again, he utilized the same trick. Seeing how Chen Xiaolian was rushing forward, he unleashed his skill once more!
This [Spatial Motion Disruptor] was Nolan’s infamous ultimate skill!
This time, when he tried to disrupt Chen Xiaolian’s motion by forcibly suspending space…
Nolan felt that the power of his skill was akin to a rock sinking down the ocean! Not a splash!
Seeing the blade of the sword arrive before him, Nolan roared, pushing out every last drop of strength from his body and forced his right hand to flick forward!
Weng!
This time, when his finger made contact with the tip of the sword, the resulting sound was like a clap of thunder! The thunderous sound resounded within their ears!
Chen Xiaolian’s body quivered!
As for Nolan, he roared out in pain.
His fingertip had been instantly pulverized into dust!
The cracks spread out through his arm. In a blink of an eye, Nolan’s entire right arm was turned into dust and it disappeared.
The blade of the sword held by Chen Xiaolian forced its way through and slashed downward. With a “pu”, the sword hacked its way down Nolan’s shoulders, going all the way down until his chest!
Blood sprayed out!
Nolan screamed out in misery. The enormity of the force caused his knees to shatter and his entire being was forced to kneel down the ground. His knees were pushed deep down into the ground.
With the might of this one sword strike, Chen Xiaolian defeated this powerful Player from the Thorned Flower Guild!
His opponent’s two infamous skills were easily ripped apart!
At the same time, Chen Xiaolian felt a sense of weakness rapidly devouring him up!
Both his legs softened and he too fell on his knees on the ground!
The two of them knelt there, facing one another. Chen Xiaolian’s hands continued holding onto the sword piercing into Nolan’s body.
Nolan roared loudly, “I… Impossible!”
His left arm shot out and he forcefully pulled out the sword piercing into his chest. The Sword in the Stone was tossed aside and it stabbed into the ground once more!
However, that was all Nolan could do.
Chen Xiaolian knelt there, gasping for breath. At that point in time, he had no strength to even lift a finger.
He watched as Nolan stared at him, his breath gradually weakening…
It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian heard the rapid sound of hooves coming from behind him!
He turned around…
Amid the chaos engulfing the soldiers, someone rode forward on a warhorse. Under the rays of the sun, that person’s armour glittered as if made of gold! A brilliant light seemingly enveloped him as a bright red cloak billowed behind him!
William charged through the chaos on horseback, galloping toward Chen Xiaolian.
Behind William, more Norman mounted soldiers followed suit. They killed their way through the chaos!
William noticed Chen Xiaolian and an enemy soldier before him.
He shouted and urged his horse forward. The sword in his hand was sent piercing through the chest of that enemy soldier. That aristocratic general in body armour was knocked over and William’s sword also disappeared along with him.
However, William continued urging his horse forward. When his warhorse reached a spot not far behind from Chen Xiaolian, William saw the Sword in the Stone that was thrust into the ground.
William bent his waist, extended his hand out and easily pulled out the Sword in the Stone.
The horse galloped furiously forward and it leapt high, vaulting over Chen Xiaolian’s head!
At the same time, the Sword in the Stone in King William’s hand slashed out in a blinding arc to decapitate Nolan!
His head flew up into the sky!
At the same time, Chen Xiaolian received a prompt from the system!
[System prompt: Special prop Sword in the Stone added with the courage of the King, 30 % activated! One skill activated: King’s Courage!]
King William held the sword in his hand and charged forward. At the same time, he shouted, “Knight Garen, to battle!”
A wave of light expanded out from his body!
The light then swept over and enveloped Chen Xiaolian.
In that instant, Chen Xiaolian felt the blood in his entire body boiling!
[System prompt: You have acquired ‘True? King’s Courage’ blessing. All attributes forcibly recovered. At the same time, all attributes will be increased by 10 %. Lasts for 15 minutes.]
To Chen Xiaolian’s surprise, he could feel his strength returning to him at a rapid pace. Even the feelings of pain from the wounds he took earlier had seemingly disappeared!
His entire being was seemingly filled with endless power!
He quickly got up from the ground. Then, he watched as King William rode toward Harold’s flag…
Courage… of the True King?
Damn it! It turns out the Sword in the Stone really had to be given to the King for it to activate!
