I Have a Golden Crow

”Heh.” Lin Shiwei let out a cold laugh, lunged forward with a swift step, her right fist wrapped in blazing flames on the finger tiger, and slammed a heavy punch right into Du Yu’s abdomen!

”Bang!”

Du Yu staggered back several steps, his spine hitting the wall—at that instant, he suddenly pulled his bow, plucked out a Fire Arrow from his fingers, and stabbed it forward with all his might!

”Nice!” Lin Shiwei’s eyes sparkled, not expecting Du Yu to still counterattack under such circumstances.

No wonder Lin Shihang was beaten again and again—it’s clear his defeat wasn’t unjust!

The more intense the battlefield, the more one can witness the enemy general’s strength through the smallest details.

But then, on Lin Shiwei’s shoulder, the Rose Double Spirit’s vine lashed out, quickly coiling around Du Yu’s wrist and restraining his attack!

The Rose Double Spirit had two heads and two vines—one head and vine were still pestering Xiaoyan, trying to burst the Fireball gathering before her face.

Such a Rose Double Spirit matched Lin Shiwei’s battle style perfectly—truly adding wings to a tiger!

”Bang!” Xiaoyan’s Fireball still blasted toward the rear corridor, intercepting the few who were trying to charge up in attack.

Back when Du Yu was covering the retreat, he had already used the Firefox Hand Cannon at the crossroads and ”took out” a whole bunch of people.

But clearly, the commotion from this side of the battle still drew in other contestants—the longer they dragged this out, the more unfavorable it became for Du Yu’s side.

”Ugh!” Du Yu gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength, finally wrenching his wrist free from the Rose Double Spirit’s vine. Both arms immediately protected his head, while the Fire Arrow pinched between his fingers had already disappeared into nothing.

”Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Lin Shiwei pressed her advantage, stepping in relentlessly, her Fire Fists accompanied by waves of force, hammering down on Du Yu like a rainstorm.

Straight punch, straight punch, left hook, uppercut...

True Female Boxing Master!

”You’re tough!” Lin Shiwei wasn’t wrong—Du Yu really was tough. He was a Demon Tamer Journeyman · Minor Achievement—even when the Demon Breath Battle Robe roared and shuddered, it still didn’t break.

”Hoo!”

In an instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent.

Du Yu had his hands protecting his head, his face gloomy, but his eyes dazzlingly bright!

Damn right I’m tough!

Eye of Burning Sun · Hunting Moment!

Through the gap in his arms, he saw the sharp-gazed, short-haired girl before him—and also the position of her right hand, ready to hook-punch.

At the same time, he spotted a vine tipped with a thorn from her left shoulder, curving in for a strike.

Due to the dynamics of combat, Lin Shiwei was pressing her attack, leaving her left hand—meant to guard her chin—out of position.

Du Yu braced his back, using the rebound from the wall, and suddenly slammed his head forward!

”Dong!” An echoing thud!

Their foreheads crashed into each other, both Demon Breath Battle Robes shuddering violently.

Too bad, Du Yu’s headbutt didn’t carry any offensive Demon Skills—it was more like two defensive shields crashing together, and neither’s Battle Robe shattered.

Lin Shiwei’s head spun. Reeling from the sudden force, she staggered backward and fell, a bit dazed but with a rather dramatic expression.

Wh... what just happened?

No way! How did he counterattack? How could he react to my att....

”Mengnan, go first!” Du Yu used the momentum to pin Lin Shiwei down, but his thoughts were on another girl.

After using Eye of Burning Sun, his vision was temporarily blurred—rendering him briefly unable to fight.

At that moment, he seemed to understand the predicament Mr. Songgu once described.

Instructor Gong was right—maybe only when you personally sink into the battlefield can you truly understand that sometimes, it’s not a matter of whether you want to leave, but whether you can.

”Go help the master!” Li Mengnan shouted anxiously, back against the wall, covering the Small Square Button. She armored her hands with all the Demon Breath she could and batted away stray arrows flying at her from the distant corridor.

”Whew~” Little You Ying, who had just completed Small Tier advancement, heard the command and flew over at once.

In the not-so-distant battle zone, all Du Yu felt was his body being viciously entangled by vines and thrown backwards.

Though his vision was blurry, he relied on pure instinct—furiously drawing his bow and nocking an arrow!

”Crack!”

Spinning backward in the air, Du Yu let loose a Rapid Fire; the Fire Arrow shattered Lin Shiwei’s already damaged Demon Breath Battle Robe and pinned her right in the shoulder.

”Hiss...” Lin Shiwei gasped in pain. Before she could push herself up, a blast of wind struck from the side, sending her flying straight down the corridor.

Meanwhile, the tossed Du Yu slammed his shoulder into a wall and crashed heavily to the ground.

”Du Yu, th...this way.” Li Mengnan called out breathlessly, turning sideways and holding the button tightly against the wall, letting a column of water blast her shoulder until her Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered with a roar!

”Ying!” At the far end of the corridor, Xiaoyan dodged left and right, spitting another Fireball downrange.

In a heartbeat, the narrow corridor was once again consumed by flames.

Du Yu shook his head, following Li Mengnan’s voice: ”I told you to go ahead... huh?”

Waves of wind swept by his sides!

Du Yu’s vision cleared a bit, and he saw Little You Ying floating beside him, gusting furiously backward!

Ghost Firefly, my Ghost Firefly...

Du Yu grabbed the Ghost Firefly Torch, swinging the Wind-Fire Pillar behind to cover any possible attack: ”Let’s go, Xiaoyan!”

”Ying!” The fiery red shadow darted to Du Yu’s side, leaped up, and hopped onto his shoulder.

”Move it!” Dashing forward, Du Yu repeatedly called out for Li Mengnan, catching sight of a shaft of light.

In the cold, dark corridor, the slowly opening Stone Gate shone in a beam of light—it was like a portal to another world.

A bright, warm, incredibly beautiful world.

”Ugh.” Li Mengnan, muddle-headed, stepped forward. She desperately wanted to get out, but her grievously injured body refused to cooperate—her legs gave out and she fell to the ground.

With a leap, Du Yu caught the collapsing Li Mengnan at the door, pressing the Ghost Firefly Torch to the ground.

”Whoosh!”

The two of them shot out at an angle, bursting right through the Stone Gate!

The searing summer wind and heat struck them, as though to banish the chill clinging to their bodies.

The nearly blinding sunlight wrapped around them—at this moment, as Du Yu bathed in that light, it felt as if he was being cleansed by holy radiance...

Propelled by the Wind-Fire Pillar, the two black-robed figures tumbled down the stairs, landing hard on the ground below.

From the depths of their pitch-black, billowy cloaks still seeped chilling air that would not disperse.

All around, silent soldiers stood watching, quietly observing the two who’d burst from Bottomless in their Black Robes.

”Ugh...” Du Yu lay limply on the ground, squinting, one hand shielding his face. Rays of sunlight streamed through his fingers, making him a little dizzy.

The world of mankind—here we come!

Next up, we need to discuss those reward rings and Demon Pet and Demon Soldiers... eh?

With a dull ”thunk,” a wooden stump landed on Du Yu.

Two soldiers lifted up the cocooned-in-leaves Du Yu and Li Mengnan. From a distance, a rough voice resounded throughout the camp:

”Match over! Human Army... Defeated!”

...

Brothers, it’s a festival today, so I’m taking a Chapter off to spend the holiday with relatives. Tomorrow, there’ll be three Chapters—I’ll make up for what’s missing, don’t worry.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Yu will also start a bonus Chapter mode to fulfill all the Alliance Leader’s bonus Chapters. Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone!