"Even professionals who have awakened their potential cannot maintain such abundant physical strength."
During the chase, Minnie gritted her teeth, feeling a violent attack from behind, which was repeatedly neutralized by the little fox beside her. Her thoughts raced as she searched for a way to escape.
Brian, who had the upper hand, wasn't as relaxed as he had imagined. On the contrary, because of the Divine Tree, he was hesitant to act rashly and was utterly humiliated by the little fox. Several of his tamed mounts were secretly crippled by the little fox, and well, all of them suffered broken bones...
"Miss Minise, I can't take it anymore! Let's join forces and fight him to the death!"
Han Xiao shouted, twirling an obsidian sword in one hand, the tip of which was aimed at Brian who was chasing him, his face full of righteous indignation: "I really don't want to use despicable and shameless means to deal with a noble knight who deserves respect."
"Come, Brian, with the Norse gods as witnesses, I challenge you to a duel!"
Minise: "???"
She slowed the car down slightly, tossed her hair, and looked at Xiao Han, who was riding a horse ready for a duel, with a look of astonishment that seemed to say, "You, such a cunning and treacherous little fox with no bottom line, actually proposed a duel."
This is completely inconsistent with the image of a fierce, cruel, greedy, and cunning little fox!
It feels out of place!
Something feels off about me!
"Are you sure you didn't take the wrong medicine?"
Minise frowned and raised a flippant brow, suspecting Xiao Han was plotting something, but with the thought of protecting her ally in mind, she reminded him, "Even if he's severely injured by my Fireball, he's still ultimately an awakened Earth Knight. If you go up against him alone, you'll be crushed..."
"I know!"
Xiao Han interrupted Minnie's well-intentioned reminder, his face serious: "That's precisely why it's challenging, isn't it?"
Minise was stunned and didn't understand.
"To defeat a supreme expert who is half a step away from the Gold rank while only at the Bronze rank—how magnificent! How heroic! It's simply a miracle!"
"But……"
"Brian, what do you think? As long as I defeat you, with this glorious and dazzling record, my name will spread to the major towns in the Nordic region. All kinds of forces will be vying to take me as their disciple and help me embark on the golden path. My future is limitless, wahahahaha!"
Xiao Han laughed wildly, his mind twitching uncontrollably, like a protagonist trapped in a cliché, sweeping away everything in his path, invincible under heaven, even having beautiful cross-dressers massaging his back while he builds a harem...
"Okay, I'll answer...!"
Brian, who had switched to riding a new dinosaur-like beast as his leader, hesitated for a moment, but quickly agreed to Xiao Han's challenge.
"Yes, sir!"
But in response, Brian unleashed a blade strike, the sudden burst of energy intercepted by a fireball that had been attacking from the shadows. The flames swept through the air, creating a whirlwind in the void.
Minise: "..."
Well, both sides are people with no moral bottom line. Their sudden outrageous actions left her speechless.
Therefore, the duel was naturally nullified. Although it seemed to be in Brian's favor, reason told him that there was definitely something fishy about the contract the little fox had made.
Helpless, Xiao Han could only hug the divine tree and urge his warhorse to create distance.
His eyes were bright as he secretly watched Brian's health bar, which had dropped to 25%, but Brian looked energetic and still had the energy to command the monsters to attack Xiao Han.
"Ding, you have consumed a lucky clover. Your luck value has increased by 1."
"Ding, you have consumed a lucky clover. Your luck value has increased by 1."
"Ding, you have consumed Lucky Charm... Damn, you dare to play tricks on me! You have consumed Qi Meridian Grass, Qi value +5% (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻"
"Ding, swallowed... Hmm? Lucky clover, you know what's good for you, luck value +1."
"Ding! Your luck stat has reached its maximum!"
Using the Star Vein Divine Tree as cover, Xiao Han stuffed a handful of lucky clover into his mouth, making his mouth bulge like a hamster.
Because the production of lucky clover is limited, he tried to use other types of grass to confuse the stupid system, but he didn't expect to be seen through.
"Brave and fearless knight, prepare for the counterattack of a rookie hero!"
Xiao Han shouted, reminding Brian that he was about to counterattack!
Brian appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, he was on high alert.
However, the chase continued without incident. Xiao Han swallowed the lucky clover only to paralyze the monsters that intercepted him along the way, or even to forcibly kill them!
[Piercing Flame] is as reliable as I imagined.
In addition, Xiao Han replenished his condition using the resources he scavenged (Minise's potion cost money), maintaining 100% peak performance, demonstrating strong endurance.
"You lied to him like that...aren't you ashamed?"
Minnie's lips twitched. She glanced back at Brian, who remained on guard, and with a wave of her hand, a glowing gem floated in the air. Through this gem, the two could communicate over long distances without having to get close to each other.
"No, I really want to duel him. After all, someone with low health daring to roam around is just asking for death."
Xiao Han responded, and with a wave of his hand, pushed the communication gem toward Minnie.
"boom!"
As the light blades attacked, Xiao Han blocked the divine tree, allowing the gem to return safely.
The divine tree, which embodies wisdom, has been reduced to a mere tool.
“De de de de de de…”
The cheerful melody of the erhu bursts forth, serving as background music.
The undead warhorse, its head held high, surged with black fire. Its hooves pounded the wet, black rocks by the lake, roaring flames rising and widening the distance between itself and Brian behind it.
Xiao Han turned around and narrowed his eyes, staring at Brian's 15% health and 25% mana.
"This little fox is up to no good."
Minise retrieved the communication gem, her pupils contracted slightly, and she gave the little fox a deep look.
In an instant, during Brian's long, emotionless pursuit, his mount was struck by Xiao Han's crossbow bolt, triggering the [Bone Removal] passive effect and crippling one leg. Due to inertia, Brian's figure lurched forward.
I need to get a new mount again.
Brian felt a touch of numbness as he thought about it.
Whenever he changed his mount, the two of them would keep a great distance between them.
But his keen senses as a half-step gold-level expert stirred a sense of crisis within him!
As he reacted and tried to leap up, a musket pierced his shoulder, and a burst of bright white electricity shot out from under his feet in a flash.
"Ding, paralysis effect successfully triggered, stun for 3 seconds."
"boom!"
Fire!
Endless flames!
A burst of flame, like a dormant volcano, instantly engulfed his figure!
"kill!"
Xiao Han roared, perfectly demonstrating the skill of relying entirely on shouting for damage output. However, he did not make any movement while riding his horse. Instead, he unleashed [Piercing Flame], piercing the phantom in the sea of fire!
"Ding, the paralysis effect has been successfully triggered, causing a 1.5-second stun."
Xiao Han's blood surged, and the special flames exuded a domineering power. The roaring crimson demonic flames condensed into a blazing spear, piercing through armor and exploding!
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