Volume One, Chapter 118: Backing Up

“Is that really what you think?” Shen Zhaowu’s earlier confidence and dominance vanished in an instant, her eyes reddened as she sobbed, evoking pity. “Just because I refuse to give you money, you’re taking revenge like this... Am I still your sister?”

She was beautiful.

Ye Geer stared at the deep trench that guarded the front and both sides of the cavalry formation, utterly devastated inside. He simply could not comprehend how such a trench—one that would normally take hundreds of men several days to dig—could suddenly appear.

“Sigh... just eat it, eat it. I’ve accepted the outcome. That’s right, from today onwards, I’m a miracle cure. I’m the Tang Monk; anyone who drinks my blood can heal their wounds... except me... Damn, this is really unfair!” Sean muttered lowly, slapping the ground in frustration.

At that moment, Si Yichuan’s eyes, sharp as blades, swept slowly over Qiao Chu, inch by inch, as if trying to see through him completely.

“Huan’er!” Shen Meizhuang stepped into the Jade Fragment Pavilion and saw Zhen Huan sitting on the bed, hugging her knees with a gloomy expression, her heart aching with sympathy.

“Drink the medicine?” Jiang Yuan glanced down at the bowl of pitch-black liquid in the person’s hand. If she truly drank it, she feared she wouldn’t just lie weakly in bed but would be heading straight to the underworld.

He made no further move, merely shifting his stance slightly, extending half a sole forward with his right foot.

Apart from the wedding dress she had worn before and the one banquet she once attended, she seldom dressed so radiantly.

Yet, when Lin Jing stormed into the Ning family’s estate, the servants informed her that Ning Xiao and Ning Yue had gone out of town for a respite.

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Now, the shifting power on the court was clear: Wang Huai was strong, Tang Si weak, all due to the internal strife in the Jin Kingdom, which left them no time to continue their southern campaign against Song.

“Fusheng, Mingyue has been spoilt by you to an absurd degree. You’re not even married yet. How can you indulge her like this? It’s no benefit to her; it will only make her vain. This harms her, and it harms you too,” Jin Caixia said with a stern face.

Fusheng hurriedly stepped aside, turning to look for Huni to ask what was going on. But when he turned back, neither Huni nor her bicycle could be seen.

“You... who are you?” Chen Mi turned in disbelief. Though years had passed, that voice was etched into his soul. Zhang Tao smiled, removing his mask, and looked at him with a gentle smile.

“Of course, there are very few players in the super main city now; only a few top-ranked players from other secondary main cities remain. The world is flooded with endless quests—ah, it’s exhausting!” The archmage spoke wearily.

“What has always puzzled humans is that the beasts here never step beyond the Wilderness Forest, nor do the plants get transplanted or spread elsewhere. It’s as if they’re imprisoned here—or perhaps more accurately, suppressed here,” Bai Li Qi and Wei Wei walked slowly, gradually understanding the Wilderness Forest.

“Hey...! Hey...! What are you doing? Do you know who I am? Do you want to die? I’m a police officer! The public security chief!” Black Tiger panicked but still tried to bluff, leaning against the car while reaching for his gun to scare the others.

Last night’s battle saw the players of Tianlong City fight desperately until reinforcements from Piaoxue City arrived, but by then, most of Tianlong’s players had already perished.

Gu Hao’s eyes blazed with fire. With a single finger, a golden sword aura shot across the sky, aiming straight for the martial artist’s brow.

After the butler finished speaking, he left. Cai Fei smiled brightly and said, “Dad, thank you.”

“That’s more like it. Otherwise, I’d have to scold you harshly over this meal,” Li Na said as she finally sat down, smiling.

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Thanos was no good man. He had long topped the New Star Legion’s wanted list as the universe’s greatest murderer, arms dealer, and perpetrator of the most genocides.

“Are you feeling sorry for me? Think I’m pitiful, so you don’t want to harm me?” Linda asked sharply.

As the bell tolled, the natives immediately fell silent. Though the players initially failed to react, they were gradually alerted by those around them and recognized the gravity of the situation. The chaotic scene was finally brought under control.

Hunting, biting, constant attacks, defending territory and the honor of life—fighting to live, fighting to die, embracing death to be reborn.

As the prince of the Kingdom of Glory and a loyal supporter of the church, he could not stand by and watch such things happen. Even if the church refrained from holding anyone accountable out of respect for Elisa and Lamov, he had to act.

“This feeling? This long-lost feeling? Could it be the approach of death? Haha...” The Mad Elder laughed wildly, staring at his hands, now misshapen by the scorching flames of the Flame Emperor, yet still trembling uncontrollably.

Qin Tian said nothing. The battle was clearly over. Thor had defeated Lord Man, and since the enemy gained nothing from their attack, they had already retreated.

After a short while, the sweating Bull-Head emerged. The dagger in his hand had become more solid, though it was just an illusion.

“Then let’s begin the next battle, for the future of this universe.” Thanos’s subordinates rallied, all striving to help him.