Chapter 1: New Era (22)
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Lin Nan never imagined that one day she would almost be sliced in half by a sword.
With both hands gripping the hilt of her kn*fe, she clashed against the glowing sword. At the moment of impact, a force like a mountain came crashing down on her wrist.
Fu Yetian was relentless, using his nimble form to unleash a series of blows that collided heavily with her flaming kn*fe.
She staggered back several steps, barely managing to keep her footing.
Suddenly, the flames of her kn*fe extinguished.
Looking down, she gasped. The flaming kn*fe, which she’d relied on since arriving in the Small World, had developed a huge “V”-shaped notch on the blade.
If it weren’t for the fact that the blade was forged from sturdy steel, she would have been sliced in two along with her kn*fe.
Clearly, at that moment, the flaming kn*fe had lost its power to harness energy and had become nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.
“What?!”
Is this the power of a third-stage boss?
It was nothing compared to Fu Yetian from their earlier battle in Thousand Bird City.
Without a weapon, Lin Nan felt like a lion without fangs, only able to retreat against the relentless enemy.
Where on earth could she find a suitable weapon now?
She couldn’t use the Black Wind Sword or the White Shadow Sword; if she tried to summon them, the System would immediately decrease her compatibility with her original character.
If it fell below 80%, once she died, there would be no chance of resurrection.
Thus, under Fu Yetian’s pursuit, Lin Nan had to rely on her nimble form and agile limbs to evade.
At that moment, it felt like a chase scene right out of an action movie.
Fu Yetian’s glowing sword was like a bright streak in the dark night, while since the flames had extinguished, Lin Nan had lost all counterattack options and could only flee.
And Fu Yetian seemed to be enjoying every moment, as if he wasn’t even using his full strength, letting his sword narrowly miss Lin Nan’s vital spots at the most critical moments.
The survivors on the scene and the audience watching at home must have felt their hearts jump into their throats.
Danger! This was way too dangerous.
Lin Nan sometimes used her teleportation skill, trying to shake off Fu Yetian’s relentless pursuit,
But this guy just wouldn’t let up, determined to grind down her confidence.
Just then, “Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…”
A barrage of spears suddenly appeared in mid-air, aimed directly at Fu Yetian.
At the same time, the operatives raised their submachine guns, gleaming flamethrowers, and rocket launchers.
“Rat-a-tat-tat…” Over a hundred submachine guns opened fire, unleashing every last b*llet they had.
Fu Yetian could have easily blinked away to avoid the barrage.
But he stood there, as if he wanted to showcase his power, accepting the glory of heaven with arms wide open, leaning back slightly, and gazing skyward in a completely defenseless pose.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
The spears and bullets were all deflected.
Even though there was no visible force field around him, neither cold nor hot weapons could harm him in the slightest.
“Ha! I originally wanted to deal with you last, but it turns out keeping you around is just more of a hassle. In that case, you all can d*e!”
Fu Yetian summoned fifty flying swords,
No need for him to lift a finger; the swords would let all targets have a taste of d*ath.
Lin Nan realized that the demon warriors and the operatives had bought her nearly a minute of breathing time.
She needed to do something; otherwise, if Fu Yetian went on a killing spree, everything would be irreversible.
But a minute is too short; she could hardly do anything in that time.
Her flaming kn*fe was damaged, and where could she find a replacement in such a short span?
Even if she found one, with her current strength, fighting Fu Yetian was nearly impossible.
Typically, as a challenger, as long as one’s strength wasn’t too shabby, even against a high-difficulty boss, there would be a certain chance to win.
But the System had boosted his power to a level that normal folks couldn’t contest. Could it be true, as Fu Yetian had said, that the System aimed to use him to eliminate her, or was it trying to select a savior for the Asking Dao Continent through this method?
At this moment, none of those possibilities mattered.
What she needed to focus on was defeating Fu Yetian.
Even if she could be resurrected, the humiliation of a defeat was something she could not bear. Since entering the Asking Dao Continent, she had fought in over a hundred battles—had she ever lost?
Meanwhile, the fighter jets circling above once again launched a probing attack against the Sky Island.
The Ocean City Command couldn’t just sit back and watch as their operatives faced total annihilation.
“Boom! Boom!”
The missiles were still blocked by the force field, and some of the fighters trying to skim low above the Sky Island were met with resistance and couldn’t get close.
At that moment, Lin Nan suddenly became aware of something.
If the bl**d pool supporting the Sky Island was in the air raid shelter, she had seen with her own eyes Fu Yetian immerse himself in the bl**d pool and absorb every last drop.
Without the bl**d pool, shouldn’t the Sky Island immediately plummet?
Yet here it was, still floating in the sky without a hint of wobbling or descending.
Could it be that Fu Yetian’s actions had used some special method to absorb the power of the bl**d pool into his body while also taking on the support of keeping the Sky Island aloft?
But even so,
She couldn’t find a single flaw in Fu Yetian, and she couldn’t blow up the Sky Island either; after all, many comrades were still below.
Doing so would be like shooting herself in the foot.
“Lord Lin!”
Just when Fu Yetian was about to start the slaughter, Trissa, whom Lin Nan hadn’t seen in a long time, resolutely summoned a giant harp. Amid the shocked cries of the other two harpists, she sacrificed her harp to gain about ten seconds of skills that ignored level constraints.
Holding back tears, she threw the constraint skill at Fu Yetian and dashed towards Lin Nan.
Seeing all this, Lin Nan realized the harp was like the very bl**d, sweat, and tears of a harpist. To see it destroyed today meant it would take years, even decades, to recreate a similar harp.
“Trissa… why would you…”
“Master, take this!”
Trissa pulled out a crystal-clear red gem from her pocket and quickly said, “This is the gem Fu Yetian gave us for transferring power. I haven’t used this one.
I think it might help you.”
This was the power conductor Fu Yetian used to separate the Sky Island from Ocean City.
Until this moment, there were still over two hundred red gems evenly distributed at the edge beneath the Sky Island. It was their presence that provided the island with continuous buoyancy.
Lin Nan took the gem and held it tightly in her hand,
Trissa had sacrificed her harp, which was more important than her own life just to meet her; how could she let Trissa’s feelings down?
After a moment, she suddenly thought of the one possible way to counter Fu Yetian.
If even this method didn’t work, then she could only say, it’s both fate and destiny—if heaven wants to take her, then so be it.
