Chapter 250 (2/2)

”Mn!”

We crossed the bridge and continued toward the exit. However, we soon saw hundreds of NPC guards waiting for us at the gate. The good news was that they were only Level 80 or so, so they weren't as deadly as the templars were.

”Xinran, you run ahead while I cover for you!” I charged forward with my sword at the ready.

Xinran called out from behind me, ”Be careful!”

……

Ahead of me, the guard captain commanding the NPC guards pulled out his sword and shouted, ”That evil spirit is coming toward us! warriors, let us carry out Princess Karinshan's order and defend Floating Ice City, our home, from danger! Attack!”

”Attack!”

As the guards started charging toward me, I raised my sword and activated Thousand Mirage Slas.h.!.+

Boom!

The unfortunate guards who were caught in the blast immediately screamed in pain. A column of amazing damage numbers started scrolling above their heads.

2985!

3012!

3094!

……

Thanks to the Purgatory Sword's splash damage, that one skill was all it took to delete half of the NPCs' HP. It was amazing! That being said, low-level NPCs like these were set to be 20 levels above the average level of the city's players, meaning that on average, the players of Floating Ice City were around Level 60 or so.

I was leagues ahead of the normal players, and I was clad from head to toe in top-tier Dark Gold–grade equipment. Naturally, these normal NPC guards were of no threat to me. Of course, high-level NPCs such as the templars could still destroy me easily.

I cut down the enemies left and right until my sword suddenly turned cold in my hand, I immediately swung it at a large group of NPCs and opened up a wide path with the Purgatory Slash. While I was keeping the NPCs busy, Xinran managed to slip out through another path before vanis.h.i.+ng into the edge of Frost Forest.

My quest complete, I hurriedly broke away from the enemies and restored my HP to over 50% with a Rank 6 Health Potion that restored 1500 HP and Tenacity of the Dead. Behind me, the guard captain was still sticking to my back like a gum on my boots and annoying the heck out of me. So, I turned around and fired Ice Ray at him!

Puchi!

The moment the guard captain was slowed, I immediately ran a couple of steps forward before escaping into the ground!

Swhoos.h.!.+

The aggro I had accrued disappeared when my figure vanished completely into the ground. The guard captain raised his sword and shouted loudly, ”d.a.m.n you for protecting an evil spirit! You are the shame of Floating Ice City! One day, I will kill you with my own hands!”

”Hmph!” I let out a sneer before moving a couple of steps toward Frost Forest just to be safe. Then, I emerged from the ground and ran straight into the forest.

”Xinran? Xinran?”

I looked around and cried out softly until someone suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me into a bush. It was none other than Xinran herself. ”Quiet!”

Her complexion was deathly white, and her wounds were incredibly serious. A terrible slash wound on her shoulder was bleeding profusely even now.

Hurt by her terrible appearance, I supported her shoulder and said, ”How can I help you? Xinran? Tell me, please…”

Xinran laughed a little. ”It's fine, this is nothing. I had suffered worse wounds than this while I was training in the Netherworld.”

”The Netherworld?”

I sucked in a deep breath and asked her a question that I had cooped up in my head for a long time. ”Xinran, who on earth are you? Or is it still a secret?”

”Ah?”

Xinran looked at me for a long time before bowing her head slightly. ”I'm sorry… I'm sorry…”

”It's fine. Just, who on earth are you?”

”I… I…”

Xinran looked like she wanted to say something, but she suddenly burst into tears and buried her face into my chest. She cried loudly as she said, ”That isn't the fate I wanted, big brother. I don't want to recall the past, I don't want to…”

I caressed her hair gently. ”Don't cry, Xinran. Can you tell me what happened to you?”

Xinran nodded with sorrowful eyes. ”I'm not Xinran. This body is just a host for my soul. I'm an old soul who has existed for tens of thousands of years, so long that I almost can't remember my past… When Xinran was three years old, I possessed her body, destroying her soul. Then, I sealed myself and forgot everything. That was why I thought that I was Xinran… Uuuu…”

She cried like a baby as she s.h.i.+vered in my embrace. She said, ”I am a denizen of h.e.l.l. Back in those days, I was called the Wind Singer!”

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