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Chapter 20 Someone Will Take Care of You
After angrily finishing his complaint, the wanderer could feel an inexplicable power emanating from the sword in his hand.
Hearing the person's aggrieved and pained voice, Chao's originally calm expression instantly turned cold, and a dangerous glint appeared in his eyes as he looked at the crownless man.
Although we don't know what that person went through, the emotions they expressed were undeniable: Mo Wunian had been bullied by them.
How dare you!
Thinking of this, he unconsciously gripped his sword tighter and charged forward in a flash. His speed was so fast that even his opponent didn't have time to react.
With just one hand wielding the sword, he sent his opponent flying back several meters, even having time to execute a sword flourish before delivering a heavy blow to the uncrowned man's back.
Perhaps due to the difference in weapons, its own body possesses the ability to destroy frequencies, not to mention that it is also covered with the power of frequency recombination.
This blow left an irreparable scar on the uncrowned warrior's body.
If there were a health bar, he should have seen this move, which instantly drained half of his health.
"Mo Wunian! The Wanderer!"
“Where are you!”
"We're trapped outside the barrier and can't get in. Are you all alright over there?"
The Wanderer easily dealt with the Uncrowned One's attacks—as an innocent sword, all he needed to do was be wielded by his opponent and wreak havoc, while the person residing within the sword had many more things to consider.
For example, the few people who are now responding to the anxious calls for them from outside.
"Wait... why did Yangyang go out too?"
Upon careful recollection, it seemed that the warning from his sword caused the other party to take a few steps back, which led to him losing his balance and being thrown out along with the other two.
"I'm fighting monsters here with the Wanderer! Don't worry, he's very strong!"
He wasn't joking; how could he not know the strength of the Wanderer?
As expected, the opponent launched another thrust, piercing straight through the chest of the uncrowned man. The white monster clutched its head, struggled to grow a pair of wings, and drew a scythe. It then flew into the air, looking down at them.
Looks like we've reached the second stage.
That is, the stage where you get seriously injured.
"Brother Chao is awesome! Let's take him down!"
He buffed his sword while cheering himself on, but then he realized his behavior was shameful and stopped talking.
So they didn't notice the slight downward curve of the wanderer's lips.
Unfortunately, someone was currently engrossed in watching their former enemy get brutally beaten.
It was absolutely heavenly!
I didn't make the wrong choice back then!
This mindset persisted until his physical body withstood a blow from the opponent's scythe. Although the sword was unharmed, his inner self only felt a jolt and a momentary dissipation.
I felt like I was hit hard in the abdomen.
"grass?"
Having not felt pain for so long, he was a little dazed by the sudden blow. But he quickly recovered.
I can feel the pain!
The wanderer naturally sensed that something was wrong with the other person's condition, and kept hearing someone's incredulous cries echoing in his mind.
"How can I still feel pain when I'm in this state?!"
"You can even fool people like that?!"
"Oh, it hurts, it hurts..."
At the same time as he heard the cry of pain, he blocked another attack, flicked the uncrowned man away, glanced at the sword in his hand, and a look of heartache flashed in his eyes.
He imbued his sword with a layer of radiating power as a protective shield; having already been holding back, he was even more eager to end the fight.
He gripped the sword in his right hand, while a burst of light gradually gathered in his left. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and then he swung it forward.
In that instant, space seemed to freeze, and time itself ceased to flow. The powerful pulling force rendered the uncrowned man immobile, leaving him kneeling on one knee, awaiting his execution.
He bent down and drew his sword; a golden streak of light pierced through his opponent in an instant. Then, he leaped high into the air and brought down a single sword strike to end his opponent's life.
The battle ends immediately.
The people outside the barrier finally rushed in, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the person in front of them seemed unharmed.
"Mo Wunian! The Wanderer!"
"Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
With the death of the uncrowned one, the outer barrier dissipated, allowing Chixia and her two companions to break through.
The wanderer shook his head, then lowered his gaze to the sword in his hand, the other's complaints still echoing in his mind from time to time:
"Didn't you say it would hardly affect me...? How come fighting an uncrowned player has hurt me so badly..."
"I must download the anti-fraud app next time..."
"The frequency I finally managed to gather... is gone, all of it is gone..."
Hmm, looks like I'll have to get a new weapon next time.
While it's certainly useful, if the other party is going to get hurt because of it, then forget it.
It seems the other party also lied to me?
I promised I wouldn't be affected. If it weren't for the fact that some of the things the other person was muttering could reach his ears, I probably would still be kept in the dark.
Completely unaware of the impending danger, Mo Wunian was still locked in a fierce online battle with the system.
"You said it wouldn't have any impact? Look at what kind of monster we've just fought!"
"I almost didn't realize it. You're lucky your host got beaten up several times in the past few months..."
"Watch out, or I'll report you!"
The system, not to be outdone, displayed a series of rebuttals on its blue panel.
"I didn't say you wouldn't be affected! I just said you wouldn't be affected much!"
"Besides, even those without a title are at the Raging Wave level, so it's normal for them to be affected a bit..."
"It's because the host is incompetent."
"Just practice more cooking!"
Okay, okay. The system in front of us is still too young: back in the day, it was a 1v9 force in a certain canyon!
Just as he was preparing to show his opponent what true strength was, he suddenly felt someone calling his name.
"Brother Chao? What's wrong?"
"Is there anything you need to tell me, brother?"
The words that were about to spill from his mouth were instantly swallowed back, and he turned a corner and said something else entirely.
"...Mo Wunian"
"I don't plan to use your original form anymore."
"???"
He fell silent, remained silent for a long time.
His clever mind began to work quickly, trying to figure out the other person's intention in saying such things—could it be that they meant to abandon him?
The big shot wouldn't say something random to scam him; he must have his own reasons.
I can't worry about that now, I'll apologize first.
"Brother Chao! This is the only one of my main bodies that I can actually use..."
"Without you, I am just an ordinary sword..."
"I don't know what I did wrong, but please forgive me..."
"I promise I won't do it again next time... Don't leave me..."
"If you think it's not sharp enough, you can sharpen it, I promise I won't say a word..."
"Waaaaah... Don't leave me..."
That plaintive and faint voice stirred ripples in my heart once more. My heart, which had been filled with questioning and determination, vanished in an instant, as if brushed by a gentle spring breeze.
Although he still couldn't see the other person's face, he had already clearly sketched out that person's image in his mind.
That's right, that person only lied to avoid making me worry.
How could he bear to say anything more?
The only one to blame is that uncrowned man, who caused the other party to have to wait a while before he could reveal his true form to him.
It's so nasty!
That's not what I meant.
"I just realized you feel pain too, so I thought I'd switch to a different weapon to fight."
"?"
Mo Wunian, who was still feigning pitifulness, was taken aback by this answer, but then realized that he might have been overthinking things.
But how did the other person know you would feel pain?!
"Brother Chao...how did you know I was in pain just now?"
I only complained a few times, so what? How could the other person hear me?
Chao just smiled and didn't say anything.
It made him incredibly eager, but due to his status, he couldn't ask any more questions.
This made me more vigilant.
"We were so anxious just now! That lousy barrier was visible, but we couldn't touch it, couldn't penetrate it, couldn't be broken, and couldn't be destroyed!"
"I've never seen such outrageous afterimages before..."
Yangyang nodded in agreement. She had been thrown out because Mo Wunian had reminded her to take a few steps back, so she could naturally sense how powerful the afterimage was.
"I've never seen such a powerful afterimage before, yet the Wanderer managed to completely destroy it..."
That's really amazing!
The wanderer shook his head somewhat embarrassedly, looked at the sword in his hand, and was about to speak when someone beat him to it.
"Absolutely! He's ridiculously strong, finishing the battle in just a few swift strikes."
He spoke first, offering praise before anything else: while he might not be good at other things, praising people was something he did with ease.
"That's because I have this handy weapon."
"No, no, no... Weapons are just external things; my brother's strength is already very high..."
"I'm just adding to the glory..."
Praise flowed like a spring, ever-changing and inexhaustible. It made the hearts of the wanderer bloom, and goodwill rose like the tide, ever stronger.
"Alright, alright, stop talking about that. Come and look!"
Hearing the sound coming from that direction, the group turned their attention to the golden, lingering echo before them.
Chixia was extremely fond of it, looking at it from the left and right, treasuring it like a precious gem.
"This level of reverberation... what kind of luck is that?"
"This……"
Seeing that the wanderer seemed puzzled, Yangyang stepped forward and briefly explained the connection between [Echo] and [Afterimage], as well as the tools for absorption.
"Try using this to absorb it!"
The wanderer looked at the terminal in his hand and reached out, but unfortunately, there was no response.
A hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
"Can't it absorb it...?"
"It's alright, you have to eat one bite at a time. You have to level up step by step. We can catch the 'little devils' first and then swallow the 'elephant'!"
The person who knew the original plot simply smiled to themselves, then waited for the moment when they would be slapped in the face.
"Brother Chao, this definitely has nothing to do with you. It's just that the terminal thinks this thing might be better absorbed in another way."
You'll find out soon enough~
Hearing the boy's seemingly comforting voice in his mind, Chao didn't say anything. It's just that his impression of that certain afterimage probably worsened.
"..."
"The unusual situation in Yunling Valley needs to be reported to the border court and the inner court."
Let's leave here first.
Bai Zhi pondered for a moment, then offered her own opinion. Just as the group was about to turn and leave, one of the people inside the sword heard a cry completely different from the wanderer's voice.