Chapter 238: A Smooth Ride
As soon as the words were out, Bazel launched his counterattack.
After some time to get used to Little Moon’s moves, he flipped the switch from passive to active.
“Quick! Help me out!”
With a shout from Can’t Sleep, the brawl began.
And we’re not talking about a handful of people here—try thousands!
With Little Moon leading the charge, a very special BOSS battle was kicking off.
But there was that pesky little problem with fighting a smaller humanoid BOSS; the advantage of numbers was hard to utilize.
With so many people crammed together, there wasn’t any room to maneuver, let alone dish out damage.
The situation was quite different from those earlier Ruinous Country raids.
Here, we had the friendly fire mechanism to contend with.
When a horde of players swarms, are they hitting the BOSS or each other?
Little Moon didn’t have the Wind God’s flair for soloing the BOSS.
Players were hesitant to open fire, while Bazel was having the time of his life.
This approach was clearly a recipe for disaster, merely adding to their casualty count.
“Little Moon, can you hold the fort here with your crew for a bit? We’ll go tackle the other knights first!”
“Sure! I’ll do my best!”
Besides Bazel, there were nearly a hundred knights with combat ability.
Truth be told, it was pretty much decided. The Radiant Knight Order wasn’t going to cause any real waves.
But figuring out the right way to wrap this up was the real question.
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky came up with a plan: force the troublesome officer to surrender.
In no time, the thousands attacking the now-weakened hundred knights wrapped things up.
They tied everyone up and brought them before Bazel.
With only a sliver of health left, the defeated might as well chill; no one wanted to accidentally send them back to the great beyond.
“Commander, you’ve lost. Give it up.”
Seeing Bazel hesitate, Fiery Conflict Across the Sky gritted his teeth and told WZC to bring out the big guns.
When Bazel saw that familiar little box, his heart sank.
This gadget!
Without it, how could he and two thousand elite knights possibly lose?
“Honestly, if we wanted to take you down, it’d be a piece of cake—just one more shot would do.”
“The overall situation is set. It’s pointless to hold out any longer—surrender. Swear on your knightly honor, and we’ll let everyone go. Those brothers on the ground could use a little R&R, right?”
This was the last straw, the proverbial nuclear bomb dropped on Bazel, forcing him to hang his head in defeat.
“I swear on my knightly honor that we will no longer advance. We have lost!”
With that, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Little Moon also put away her weapon, reflecting on the battle.
While it wasn’t quite as intense as training with Little Yuliya, the enemy’s tenacity and fighting style were worthy of respect.
Let’s be honest, sparring with Little Yuliya was like a casual game—effective training, sure, but with none of that brutal combat atmosphere.
This time around, the opponents provided pressure and displayed just the right level of ferocity.
That’s the difference between practice and the real deal.
Thus, the Radiant Knight Order’s ambush ended with a player victory.
Emerald City, behind the royal palace.
By the time the Royal Trial secret realm fully opened, Isaac hadn’t received any responses from would-be supporters.
He was already mentally prepared for that.
With the realm now open, he glanced back at Elia and, taking a deep breath, stepped into the spatial passage alone.
Elia patted Yuliya’s head: “I’m heading in first. Wait for me to come back.”
“Okay, sis. Good luck!”
They shared a quick hug, after which Elia followed Isaac into the passage.
Watching this special spatial passage, Yuliya felt an odd sense of déjà vu.
She couldn’t help but lean closer.
Amelia, a bit panicked, grabbed her: “Miss! What are you doing?”
“I’m just curious. I’m only looking—I won’t go inside.”
Yuliya edged closer.
The nearer she got, the more she felt something was calling out to her.
This wasn’t the first time she felt this way; it always led to something good.
As the holder of the Golden Eyes, the only one able to see fate, Yuliya believed in her unusual instincts.
She sneaked a glance at Amelia, then whispered to herself, “I’ll just take a peek. No bad deeds here.”
Then, taking advantage of Amelia’s momentary distraction, she dashed inside in a flash.
By the time Amelia reacted, Yuliya was already out of sight.
“Oh no! Didn’t you say you wouldn’t go in?!”
Rumor had it, the Royal Trial secret realm was extremely dangerous. The prince and princess, being Emerald Level strong, were probably fine, but Little Yuliya was only Silver Level!
Amelia anxiously paced back and forth.
Please be okay, please be okay!
Also feeling a bit frazzled was a certain uncle from an enchantment shop, hiding not far away.
After Isaac and Elia entered the secret realm, he was still trying to figure out how to sneak in.
After all, that little girl was right by the entrance, and slipping past her wasn’t going to be easy.
Now, with the girl gone, it was finally his chance.
But here’s the kicker: this was the Royal Trial realm, accessible only to those with royal bl**d!
“That girl… really does have royal bl**d, huh…”
Edward sighed.
Naturally, he slipped into the realm without any of the guards, including Amelia, noticing.
Moments later, the entrance to the secret realm slowly closed.
Inside, the few who had entered opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
They had been scattered in different locations.
As they blinked and took in their surroundings, the four were momentarily stunned, curiously observing the area.
Wasn’t this secret realm supposed to have a ridiculously complex environment, making it hard to even tell direction?
But right now, it appeared so… bland?
Especially Edward, who was an old-timer in this place; this was his second time entering the All-Encompassing Secret Realm, and he was utterly flabbergasted.
The All-Encompassing Secret Realm was supposed to be just that—it should encompass everything.
Yet here, not only was there no variety, but it felt like the realm was too lazy even to add a few decorations.
Sure, it wasn’t completely barren; there was some terrain.
But with such a clear view, where you could see the endpoint in a heartbeat, could this really qualify as a secret realm?
It was like a Little Loli’s smooth expanse—look straight down, and you could see her little feet! Talk about underwhelming.
“Achoo!” Yuliya sneezed.
Someone’s thinking about me?
She looked around: “This place is way too flat. Is there even anything here?”
“Even if there is, it should have been explored long ago.”
But now that she was here, she might as well go check it out.
Remembering her sister said she could call for help, since she made it in, lending a hand to her sister should be no problem at all!
