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Chapter 184: Chapter 183: It’s Just That Your Opponent Is Too Weak

The howling Fire of the Red Lotus collided with the sparkling Holy White Light, bringing about gusts of wind.

“Fight!!”

The girl roared as she raised the longsword in her hands high and slashed down mightily at Fang Zheng, the whistling wind even causing the river to tremble. Hot flames appeared on the blade, condensed, and then burst forth.

Strength, speed, and agility far surpass that of an average person.

Watching the girl before him, Fang Zheng pondered while simultaneously moving his feet to dodge the slashing blade. Then he counterattacked with a sword thrust at the girl’s body, but she, taking advantage of the situation, rolled away from Fang Zheng’s diagonal stab, and her longsword scraped the ground, igniting a trail of firelight as she charged at Fang Zheng again.

The attack comes with a fire attribute bonus… Hm, is that all?

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Watching the girl before him, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but frown. Indeed, from their few exchanges, it was evident that the girl’s power, speed, and reflexes far exceeded those of a normal human being, but her combat skills were quite rough. Apart from solid fundamentals, the rest was essentially brute force.

Is this how Fire Mist Warriors fight?

How has she survived until now without being killed by someone?

Or is it that this world’s way of fighting is messed up talent trees?

While thinking this, Fang Zheng casually defended against the attacks before him, completely oblivious to the fact that the girl’s face across from him was almost as black as the bottom of a pot.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!!

At this moment, the girl gripped the longsword in her hands, feeling incomparably frustrated. At first, she had planned to teach this ignorant human a lesson, but soon she realized she was entirely unable to.

Not only was this man faster, stronger, and more reactive than her, but his way of fighting also caused the girl to complain endlessly. She had been trying to force Fang Zheng into confusion and expose his flaws with a relentless series of fierce attacks, so she could deliver a fatal blow. However, what frustrated the girl was that every move she made seemed to be anticipated by her opponent, so often that almost as soon as she swung her longsword, his sword blade was already intersecting her trajectory of attack.

This made the girl incredibly uncomfortable as she had never been in such a helpless and suppressed situation since she started fighting. Her pride in her combat experience seemed nonexistent in front of this human.

“Fightttttt!”

With that thought, the girl’s inner rage intensified, and she roared as she raised her longsword once more, slashing furiously at Fang Zheng. But just as her longsword slashed down, Fang Zheng, as if knowing beforehand, shifted to the side, avoiding the girl’s attack path. Then his longsword, like a sudden striking serpent, leaped forward, stabbing toward the girl’s shoulder.

“Damn it!!”

Seeing this sword thrust, the girl clenched her teeth hard. With her current strike, she had no chance to dodge and could only watch as Fang Zheng’s sword blade stabbed towards her. Was she really about to lose… to a human?!

“No!!”

With this thought, a surge of unwilling rage spontaneously erupted from the girl’s heart. She let out a shout, and in the next moment, a searing burst of fiery red flames instantly erupted from the center of the girl’s being, spreading in all directions. Caught off guard, Fang Zheng was directly engulfed by the oncoming flames.

“What are you doing!”

Seeing this scene, the pendant around the girl’s neck was shocked and quickly tried to intervene.

“This is not a fight to the death! Stop now!”

“Ah!!”

Upon hearing Aralastor’s scolding, the girl was taken aback, but before she could retract the flames bursting from her body, a rift was suddenly torn open before her. In the blink of an eye, the girl only sensed a flash of cold light, and the next moment, a cold sensation pressed against her neck, halting her actions.

“I see, power increased, but still reliant on the fire attribute attack method, huh?”

With these words spoken, an unharmed Fang Zheng stepped out from the flames, smiling at the girl before him, and then said,

“It seems, I’ve won.”

“…………..”

Looking at Fang Zheng in front of her, the girl was silent for a long time before finally putting down the longsword in her hand and speaking softly.

“I lost.”

As the girl spoke, the Sealing that covered the riverbank began to retract, and soon everything was restored to its original state.

“Is it that time already?”

After glancing at the time on his phone, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and then looked toward the girl in front of him.

“Alright, if there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave…”

“Why?”

“…Hmm?”

“Why are you so strong?”

The girl raised her head, staring intently at Fang Zheng.

“As a human, why can you be so powerful? To become a Fire Mist Warrior, I underwent strict training and learning, and after becoming a Fire Mist Warrior, I have slain many Followers of the Crimson Realm. But why, why could you defeat me so easily?”

“This… If you want me to say…”

Looking at the girl’s serious and determined expression, Fang Zheng fell silent for a moment but eventually spoke.

“…It’s because your opponents have been too weak.”

“My opponents… have been too weak?”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s response, the girl stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do.

“Yeah, I could tell from our battle just now. You rarely use strategies and tactics, preferring a head-on approach instead. Perhaps it’s because you’ve always encountered weaklings, so as long as you get a little serious, or muster up some spirit, you can easily eliminate your opponents. But such opponents, even if you defeat a thousand of them, won’t bring you any improvement. In my hometown, there’s an old saying, ‘Playing chess with a duffer only makes your game worse.’ It’s roughly the same idea…”

Having said that, Fang Zheng turned away and waved his hand at the girl.

“That’s all I can say. The day is getting late, so be careful on your way home. I shall take my leave.”

“………..”

This time, the girl didn’t say anything. She just silently gripped her longsword, watching Fang Zheng’s receding figure. It wasn’t until he completely disappeared from the girl’s sight that she suddenly spoke.

“Aralastor… Do you think what that human said makes sense?”

Upon hearing the girl’s question, the pendant on her chest was silent for a long while before finally speaking softly.

“Since leaving the Heavenly Dao Palace, you have indeed made some progress in tracking and investigating the Followers of the Crimson Realm, but…”

“I’ve been facing opponents that are too weak, right.”

The girl lowered her head without waiting for Aralastor to finish. She knew better than anyone what she had faced in every battle. Indeed, as Fang Zheng had said, some of the Followers of the Crimson Realm she encountered did pose a threat to her, but they meant nothing as long as the girl got serious.

However… that didn’t mean the girl had become stronger.

Realizing this, the girl clenched her fists and then spoke as if she had made up her mind.

“I’ve decided, Aralastor, I’m going to stay here.”