Chapter 599
Chapter 599 - 579: Desperate Situation
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"If only Meow was here."
At this moment, Lu Ping’an misses the increasingly useful, all-purpose Meow.
If she was here, this kind of petty theft would be stable and professional. The only issue is that she might be killed by the "riddles".
Not only is the current "Trading Land" beyond the range of the ancient city area, but even if it were within the area, Lu Ping’an would still be unable to enter another "world". People from outside the "world" cannot enter the Trading Land directly.
Before leaving the ancient city area, Lu Ping’an expelled all the traders. Now, only the "workers" are busy in the Trading Land... the people of the ancient city are getting more and more used to the frequent "downtime" of the Trading Land.
"What a pity..." At this time, the "Reception Room" rule building in Lu Ping’an’s courtyard is actually quite useful. If there were no local rule restrictions, it would have the function of remotely pulling people in.
If he had brought "clients" into the Secret Realm, he could have considered using the remote login function of the Reception Room by paying points to summon them as assistants.
Now, he is indeed in a reality where no one is available to help...
"Is there anyone in the courtyard who can fight?"
"Do you want the royal siblings?"
"...Uh, are they useful?"
There are also some special residents in the courtyard who haven’t yet decided to go out. In terms of strength, the three divine siblings of the royal family are not bad at all.
But the three royal siblings have very little combat experience, so they may not survive such a chaotic battlefield.
Lu Ping’an’s extremely impolite words are actually justified. They mainly depend on their natural talents to make a living. The two supernatural abilities of the Shield of Glory and Crown Spear are the most top-tier rare abilities in the Silent Mountain Range.
However, after coming to Earth, these two abilities have weakened significantly. It’s not only about the decrease in strength, but the more deadly issue is that they have become "non-existent" on Earth... In the rules of Earth’s gods, there are no rules about the Crown of Honor, and these two rare abilities have lost the support of the "Great Source." Relying solely on the user’s small source, their "priority" can be said to have slipped directly from the rule-level to the cursed-level of Black Iron.
Of course, this does not mean they are worthless. They are still two excellent offensive and defensive methods, but the Shield of Glory can no longer isolate everything like a BUG, instead becoming a firm shield that can be broken, while the Crown Spear’s will-enhancing power attribute not only has limits but also loses its cheating privilege of being invincible.
In this situation, the three siblings, who have lost their strongest means of protection, have no reason to venture into the world on their own.
"...Yaxi is a Moon Goddess Knight."
"So what? Oh, you mean Moon Goddess Knights have spatial abilities?"
"No, I mean she’s a knight and a member of the royal family, so her equipment is very good, extremely good."
"...Ask her if she’s willing to help."
Yaxi, the Moon Goddess Knight, is a Decree-level strongman. Although her strength has weakened in various aspects compared to her original world, her ability is still in line with the Moon God, who is also one of the Earth Gods. Most importantly, Lu Ping’an envies her equipment.
A few minutes later, the silver-helmeted female knight appears before Lu Ping’an. Her long sword and shield shimmer and glow like a mirror. Standing there, illusions appear around her, which is a permanent Moon Shadow Blessing.
"Moon Illusion Armor (Truth-level)", "Moon God’s Blessed Sword Shield", and the equipment Yaxi shows off as a princess help increase her combat power immensely.
The full-cover silver armor, resembling animated armor, also allows Lu Ping’an to deceive others by using her as a "Summoning".
"Your Excellency, is this the prey that Princess Chris mentioned?"
𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
The Moon Goddess Princess, who is addicted to movies, is also an experienced warrior and quickly understands the current situation.
Compared to her "desireless and ambitious" relatives, the well-bred Yaxi is more sensible and aware of the hardships of living under someone else’s roof. She is also looking for a way out for herself and her family.
Helping Lu Ping’an is a wise choice under the current circumstances. The gold and silver mountains will run out one day, and they need to find new jobs and social identities.
"....I have a way to safely approach that monster and unleash a curse, but the cursed object might be left in the monster’s hands, and once it gets the prompt from the Sound of Rules, it might break the curse instantly...."
After contemplating for a while, Yaxi provided an unreliable answer.
But Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment and laughed. Maybe he could accomplish the remaining part himself.
".....Wait a moment, I will come up with a plan, maybe we need a little help....."
Shi Taohua, the "Seal Carver," was in a rather agitated mood. As a fourth-tier Decree-level old stager, he had at least twenty years of combat experience and enjoyed a decent reputation in the ancient city.
However, he, as a warrior, was forced to become the commander-in-chief due to his past fame.
He performed well, at least in the eyes of his temporary subordinates. His command was seasoned and careful...not letting the newcomers be cannon fodder, nor overburdening the veterans.
In such a situation, the conservative strategy of preserving every combat force was the best to implement...before facing desperate situations, it was impossible for the self-sufficient teams to make meaningless charges.
Shi Taohua became increasingly numb. While his soldiers and generals prioritized signing up, driven by their enemies who showed no fear in facing death, they were forced to trade time for space. As a result, they gradually ended up in the desperate situation on the 24th floor.
The passage leading upwards was half destroyed, and the remaining half was held by the local stone-lizard group.
A fight to the death? Everyone knew that waiting for reinforcements was the key to victory. Nobody would accept orders to fight to the death against infinite Magic Monsters. The fact that Shi Taohua persisted till this point with only a conservative approach was quite remarkable.
In most cases, he and his team had to confront the enemies directly...
"Peach, Ake..." As a result, his old team members and friends, one Decree-level and one third-tier, had turned into stone statues.
The stone statues were retrieved by him and his brothers after a fierce battle, but there was no antipetrification elixir available from Magic Alchemists. Time was running out, and the life of the petrified became increasingly fragile.
"They can’t hold on for much longer...."
Seventy-two hours deadline? A petrified person’s death would arrive sooner, especially for those unlucky ones who had suffered from partial petrification and had neither a high nor low resistance.
Half his brother’s body was shattered, the other half still flesh and blood. Even if the Healer tried his best to save him, the most optimistic estimate gave him no more than thirty minutes to live.
Perhaps their team hadn’t reached a dead end, but some individuals within the team were already in despair.
At this moment, however, he had to be patient and wait...He knew that the core material of the petrification elixir and the antipetrification elixir was the same thing, and the current Mother of Stone-dragons was the best "antidote."
But Shi Taohua knew better that even if he ordered everyone to launch a fierce attack, people would only follow if there was a winning or significant chance of victory... No, the reason doesn’t matter; the result is what matters. If there’s no chance of success or great achievements, no one will follow.
If he uses the temporary BOSS’s name to enforce the battle? They would only silently retreat, then the team would scatter, and the chance to save his brother and wife would be even less.
He knew that, at this time, he must unite all forces to have the possibility of saving his friends. But as others prepared to buy time, he could no longer see hope...
At this time, a teammate came up with a feathered arrow in hand and a puzzled expression on his face.
"This is for you."
The envelope hanging behind the feathered arrow was old-fashioned but practical. Shi Taohua couldn’t refuse once he opened the first page of the letter.
"...Commander over there, I have a plan that can help you escape. With good luck, we can directly eliminate that Stone Dragon...."
— End of Chapter 599 —