New Century Warriors

Chapter 58 It's common knowledge that behind every elite monster is a big boss.

Control-free operation fails; exchange becomes effective.

As Lei Ye felt the intense pain in the Goblin King's body, he couldn't help but grin bitterly. As expected of Loya, the mere appearance of this person broke through the mental defenses he had painstakingly built.

She brought a ladder, and just as she set it up, it looked like she wanted to climb onto the roof of the Raino family's house.

Why go up to the roof?

As Lei Ye was wondering, Luo Ya finally saw what was happening inside the house, let out a strange cry, and jumped down from the newly erected ladder.

"Rayno? And...Teacher?! What are you two doing together?! What are you doing?!"

She must have misunderstood something; for a moment, she revealed immense pain of betrayal, covering her face and weeping bitterly.

"It's not that I really can't stand it anymore, it turns out, even you, teacher, are my rival in love? Liar! You're so mean!!"

"It's you... Quick... Quickly untie these ropes for me, I can't take it anymore! The mission doesn't matter anymore, kill him! Help me, kill him!"

The twisted, urgent killing intent in Kermir's voice pulled Loya out of her grief and made her realize something was wrong. She looked at the two of them and saw that the floor was covered in their blood.

"Playing this big?" Loya exclaimed in surprise.

exchange.

The moment he gained control of his body, Lei Ye shouted in the most concise and clearest words he could muster.

"This creature is vile. Her ability is to swap bodies. A couple of days ago, she took my body, and my soul was swapped into a goblin's body. The one who beat you up before wasn't me, it was her. The goblin you called 'teacher' yesterday is me. And now it's our final battle. I need your help. Come here and help me cut the ropes! But be extremely careful, you absolutely cannot let her touch your body!"

The reason for keeping this secret beforehand was to launch a surprise attack on Kermir, but now that the attack has been successful, there is no longer any need to hide any information.

Open-card battle.

exchange.

"Hurry up and kill him!" Kermir shouted frantically.

The excruciating pain she had endured for hours had brought her to the brink of collapse. What was even more devastating was that if it weren't for the entanglement she had orchestrated, Lei Ye would never have intended to talk to her much or keep her as a collectible in the basement. He simply wanted to kill her. Given the chance, he would have killed her without hesitation.

In fact, Kermir had already sensed it; he was about to make his move. If Loya hadn't appeared, she might already be dead.

Unexpectedly, it was Loya who saved her life.

Just a day ago, Kermir had experienced a real battle with monsters, but just when she thought she had grown, this night she experienced a real war between humans. The ruthless will to kill you when things got tough chilled her to the bone.

The mission doesn't matter anymore; all she wants now is to survive.

The lingering pain in her soul made her scream once more, "Kill him!!"

Loya was thinking.

After thinking for a while, Loya probably figured it out and suddenly burst into wild laughter.

"So that's how it is. I knew it. How could Mr. Raino, who was so gentle even when rejecting me, suddenly hit me? There must be another reason."

"So last night, was it Raino... suggesting I pursue Raino? That could be considered a hint, right? Ugh! Why didn't you just say so?"

"And you, you fucking dare to hit me?"

Loya exploded in anger, "You think you can trick me into helping you kill Lei Ye? Do you really think I'm stupid? I can tell you're not him at a glance. Come out here!"

She pulled out a dagger and stabbed Kermione in the abdomen.

"guga!!" Hey! ! "

The one who screamed as the knife pierced deep into his body was not Kermir, but Raino. It's unclear whether he didn't explain clearly or Loya was too stupid, but the knife, which was supposed to be stabbing Kermir, was actually stabbing Raino's body.

We really can't count on Loya.

exchange!

Lei Ye grabbed the dagger and pulled it from his body. With a forceful slash, he first cut the two ropes binding him, then kicked the stiff-limbed Loya aside. He then used his waist and abdomen to thrust forward, shoving Kemirion away.

And so, this damn intimate contact finally came to an end.

He then forcefully swung the dagger, sending it flying towards Kmeleon's head.

Lei Ye's throwing knife technique was excellent, and he was confident that he could hit the target accurately within thirty meters. He executed this attack perfectly, and the trajectory of the throwing knife slowly and clearly presented a beautiful arc in his eyes.

Like a slow-motion scene in a movie, elegant and clear...

...Isn't that a bit too slow?

The flying knife froze in mid-air.

"What the hell?!"

Raiye was taken aback at first, then alarm bells rang in his mind. He jumped up and created distance. They fought all night. Kermirian only showed the ability to exchange, without any other special skills or excellent fighting techniques. But this move that made the throwing knife freeze made Raiye lose confidence.

In his memory, the only thing that could produce a similar effect was gravity magic. If Kermira could use such magic, then her danger would not only lie in her skill mechanics, but her combat power would also be terrifying enough.

However, judging from Cermilyne's reaction, she didn't seem like a desperate person who would pull out her trump card before she died; her face also showed surprise.

Lei Ye heard her muttering, like the murmurs she made when she was in a daze.

"Is that you, Lady Kroc...? How wonderful, what a coincidence, arriving just in time for that brief gap."

Luck is on my side, and the advantage remains with me...

She crawled on the ground, step by step, toward Loya, who was still in the same position as when Raino kicked her away.

This body is no longer suitable; I need a better one...

"I don't want to do it anymore. I never want to do this kind of mission again. I want to go home, back to the land of demi-humans. If I want to hide, even my own kind won't be able to find me..."

As long as I can get to that place! Ah... the body of an elf...

Of course, all Lei Ye heard were goblin voices; he didn't understand a single word.

He found it strange that this guy was approaching Loya step by step like a low-level monster in a zombie game. Loya only needed to crawl two or three steps to widen the distance, but she just slumped there in a strange posture and didn't move at all.

...It's so quiet, even the sound of the wind has disappeared.

It was as if the world had frozen in time.

"ah..."

Lei Ye suddenly understood what Ye Lei had told him in his confused state of mind.

There are also experts.

Let's deal with this problem first.

He took a quick, cautious step and grabbed the dagger that was suspended in mid-air.

It's an interesting tactile sensation. Even though the dagger still has its weight, it doesn't fall when Rai releases his grip. Instead, it immediately floats motionless in the air. No wonder he can't use throwing knives. Similarly, he probably can't use other flying tools like bows and arrows either.

He picked up Loya and, under Kermir's desperate gaze, took a few steps back, widening the distance she had painstakingly crawled.

Taking the opportunity, he pinched Loya's face, shook her arm, and even pulled the strap of her milk basket from behind and snapped it back. He then manipulated her like a doll, and Loya obediently cooperated throughout. Or rather, she maintained that wide-eyed, slightly open-mouthed expression and did not react to Lei Ye's actions.

Just as Raino remembered, time stood still.

He stepped forward, raised the dagger in his hand, and with a squatting thrust, the blade pierced through Kermir's head.

The stab landed squarely, and whoever was hit would have no chance of survival. But not satisfied, Lei Ye continued to stab her heart several more times as a finishing blow.

Dead beyond dead.

The vile Kermir, dead.

Almost no one would know that such a vile creature had ever invaded this city, nor would anyone know of the brutal battle that took place here tonight.

However, does anyone know that while Raiye doesn't think it's important, Kermir's death is very important to him?

Unfortunately, Raino didn't feel the relief of "it's finally over," because it was obvious that another powerful boss had taken over and was now displaying her power.

Fortunately, the passive skill that Raino stole from Kermiren can just offset the time stop that is judged as control, so he is not controlled to death without any ability to fight back. It's just unknown how good that guy is in direct combat.

Lei Ye sat silently by the bed, waiting for that vile creature to appear.

However... nothing happened.

He felt like he had been sitting there for about half an hour, and his watch remained stuck at eight o'clock, so he couldn't be sure how much time had actually passed.

He grew increasingly sleepy as he waited, so he simply washed his face, put on a long coat, and made himself some breakfast.

Cooking it was a bit of a hassle; when the spatula was flipped upwards, the fried egg would fly into the air, and Lei Ye would have to use the spatula to catch it down.

After a busy day, specks of oil floated above the kitchen counter, like a light drizzle suspended in mid-air.

When he returned to his room, Raino still didn't see any strange people making a grand entrance.

So Lei Ye sat idly for a while, but got really bored, so he started cleaning again, cleaning up the mess in the room.

After finishing all this, Lei Ye finally couldn't resist the drowsiness and exhaustion that had accumulated until now. He sat quietly in the corner, waiting for the last little while in the deathly silence, and his eyelids fell into a deep sleep.

Although he fell asleep sitting up, in a sense, it was the most restful sleep Lei Ye had ever had.

Absolute silence; not even the slightest sound of a breeze could be heard.

But when Lei Ye woke up, he was jolted awake and realized that he was still under the control of time stop.

He didn't know how long he had slept, but if that person had been watching during that time, they could have taken the opportunity to attack him while he was completely unprepared. Yet, Lei Ye woke up unharmed.

It was quiet outside, and it didn't look like anyone was causing trouble.

Could it be that this was not an attack targeting Hillius?

This does explain the surprise on Kermir's face earlier; she had just managed to use a stun-immune invincibility frame to dodge the time stop.

Thinking this, Lei Ye felt a lingering fear. If he hadn't been able to regain his composure in that instant, he wouldn't have been able to fight back at all during that time. Kermirian could have easily turned the tables and killed Lei Ye or turned him into a dilapidated collectible that barely survived.

It was just a little bit short.

Lei Ye took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He knew that he had to stay calm until he defeated this guy who could stop time.

He pushed open the door and stepped into the still city.

Pedestrians could be seen occasionally on the street, but they were all frozen in place. Some even had their feet dangling in the air, but as soon as Lei Ye touched them, they would fall to the ground while still in their original position, which startled Lei Ye.

Looking at this person, Lei Ye realized that this was a good opportunity to familiarize him with the various special mechanisms in the time-stop state.

First, he went to the Explorers' Guild.

There weren't many people at this time, but some explorers were already drinking.

Lei Ye nudged the wine glass in his hand, and the glass moved slightly.

Mechanism 1: Items touched by people not subject to time stop will also be temporarily freed from the time stop restriction, but this is only in a physical sense, because people who touch Raino will not have any reaction.

Then Lei Ye took out a throwing knife and threw it at the ceiling. The moment the dagger left his hand, it froze in mid-air.

This is to test whether the force Lei Ye exerted after the time stop will be retained. If the answer is yes, then after the time stop ends, the dagger should fly upwards with a "whoosh" and nail itself to the roof beam.

As a control group, Lei Ye casually pulled a second dagger from a passerby's boot and threw it at the roof beam.

Then he took his partner's heavy sword, which was leaning against the wall, and struck the floating dagger with the blade.

This time, the dagger floating in the air became as hard as iron, and no matter how Lei Ye struck it, it did not budge.

Mechanism 2: It is only effective if there is direct contact; indirect contact will not work.

Lei Ye thought that the owner of this skill must only be able to wear very light clothes, because according to this mechanism, if you wear more layers, you will be trapped by your outer clothing.

He glanced down at himself and realized that he was only wearing that long coat. If he lifted it slightly, he could see that he wasn't wearing anything underneath. It looked a bit like a pervert, but he just happened to avoid that possibility.

But it doesn't matter if it's perverted, since time is frozen anyway. Raino simply took off his coat, let go, and looked at it standing there, still feeling a sense of wonder.

Raiye continued to swing his greatsword, striking the hilt of his dagger, controlling the direction of his strikes to aim at the roof beam. It gave him a feeling of playing a pirated copy of The Legend of Zelda back in the day, where there was a device called a time-stopper that could freeze objects like this. After striking the time-stopper, the objects would shoot out like rockets.

A similar mechanism has been seen in the manga by Raino, where the damage from repeated thrusts with the spear explodes the moment the time stop ends, dealing massive damage to the enemy, even to the point of brain injury and nosebleeds. I wonder if there's any chance this mechanism could be utilized...