It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

Of course, the moment of distraction was but a fleeting moment. Yamashita Kanon's sword, ready to strike, swung with unstoppable force. The whistling wind was shattered, and the cold light slashed directly onto Bai Lin's sword...

The slash missed?

The moment Yamashita Kanon felt that she had lost the sense of hitting, Bai Lin had already appeared in front of Yamashita Kanon, holding the magic sword from Leah in his reverse hand, and was about to force it towards Yamashita Kanon's throat.

From keeping distance, to instantly closing the distance? Yamashita Kanon was a bit shocked. As her feet moved, she withdrew her sword with her speed advantage, resisting Bai Lin's wave after wave of powerful flaming attacks. In a gap, she used her eyes to aim at Bai Lin's next step, ready to use this moment to launch a counterattack.

A powerful upward slash from the katana missed again. Miraculously, Bai Lin spun and maneuvered sideways before the opponent could strike. Her unsteady steps weren't caused by panic, but rather a deliberate effort to allow for a swift pivot.

The significance of the rotation was revealed at this moment! Turning around again, Bai Lin's body was emitting a dark purple flame, and an inhuman aura was gushing from her entire body. And in her hand, naturally, was the Dragon Slaying Spear!

The spear was extremely powerful. Even though Bai Lin couldn't easily swing it with one hand, he still gathered enough power in the speed of falling. Hanako seemed to see the claws of a vicious dragon, enveloping her.

Is this... an adventurer? One who uses every possible means, placing their whole being on the will of humanity? At that moment, Hanane closed her eyes, gripping the hilt of her sheathed sword, ready to offer a final resistance against Bai Lin's alluring blow.

"Klang!" The sound of iron hitting the ground echoed. It was Bai Lin's steel scimitar, which had been restored to its dagger form due to lack of energy. The crisp sound echoed throughout the small venue. The light emanating from the dagger slowly dissipated, just like...

The adventurer, whose body was completely intact, remained in an attacking stance. Her eyes were devoid of life, her body was covered in bleeding wounds, and the flames on her body had completely dissipated.

Despite this, Bai Lin still stood there with a terrifying posture, turning into a human tomb on the battlefield.

The instigator of all this, Yamashita Kanon, had just finished thousands of slashes in an instant and slowly put her blade back into the scabbard.

Every nerve plexus in Bai Lin's body, including the most important brain stem, has been completely destroyed. Compared to the inside of the body, the situation outside the body looks much better.

Yamashita Kanon did not feel the joy of beheading her opponent. Instead, she raised her head in silence, looked at Bai Lin's face, and murmured in her silver bell-like voice,

"What a reckless sacrifice... Why did you insist on swinging your sword at me when you knew you couldn't win? You're such a gift of speech, you should have a fighting chance."

During this time of mumbling to herself, Yamashita Kanon seemed to have stepped into a deserted place. For some reason, she stretched out her porcelain-soft hand and reached for Bai Lin's cheek. No one knew what she was thinking, not even herself.

At this moment, she seemed to suddenly see Bai Lin's eyes, and they trembled again. Hua Yin immediately panicked a little, and her knife fell, but there was no Bai Lin's action to stop her.

Bai Lin's head rolled to the ground, eventually turning into clay dust, vanishing from this world along with her weapons and body. Yamashita Kanon frowned, her lovely face subconsciously biting her thumb hard as she stared at the empty space before her.

"Lord Hanane, you're okay..."

A warrior came forward to ask about her well-being, but Yamashita Kanon ignored him completely. It was not until everyone noticed something was wrong that Yamashita Kanon finally released her teeth from biting her finger and said angrily,

"What a pity! I really feel pity! Why didn't she fight back? Tell me!"

"Of course, it's because she's not as good as you, my Lord, and is no longer able to resist..."

"Shut up! Of course I know about this little thing."

The moody young leader turned and walked away gracefully. Her face was filled with gloom, and her eyes were not focused on the return journey. Only her steps were normal.

Strange...why did I use the word "what a pity"?

Chapter 366: Cherish Life, Stay Away from Smoking

Fei'er opened her hazy eyes, and her vision was immediately bathed in a dazzling light. She panted, supported herself, and sat up from the flat bed.

Remarkably, she wasn't wearing a linen cloak, let alone a mask. She was wearing only the bare minimum of clothing. Her skin greedily breathed in the surrounding air, enjoying a long-lost close contact with the outside world.

Even she herself felt refreshed. The renewed energy and spirit made her unable to help but utter a few words of praise.

This is truly... a miracle.

"You don't feel any discomfort? That's good. Your body should be able to adapt to this world now..."

Kong's slightly familiar voice entered Fei'er's ears. Kong was packing up some tools and other things, and looked at Fei'er with a friendly smile and said,

"Do you need me to prepare some different clothes for you?"

Fei'er looked at Kong's smile, but her face remained expressionless. She just replied with a bit of confusion,

"No, just as usual. I might still need some time to get used to it."

Kong did not show any dissatisfaction with Fei'er's coldness. Instead, he stood up and walked out of the room with his back turned.

"Then you better hurry up, she's already back."

"…it is good."

After pushing open a door, Fei'er was the first to enter the ancestral hall where the moonflowers were planted. She immediately spotted Bai Lin, who was sitting in the corner, a cigarette in hand, inhaling something rather decadently. Bai Lin seemed oblivious to their presence, or perhaps unconcerned. She remained seated in the corner without reacting.

"what happened to you?"

It was Fei'er who spoke first. Bai Lin still didn't reply, only gently and vaguely shaking his head to indicate that he was fine. Fei'er remained silent, choosing to let Bai Lin's seemingly decadent behavior go.

But Kong was not so gentle. As soon as he stepped into the ancestral hall, he immediately said,

"Look at you, you're like a chain smoker. Where's the lighter I gave you? You're using Mi Yan to light a cigarette. Are you trying to burn down my ancestral hall?"

Kong's words were superficially a rebuke, but in reality they were joking. However, Bai Lin had no choice but to raise his head and face Kong and say,

"If you weren't here, I wouldn't dare use Mi Yan to light a cigarette."

As he spoke, Bai Lin dusted off some cigarette ashes and casually threw the cigarette butt on the ground not far away. Kong finally couldn't help laughing, and laughed out loud, then said to Bai Lin,

"It's all over now, why don't you stand up quickly?"

"Stop talking... I need to rest for a while."

Every time she experienced a slightly painful death, Bai Lin would feel a piercing chill and phantom pain in her body. It was like the moment of rescuing a drowning person. This made her choose to rest for a while when she was comfortable enough.

Perhaps this is the "sage mode" of the hero.

Silence lasted for a while. Kong did not intend to persuade Bai Lin again. After all, she was not worried that Bai Lin would get into trouble here. Bai Lin was also happy to be idle and enjoy this short period of peace. But in the end, a voice was needed to break the silence.

"Looking at you like this, it seems like things aren't completely over yet, right?"

Fei'er actually questioned Bai Lin's mission progress, which was very unusual. In contrast, Bai Lin replied very calmly,

"She's even dared to kill me. It's over."

"Shouldn't we notify Qianhong as soon as possible? What if they start preparing for a fight..."

"That's what happened with Qianhong, right?"

Bai Lin's reply was filled with an extremely cold tone. As soon as she said that, she realized that if Sakura had been given more time to prepare, it's likely that Qianhong would have lost even more lives in vain.

Even Sakura might be ready to unleash all her remaining "goods" in a swift and decisive manner. After all, judging by the group's actions, while they might be a small operation, they possess a strong sense of pride. Destroying the evidence wouldn't be easy. If Bai Lin delayed any longer, even more lives would likely be lost.

This is terrible, Bai Lin thought to herself. She had clearly come on this mission for the sake of human morality, yet once again, in this situation, she ignored the possibility of killing even more people. She staggered to her feet and, in a daze, walked towards Sora.

"Sorry, let's go now, Sora."

The three words "I'm sorry" seemed to be addressed to herself, apologizing for risking her life. Therefore, the entire sentence failed to convey the slightest sense of apology, and instead made the remaining two people feel strange.

Sora folded his hands and replied,

"I'm fine, but are you really in good spirits? Don't let me be unable to speak clearly and need you to supplement me."

Kong's half-joking words also made Bai Lin feel a little relieved. Soon, she took a long breath, straightened her body, and replied energetically,

"No problem, I'm still in good shape."

"That's good."

Kong nodded in satisfaction and left the ancestral hall ahead of the other two. Just as Bai Lin was about to follow him out the door, Fei'er suddenly called out,

"Bai Lin."

"Ok?"

Bai Lin looked back at Fei'er in confusion, and Fei'er continued to respond to Bai Lin's gaze with her somewhat strange pupils. Her eyes revealed an extremely serious atmosphere, as if she had made up her mind.

"Come out of town with me tomorrow. There's a place I'd like you to go with me."

This was Fei'er's first time asking Bai Lin to go out with her, which was really surprising. Bai Lin naturally thought this was a good thing, but from Fei'er's eyes, Bai Lin was a little unsure what she meant.

"Ah."

However, Bai Lin still agreed with certainty. Could a girl like Fei'er have any bad intentions? Her willingness to invite him like this was already a huge change.

Seeing Bai Lin agreed, Fei'er lowered her head slightly again, turned around and walked out the door without showing any extra emotions. This made Bai Lin feel a little puzzled, but she couldn't explain why she was puzzled.

Chapter 367: A Trip to the Mountain

Under Kong's perfect arrangement, Bai Lin quickly revealed all of Sakura's actions, and at once, most of the forces had received the news. As for the explanation of why Bai Lin was able to come out alive, it was the same as expected, using the things given by Qianhong to explain it.

Qianhong officials were naturally willing to give false testimony on behalf of Bai Lin, and the matter was thus finalized.

The Light of Adventurers, the Holy Son of Savior!

This will surely be on the front page of tomorrow's newspapers. Bai Lin is quite famous right now, but of course, that only applies to her appearance while wearing a helmet.

I hope Sakura won't reveal the fact that she's actually very beautiful... Bai Lin thought so. Otherwise, if a large number of adventurers come to pursue her tomorrow, it will be a bit troublesome.

At night, Bai Lin fell on the bed in the hotel. Although she had solved a big problem, for some reason, she was not in a good mood. Looking at the dim ceiling, Bai Lin fell into a state of confusion.

The matter isn't completely resolved yet... Even if we take down Sakura, which is considered a large-scale hideout, there are still follow-up issues to deal with. First, let's ask Sora if he has any news. Secondly, we need to find out what the vampire said.

The information is a bit fragmented, so we still need to plan carefully.

Bai Lin fell asleep in a daze. The next morning, Bai Lin was woken up by someone. When he opened his eyes, Fei'er, dressed in a linen robe, was sitting on his bed, calling his name.

Even though Bai Lin and Fei'er had known each other for a long time, anyone who saw a suspicious-looking guy sitting on the bed would probably be shocked. Bai Lin shuddered and rolled under the bed, hitting her head on the corner of the other bed. She stood up with a headache, and was greeted by Fei'er's doubts.

"What are you doing, Bai Lin?"

"No... nothing, I just woke up and felt a little groggy. Come to think of it, you woke up earlier than me, which is quite rare. What are you going to do today?"

Fei'er tilted her head, her eyes so fierce that they seemed to kill. She replied,

"Have you forgotten? I asked you out yesterday."

Bai Lin was stunned on the spot, and the next moment he scratched his head with one hand and said with a smile,

How could I forget? Hahaha, I was just joking.

If I admit here that I forgot the girl's invitation, I will probably be executed on the spot.

Since Fei'er didn't say how far they would go out of the city, Bai Lin didn't bring any supplies needed for the journey. He simply took his usual luggage and walked out of the city with Fei'er.

The mountain road after leaving the city felt even more familiar to Bai Lin than his own home. He passed through this road at least three hundred of the three hundred and sixty-five days of the year. But this was the first time Fei'er and I had walked this road together.

"Hey, today is really strange. There aren't many monsters here."

"I used a spell to shield you as we move forward. This will reduce the number of monsters we attract. Only those with particularly keen senses or those very close will come over."

Fei'er explained seriously, and Bai Lin naturally would not ask questions like "Why don't you use it on your teammates?" It is obvious that this ability cannot be used on a large group, otherwise why didn't Fei'er use it before.

After casually killing two monsters on the way, Fei'er took Bai Lin to several different roads. After adventuring for so long, even if he didn't remember the entire mountain range, Bai Lin had some impression of the roads he had walked.

The road Shan Fei'er led her on was completely unfamiliar. Bai Lin had never seen it before, so she just followed Fei'er. Even though there was nothing unusual around her, Bai Lin sensed something strange.

Therefore, even Bai Lin, who trusted Fei'er, finally made up his mind to ask,

"Fei'er, where are we going? Why have I never seen this road before? How long will it take to get there?"

Fei'er didn't turn around, but just raised one hand to signal Bai Lin to stop, and then she walked forward slowly.

"We've arrived..."

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through without warning. Bai Lin felt as if his vision were filled with chaotic lines, like a distorted television screen. The next moment, the surrounding vegetation suddenly grew wildly, immediately blocking out every ray of sunlight and completely swallowing up the original daylight.

Fog billowed, quickly making this strange place seem even more dangerous. Bai Lin immediately pulled a torch from his backpack and illuminated the area in front of him. Fei'er still stood not far in front of him. However, her hood had fallen down at some point, probably blown away by the evil wind.

The fragrance immediately filled Bai Lin's nostrils. A flash of surprise crossed her eyes, and she immediately reduced her breathing rate. She knew very well that this was the scent of the unlit Le Tianxiang.

"...As expected, you and Rakutenka are related. I felt strange the night I slept with you in the hotel. I thought there was something wrong with my mindset, but when I smelled that scent again, I immediately remembered it."

Bai Lin stared at Fei'er, not with the look he gave to his teammates, but with a cold, questioning look. Fei'er leaned over, tilted her head, and looked at Bai Lin like an idiot, sighing.

"Oh, I never expected that you're already so distracted that you're already suspicious of your former teammates before they've even done anything?"

Fei'er's words, like needles, pierced Bai Lin's heart accurately. This piercing pain immediately made Bai Lin react.

She knew her doubts were abnormal, but Bai Lin couldn't utter a single word. It wasn't that she had any physical problems, it was simply that she couldn't form a single appropriate response to Fei'er's sarcasm.

Fei'er didn't seem to care much about Bai Lin. She stood there, looking at the darkness above her head, and said meaningfully,

"Sure enough, it's no longer here..."

As she spoke, Fei'er slowly raised her hands, and a dusk-like light immediately shone in from behind Bai Lin and Fei'er. Although it wasn't bright, it was enough to illuminate everything in the space. Enough for Bai Lin to see everything within his sight.

Chapter 368 Shoulder to Shoulder

The thorn bushes that grew on the ground, each one like a ferocious beast, entrenched in this space. They were disorganized, but each one twisted and trembled madly in this windless field.

And within each thorn bush grew a cluster of enchanting blood-red flowers, which were particularly dazzling in this monotonous environment.

The leafless flowers not only had a bizarre color, but also a bizarre petal shape. The petals spread out evenly, scattered and almost unconnected except at the base. The outermost petals also drooped downwards at their tips.

Bai Lin felt that he had seen similar flowers before. In his original world, there was a flower that symbolized death and looked very similar to this flower.