Chapter 92 |
Luolin raised his weapon high, above his shoulder, gathering the power within his body.
The staff-like weapon slowly transformed, finally becoming a longsword.
Then, Luolin focused his attention forward, staring intently ahead.
"Blood Fury Slash!"
The skill activated, and Luolin instantly felt his stamina rapidly depleting, even causing him, who wasn't quite accustomed to it, to feel somewhat drained.
However, the attack was successfully launched as a result.
Luolin fiercely slashed downward with fury, creating a tremendous sound of wind pressure. Although his target was merely empty air, Luolin still struck with imposing force.
"Bang!"
This tremendous sound was produced when Luolin's attack landed on the floor, and at the final moment when the attack fell, Luolin even slightly restrained his own power.
"Ohhhh!"
"What is that, what is that?"
"Such a huge commotion, what kind of person is testing skills here?"
Luolin, who originally hadn't attracted anyone's attention, thus became the focus of everyone's gaze.
Luolin let out a light breath, slowly retracting his power, but he still wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Such power truly should not be underestimated!
Luolin also felt this power was too formidable. If not controlled properly, other accidents might occur instead.
"Woc, this is way too different from throwing!"
Luolin said in his mind with amazement, which drew mockery and rebuttal from the system.
[Who told you to keep using that throwing as a standard of measurement? Besides, that's a skill-based technique—how can it be the same as this direct offensive attack?]
The system complained, but Luolin's mind was currently somewhat excited and pleased by the effect of "Blood Fury Slash," so he didn't really pay attention to anything else.
Instead, he just scratched his head and laughed a few times.
"However, the commotion seems a bit too big."
Luolin felt somewhat helpless about the gazes coming from all around. He sighed, then instead tidied up and walked toward the door.
Luolin wandered around outside for a bit, then quietly walked back in. This time, no one was looking at him at all.
The crowd's memory was just that short-lived. Luolin breathed a sigh of relief because of this and stood in place considering what to do next.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt some sounds coming from the surroundings.
Chaotic sounds kept coming from a certain direction.
"What's going on?"
Luolin was also confused, but after thinking about it, today he went against his usual behavior and, like those onlookers, gathered over, as if he were one of them.
In that corner over there, many people had already gathered, but the crowd was still assembling, all because a great show was happening here.
A young man and an uncle stood in opposition, with the young man on edge, looking very difficult to talk to.
"Hey, hey, hey, uncle, this won't do!"
He still didn't care about the crowd's gaze and continued pointing at the uncle.
"You were the one who made the first move to block us, right? If you don't have any business, you'd better step aside, or else today I'll have no choice but to teach you a lesson."
He said, pointing at the uncle. Luolin's gaze thus fell upon the uncle.
The more he looked, the more shocked he became. Luolin only then discovered a very surprising thing—this uncle was actually someone he knew.
Although Luolin wasn't very familiar with him, he at least knew him. He was the uncle Luolin had seen at the weapon shop back then. To be precise, he was also the weapon shop owner.
That eight-foot-tall uncle who claimed to be of the dwarf race—Ruide.
How could this guy be here?
No, rather than saying that, it would be better to ask why he would get involved with someone who looks so troublesome.
Beside that young man, there was also a girl who seemed to have already fainted.
The situation at the scene was puzzling, and it wasn't just Luolin who couldn't understand it; others felt the same way, so soon people began discussing it.
"Hey, don't you think that's Aolie?"
"Now that you mention it, it really is him. Some time ago I saw him accept a commission to subjugate a third-tier magical beast..."
"What on earth is such a terrifying guy doing?"
"Who knows, but what we can know is that this uncle might be in for some trouble. That guy's temper isn't that good."
It seemed that things were just as others had said - that young man who appeared very strong in ability did not have a very good temper.
"Get out of the way!"
He glared at Ruide and said.
Ruide was nonchalant, even yawning.
"I have no intention of blocking you, however, she cannot leave."
Ruide pointed at the unconscious girl and said, which caused Aolie's expression to change somewhat.
"What do you mean? Do you want to snatch someone in broad daylight?"
He questioned, but this instead triggered Ruide's loud laughter.
"Snatch someone? Hahaha."
He laughed for quite a while before stopping.
"Snatch whose person? You wouldn't be trying to say that this little girl is your companion, would you? But I've been observing all along, and it doesn't seem like it."
Ruide stopped laughing and said.
"Clearly you drugged her and caused her to faint, right? So, I cannot let you take her away."
Ruide's attitude was very firm, with a posture of absolutely not yielding.
"Nonsense!"
At this moment, Aolie refuted.
"She is my companion, how could I possibly do such a thing! You are slandering me!"
Aolie said this, but Ruide didn't care about it.
"Don't be anxious, it's not like there's no method."
Ruide said.
"What the truth really is, whether or not you are her companion - won't we know everything once she wakes up and we ask her?"
Ruide chuckled lightly, and what he said did indeed make some sense, causing quite a few people to nod.
They also felt that Ruide's approach was reasonable.
But Aolie's expression was very unpleasant.
"This..."
He stammered, but it seemed he wasn't very satisfied with this plan.
"I don't agree!"
Aolie said.
"Oh? Why not?"
Ruide was eight feet tall, and standing there he had quite an imposing presence, which was also the reason why Aolie had delayed until now without making a move.
Aolie thought for a moment, then said again:
"Her current condition is very critical and requires treatment. You are wasting her time like this! That's right, you are wasting her time!
Aolie pointed at Ruide and said. Ruide was stunned.
"You didn't say it before, but now you're saying it. Your credibility is too low."
Ruide shook his head and said.
"This is just a lie you made up on the spot, isn't it?"
Ruide seemed to see right through him. Aolie ground his teeth with a grinding sound.
"Don't keep pestering me. I'm warning you!"
Aolie stared intently at Ruide.
He wasn't refraining from attacking because of the surrounding crowd, but rather because he was concerned about Ruide's own strength.
To stand up at a time like this, this person was very likely to be powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn't bother with such matters.
However, if pushed further like this, Aolie wasn't going to care about all that anymore.
Seeing that Ruide still wouldn't let go, Aolie openly took out his attribute card and looked at Ruide through it. This way, he could see Ruide's attributes.
But when he looked, he was stunned, as if he had seen something incredible.
The corners of his mouth began to curve upward.
"Hahahaha!"
Finally, Aolie couldn't help but laugh wildly.
"I thought you were so powerful, but you're just a clown. Old man, if you don't have the strength, you'd better not try to play the hero saving the beauty."
Aolie pointed at Ruide.
"Now, I'll give you one last chance. Step aside, or else..."
Aolie was level 31, and his strength was quite formidable among mercenaries, so usually no one dared to provoke him. Today he thought he had encountered a tough opponent, but what was the result?
When he saw that Ruide's strength was far inferior to his, his true nature was revealed.
However, Ruide's behavior almost confirmed that he indeed wasn't doing anything legitimate, and he probably really had drugged that girl.
But even so, no one dared to step forward and say anything.
That was a third-tier guy, really not someone to be trifled with.
Ruide picked up his longsword.
"Step aside. I'm taking her with me. Don't think I'll hold back just because you're old, weak, sick, or disabled!"
Aolie said again, but Ruide remained unmoved.
"Is that so? I understand. It seems blood must be shed today."
Aolie licked his longsword, almost blurting out: My blade is poisoned.
"But that's fine. It'll prevent just anyone from provoking me in the future. I'll use you as an example to warn others!"
With that, Aolie actually attacked Ruide without holding back at all.
Luolin watched this scene from the side, also frowning slightly. He didn't know whether he should help. Luolin still wanted to do something, but actually, even if Luolin went up, he seemed to have no way to deal with this guy.
And while Luolin was considering this, Aolie had already attacked Ruide. It looked like even if he wanted to rescue him, it was too late.
However, even so, Luolin might still be able to do something. Luolin was just about to move.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Aolie struck at Ruide, but his attack missed. Just before he could land the hit, Ruide dodged away.
His speed was very strange. Although it didn't look fast, he just avoided the attack.
"You!"
Aolie also looked at Ruide with a shocked expression. Ruide smiled:
"What? Did you think I would just stand there and let you hit me?"
Ruide said. Of course that was impossible.
But the angle and speed of Aolie's attack just now were obviously very difficult to dodge, so how did Ruide manage it?
Many people immediately took out their attribute cards and held them in front of their eyes, checking Ruide's ability values through them. Luolin did the same, but the puzzled expression on his face only grew more intense.
How Ruide had dodged that attack was completely unknown, because his level was clearly only '1'!
