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

More accurately, she vanished from the spot. After taking her first step, her figure melted into the night.

"Too late!" Klein reappeared, her whole body filled with the aura of a swift and decisive blow. She appeared out of thin air in front of a minotaur. Although the minotaur had noticed Klein's presence, it was too late. A long, pitch-black blade slashed a perfect arc through the air, completely blocking any chance of the minotaur's survival.

Like a night-blooming cereus blooming in the darkness, under the baptism of moonlight, the figure that had only known each other for a few hours was forever engraved in Bai Lin's mind.

After landing, Klein took another step and disappeared into the night. This time, she simply bent down, slipped between the crotch of the Blue Flame Minotaur, and slipped to the side of another Minotaur. She neatly severed its head, then used its corpse as a foothold to perform a mid-air somersault and leap onto a rooftop. With a fierce momentum, she pointed the tip of her sword at the Blue Flame Minotaur's left chest.

At this moment, the white floral ornaments Klein wore shone vividly in the moonlight. Her black eyes and long, untied hair still looked unique and striking in the darkness.

All the luck seemed to be on her side, and Bai Lin's attention was completely focused on her, that is, on this sword.

After a brief moment of building up her strength, she took action, flying towards the Blue Flame Minotaur at an extremely fast speed.

Puff—the sound of flesh being pierced was heard.

Hit! Success! Bai Lin celebrated Klein's success in his heart.

In this way, the two of them should be able to go back hand in hand.

"Too weak." The Blue Flame Minotaur spoke at this time, breaking her thoughts.

Eh?

It was unknown what kind of attack she had made, but Klein was thrown from the air like a rag along with her sword and flew in front of Bai Lin.

is that a lie.

Bai Lin rushed forward like a madman, holding Klein, whose eyes were already closed and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, in her arms. Her sword was stuck in the ground beside her, and the black mist had completely disappeared.

Tears flowed from her eyes and dripped onto Klein's cheeks. Klein felt Bai Lin's presence and opened his eyes with great difficulty. She reluctantly placed her hand on Bai Lin's face and gently wiped her tears.

"Your cute face will be wasted if you cry like this. Smile now."

The voice, which was so soft that it was barely audible, was still comforting Bai Lin. However, this comfort was like a heavy hammer hitting Bai Lin's heart.

"Don't die, okay? Promise me you won't die." Bai Lin's voice also softened, and he spoke like a request.

Chapter 12: Flame of Dawn

Klein didn't answer, but simply smiled. She pulled the white flower hairpin from her hair and placed it in Bai Lin's palm.

"I'm sorry... I still couldn't protect you..." Klein said this not only to Bai Lin, but also to others. Her consciousness gradually blurred.

I really want to take a nap...

She closed her eyes and her hands fell limply to the ground.

"You've tried very hard...I'm the one who should say sorry." Bai Lin murmured.

Klein Ushleviathan confirmed dead

Another line of words, similar to the previous one, appeared. Bai Lin put away the hairpin and placed Klein's body on the ground. Like a withering petal, her body melted and sank into the earth.

There's not even a complete corpse.

Bai Lin stood up straight and stared angrily at the minotaur surrounded by green flames with his eyes that seemed a little red.

She hated her own weakness, but what she hated even more was naturally the direct cause of Klein's death.

It doesn't matter whether I live or die, at least—

We have to kill this guy!

"If you are the system, don't just give me useless information like whether the death is confirmed or not. Tell me how to kill them all." Bai Lin placed the shield in front of him, bent his hand to put the sword at his shoulder, and exhaled a long breath.

"Your companion's poison is quite interesting." At this time, Bai Lin noticed that there were bursts of black mist floating in the wounds on the Green Flame Minotaur's body, and the other party looked very painful with his teeth bared.

"Haha, is that so? You beast will definitely regret underestimating me." Bai Lin stepped forward and approached the other party at a normal running speed.

"I've seen through your little tricks a long time ago."

Bai Lin didn't notice any hand raising, and the big machete surrounded by blue flames of the Blue Flame Minotaur came directly at him.

So fast--

However, it is still within an acceptable range.

In the outside world, Bai Lin's best game was music games. These games required music reading ability. Besides using the ears, the most important thing was dynamic vision to capture the target in progress and then judge its landing point.

Bai Lin suddenly accelerated, closing the distance, pressing her shield against the blade closest to the minotaur. While she perfectly blocked the attack, the shield's counterattack wasn't very effective. However, the opponent's immense pressure forced her to hold the shield high and hold the standoff. She also placed her right hand behind the shield, attempting to push back.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

The blue flames pierced through the shield, scorching Bai Lin's arms and approaching her face and body, causing her pupils to shrink. The minotaur's other hand attacked the defenseless Bai Lin directly. She felt like she was being blasted outwards. With a "bang", she crashed into the wall.

Pain, dizziness, and nausea made Bai Lin want to close her eyes, but she forced herself to wake up and focus her eyes in front of her.

At least three or four ribs were broken by that blow, but luckily, no internal organs were damaged. She grabbed the walls on both sides with both hands and forced herself to stand.

"You can still stand up? You are so tenacious." The Minotaur's voice seemed to be mocking Bai Lin's meaningless behavior.

Judging from the current situation, the opponent's strength and speed are far beyond his imagination, and his own attack ability is not as good as Klein's, so it is very likely that he does not have the means to kill the opponent.

I can only pray that the save point is closer to here.

No matter how many times I have to do it again, I will kill you.

Bai Lin bent down and picked up the sword that had fallen to the side.

Whether it was the powerful force or the special flame, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness and despair. Moreover, she was still injured.

Even an extremely skilled Souls player would find this situation quite difficult. Furthermore, the opponent's AI seemed quite advanced, and the Minotaur surrounding him hadn't even made a move yet.

Calm down, must be calm.

Think carefully about whether there are any gaming tips that can be used.

At this time, Bai Lin recalled the behavior of the blacksmith character in "F*rtheking" who smashed the shield with his weapon. According to the developer, this action is to increase the momentum and oppress the opponent.

——It will be quite suitable for me then. I will be stubborn before I die and come back to life.

"Listen up, damned minotaur. My name is Bailin Ashlevitann, taking the surname of my friend Klein. I now declare this to you in the name of the Son of God."

"No matter how many times I die, I will definitely crawl out from the edge of hell, and then use my broken body to transform into a demon and drag all of you into the abyss."

Bai Lin's expression was terrifying and insane, which actually shocked the Minotaur slightly. However, it was only for a moment.

They are just humans in a small village, not worth my fear.

Having said that, Bai Lin violently collided his weapon and shield, even causing sparks to fly.

"Come on, you bunch of cowards, come on!" Bai Lin shouted arrogantly. At this moment, a line of words appeared in his mind...

"You've gone crazy because you're too scared, you weak human. Well, a weakling like you is not worth my effort." The Blue Flame Minotaur waved his hand, and the surrounding Minotaur rushed forward.

Energy Release Attack: Tempered Long Blade

—— No matter when, it is always the flame in the hands of human beings that breaks through the long night.

Bai Lin looked at the red light flashing on the blade in his right hand, and immediately put away his previous desire to die. He roared and swung the knife around with all his strength.

The radiance of the flames instantly ignited the dead ashes within her, and also ignited the blade. The originally short blade, enveloped in the flames, seemed to instantly double in length, instantly severing the four minotaurs in half. The sound of the sparks frightened the remaining minotaurs so much that they dared not approach.

"When you accept yourself as a human being of this continent, when you shed tears for the dead strangers, you deserve God's blessing."

A disembodied voice echoed from all directions. Bai Lin turned around, but saw nothing but the minotaur charging towards her. Her sword transformed once again from its original form into a long blade engulfed in flames.

Unlocked skill: Tempered Long Blade Arc Double Slash

The second knife still split the minotaur in front of him into two halves. The flames ignited the surrounding walls and ground, forming a circle surrounding Bai Lin.

Her hair was now untied, her eyes seemed to be burning with flames, and her face was dripping with the blood of her enemies. As she said, "I have transformed into a demon."

Chapter 13 Blue and Red

Although she had temporarily gained extremely powerful strength, Bai Lin's condition was not good. From the beginning of the chase, she had been in a state of consuming a lot of physical strength.

In addition, if she had done any strenuous exercise after the powerful punch from the Blue Flame Minotaur, she would have likely died from damaged internal organs.

For some unknown reason, the moment the flames engulfed the blade, the dagger, which had previously been easy to wield, felt incredibly heavy, rendering it impossible to wield swiftly. With the speed of the Blue Flame Minotaur, Bai Lin had no confidence he could hit it.

What's more, even if you get hit, it probably won't kill you.

It's not noticeable in normal circumstances, but thinking actually consumes a lot of oxygen. Bai Lin breathed a sigh of relief, easing the pain and fatigue in his body.

It would be easy to escape, but Bai Lin would never flee at this moment. His own life was unimportant; defeating the minotaur leader who had killed Klein was the most important thing.

"Put aside useless thoughts and focus all your attention on this battle!" She shouted inwardly, throwing her shield aside and holding the sword with her more experienced hands.

Since it is a heavy weapon, it is more appropriate to use it with both hands, and the length is sufficient.

Unlocked skills, weapon release form: Flame-Breaking Long Sword

After these words appeared before his eyes, the blade suddenly lengthened again. The familiar flames were still entwined, but unlike last time, the flames condensed very smoothly into the shape of the blade. The original curvature was retained, but compared to its length, the blade surface seemed a little thinner.

Good weight.

Bai Lin clearly felt that this change was much heavier than the previous swing.

I'd noticed before that the handle of this short knife seemed a bit too long. So this is its purpose—

The sword, which looks to be about 1.5 meters long, perfectly matches the weapon that Bai Lin loves to use in "The King of Mighty Man".

"Tachi"

From a practical point of view, a katana of this length should be classified as a nodachi. However, for some reason, Bai Lin is quite good at using it in reality, and it is more like a duck in water for her at this time.

After all, ordinary length is not enough to deal with monsters.

Bai Lin changed his original vertical holding position to place the hilt of the long sword at the same level as his waist. The blade was pointing to the front right, where the Blue Flame Minotaur was.

"Human, your arrogance ends here." The Blue Flame Minotaur had to admit that he felt fear from this human, whose stature was no taller than his waist. It moved forward, leaving behind a series of very conspicuous footprints on the ground.

"I'm warning you, you beast, will be doomed if you dare to step on Klein's resting place. No, your progress ends here." Bai Lin still trotted forward and instantly arrived in front of the Blue Flame Minotaur.

The Blue Flame Minotaur's expression was one of mockery. It didn't wave its broadsword, but instead used its incredibly strong thigh to kick at Bai Lin. It had already seen through Bai Lin's previous tactics of drilling into the Minotaur's lower body. As a leader, it was quite clever.

Bai Lin also opened her mouth in a mocking tone. According to the uncanny valley effect, her face, bloodied, hair disheveled, and ferocious expression were far scarier than the minotaur across from her. This made the minotaur even more determined to fight a quick victory, and it also worried about whether it would have nightmares when it returned.

Unlocked skill: See Through Slash

Just shift your center of gravity slightly, use a jump step to avoid the opponent's attack range, and finally strike back when the opponent's old strength has just gone and the new strength has not yet been generated.

To put it bluntly, in Bai Lin's eyes, the minotaur was a simple-minded beast. He abandoned his high-speed machete attack just to ruin his own tactics, and used a kick from a step away, which only gave her more opportunities to take advantage.

During these few times of using skills, Bai Lin discovered that this world had a compensation mechanism when using skills, making some actions slightly easier than in reality. That's why she felt relieved to "see through".

Next, it’s time to “behead”.

The goal was simple: if the opponent lifted one leg, there was only one fulcrum left supporting their center of gravity. Regardless of whether or not they could sever the limb, inflicting damage would inevitably destabilize their center of gravity.

Without the need for the flashy turns typical of the game, Bai Lin stepped forward and slashed to the left, leaving a deep wound on the minotaur's left leg, which was used to support itself. The Blue Flame Minotaur stumbled twice, finally stabilizing himself just as he was about to fall.

Bai Lin naturally couldn't miss this opportunity, and he jumped high the moment he hit the opponent.

Since he could see through it, he should also be able to "slash with the air blade." This is what Bai Lin thought.

Unfortunately, the system's answer was "no." This time, it didn't unlock any skills for Bai Lin. The Blue Flame Tauren withstood Bai Lin's attack with all their might. The Blue Flame and Red Flame collided, sending a shockwave that sent shockwaves flying in all directions, causing the remaining Tauren to step back. Both the Blue Flame Tauren and Bai Lin knew that whoever retreated first would be burned.

Although the Blue Flame Minotaur's legs were severely injured and her center of gravity was unstable, she was still in a much better situation than Bai Lin, who was hanging in the air without any support. She was quickly defeated and was bounced back by the Minotaur's slash, falling to the ground in the distance.

Bai Lin adjusted her posture in the air, completed a flip, and landed on the ground relatively perfectly, but bad luck still found her - her ribs pierced her internal organs.

She suddenly felt a surge of hot blood rising to her throat, her body unable to move. She didn't know which organ it was, but whatever it was seemed extremely dangerous in this situation. Bai Lin spat out a mouthful of blood and, with great difficulty, stood up, holding onto her knife.

It hurts a bit...

Seeing Bai Lin finally stand up, the Blue Flame Minotaur launched an attack without hesitation. However, it didn't dare let this dangerous human get close to it, so it chose "long-range attack".

The broadsword slammed heavily onto the ground, and a blade-shaped green flame followed the crack in the ground towards Bai Lin's body. She wanted to dodge, but when she thought about doing so, the green flame would burn some places it shouldn't burn, so she swung her sword out.

After the first strike, there was a second, a third. The Blue Flame Minotaur swung his sword like a madman. Eventually, the overlapping blue flames became too much for Bai Lin to bear, and she had no choice but to deflect the blade, causing the blue flames to explode to the side.

Chapter 14: Cutting Through the Night Sky

The explosion did not hurt Bai Lin, but her previous resistance had almost exhausted her. Seeing that the opponent was about to attack again, Bai Lin felt a black screen in front of her eyes.

Is there really no other way?

No, there are still some.

Although the blue flame and the flame on his sword are incompatible, if you think about it carefully, there are differences in characteristics.

Ever since the weapon's liberation form skill was activated, the flames on his sword seemed to have become one with the sword, extremely stable. Bai Lin glanced at the sword in his hand, which still had traces of burning green flames.

A direct collision would create an impact, something he had already felt during his previous mid-air sword fight. The opponent's blade-shaped blue flame was clearly unstable flames, forcibly compressed into a blade through speed and force, and the fact that ordinary flames remained on his sword also proved this.