Chapter 243: World Famous Generals (2/2)

Xinran gritted her teeth and pushed me suddenly, shouting, “Watch out!”

Boom!

Suddenly, a sword made of pure, dark light burst out of the cracks of hell and penetrated Xinran’s chest armor. It instantly shattered into pieces as she groaned and collapsed weakly into my arms.

“Ru… run…”

Xinran stared at me helplessly as blood dripped from the corner of her lips.

I hurriedly picked up Xinran and ran outside. The black hole behind me was growing bigger and bigger, and it wasn’t long before it grew powerful enough to swallow the entire royal palace!

……

Thump!

I crashed heavily at a grassy land outside the royal palace with a grievously wounded Xinran still in my arms, feeling like I had just run a marathon. Although the giant sword had already vanished, the wound it left behind was as visible as day. Besides that, her metal armor was still falling off her body and revealing the unblemished skin beneath.

He Yi and Beiming Xue were dumbfounded by the sight. None of them said anything for a time.

Meanwhile, Stark exclaimed in shock as he watched the vanishing palace with Karinshan beside him, “Heavens, is this the end of the thousand-year history of Floating Ice City?”

Karinshan said calmly, “Send word to Sky City, Wind City, and Vanished God City and tell them to send over their Holy Domain magi as soon as possible. If we don’t seal these cracks of hell quickly, it is only a matter of time before they devour the entire continent!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Stark climbed onto his warhorse and galloped away.

……

“Uuuu…”

Xinran’s body felt as hot as fire for some reason. After letting out a groan of pain, she pressed her cheeks to my chest and murmured, “Big brother, I don’t… I don’t want to remember… please take me home… Uuuu, Xinran wants to go home, Xinran misses mommy…”

A tear slid down her cheeks when she suddenly raised her hand and touched my face. She whispered, “Big brother, you’re not a Night Creature anymore, are you? Xinran is so, so scared that you’ll turn into them…”

I felt a tingle in my nose. Did the Xinran I know finally return?

I bent slightly and wrapped her naked body with the Bloody Purgatory Cloak. Then, I started walking toward the exit.

Behind me, He Yi asked, “Where are you going, Lu Chen?”

I said, “I’m going to fulfill a promise. Eve, you should go to Princess Karinshan with the others and take your reward. I’ll see her myself after I’m done with this!”

“Okay!”

……

I started running toward Frost Mound after I stepped out of the palace. A lot of players were staring at me when I passed through the eastern square. “Who is that? Why is he carrying a beautiful NPC? Wait… is it just me, or is she naked?!”

A lot of people started following behind me. Some of them even flashed their weapons and threatened me, “Hey kid, stop right there and put down that girl, or I will teach you a lesson!”

I simply displayed my ID and freed an arm to pull out the Purgatory Sword. I then said in a low tone, “You can try if you want to die!”

Everyone fell silent after that. I was the number one player on the Floating Ice City Heavenly Ranking and the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. How many players truly dared to challenge me?

Xinran’s home was located in a village not far away from Frost Mound. I didn’t know if her mother was still alive, but I still carried her into the village.

Right now, my appearance looked the same as any human warrior out there, and the only real thing that stood out was my bloody eyes. That being said, this could be explained away as my racial attribute. For example, Lin Yixin had purple eyes because her chosen race was a succubus. There were countless other unusual things on this continent, and it was impossible to explain them all in one sitting.

The villagers looked as busy as usual. The hunters were bringing in prey from outside, and the women were gathering fruits and grains. Everything looked quiet and peaceful.

“Ah!” A hunter carrying a wild boar suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Heavens, isn’t that Xinran? Xinran is back, Xinran is finally back!”

I hurriedly asked him, “Uncle, do you know where Xinran’s house is?”

”It’s the last house on this path. Just walk straight ahead and you’ll find it. Oh right, who are you to Xinran?”

“I… I’m just an adventurer from Floating Ice City. I was tasked to bring her home.”

“Oh, I see. Well, I shan’t delay you any longer, sir!”

I ran toward Xinran’s house after bidding the hunter goodbye. Soon, a small, normal house entered my view. When I got close to it, I suddenly heard the nearby women saying, “Xinran is finally home, but… it’s such a shame that her mother passed away just a month ago…”

Xinran couldn’t stop herself from crying when she heard this. She struggled free from my arms and curled into a ball at a corner of the house like a frightened deer. She kept sobbing again and again, “Mother… mother…”

I wanted to say something to console her, but I didn’t know where to begin.

Suddenly, purple light appeared from Xinran’s pure white skin, and a gigantic magical formation enveloped us both.

Ding~!