The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 4 | Knockout!

"Not bad at all, truly worthy of being the rising star of the Lungmen Guard!"

Touching the scar on his waist, the Ursus showed not anger but rather delight. It had been a long time since he had felt this sensation. Since he put on this special armor until now, it was the first time someone had pierced through it.

This blow from Chen gave David hope, hope for freedom. Even now, he remembered that day vividly, the words spoken to him.

"The prison will accompany you, and this armor will be your new cell..."

"When it shatters, your sentence will officially end."

Those were the words spoken to him when he was pulled out of the Lungmen prison. Since then, he had been wearing this armor for two years!

"Last time, you personally sent me to prison..."

Ignoring Roy, who was knocked away, the criminal's eyes were fixed only on Chen.

With the armor broken, his speed gradually increased, and his attacks became fiercer. From being plucked out until now, he never forgot about the person in front of him. This time, he finally found the opportunity for revenge.

"I won't kill you directly, Chen. I will make you experience the pain I once endured... and then, I will die in the city you cherish, as a criminal!"

With that said, David's fist once again struck Chen, who was in a defensive stance with her sword!

In an instant, the power contained in his fist erupted within Chen's body, and a faint trace of blood flowed from Chen's lips, which were only lightly coated with lipstick.

However, she didn't give up the fight. At this moment, she released one of her blades and pressed it against the sheath of the unsheathed sword hanging from her waist.

Chen understood that they didn't have much time. It was impossible to defeat the opponent in a short time using conventional methods, so she needed to use some unconventional means.

As for Roy...

Dealing with the burly man in front of her, Chen never had high expectations for him. After all, as someone who had practiced swordsmanship since childhood, Chen could see at a glance that Roy had hardly received any professional close combat weapon training.

As for the burly man's words... perhaps such a thing would really happen after her defeat. However, Chen believed in her own strength. She would not lose.

Even though a year had passed, Chen still remembered the numerous crimes committed by this person - theft, murder, robbery... Almost every serious crime stipulated in the Lungmen Code had been committed by this Ursus. After learning that he had been plucked out by someone, Chen secretly made up her mind to find evidence of his crimes again and send him back to prison, just as she had done a year ago.

However, this time, Chen's target was not only this Ursus, but also those who were behind the scenes!

Perhaps sensing the strong will of the wielder, even the scabbard could not stop the faint red light emitted by the sword blade held by Chen. With each movement of Chen, the red light of the sword blade was unsheathed!

Chi Xiao, the dragon-slaying sword forged by the most powerful blacksmith in Yan, was just as its title described. This sword had indeed slain dragons, and now, Chen was its wielder.

Chen's speed reached its peak. At the end of the warehouse, bursts of red light surrounded the Ursus. When Chen appeared again, she had returned to her original position.

Red Vengeance had returned to its scabbard, and its wielder was already panting. As a member of the dragon race, Chen needed great courage and willpower to use this dragon-slaying sword. At the same time, she had to bear the enormous burden of using this sword. Therefore, at this moment, she had almost lost her combat ability.

At this moment, she could barely stand.

In front of her, the Ursus was surrounded by metal fragments, with many scars on his body. At this moment, he had become a bloodied man!

However, Chen's attack did not end him. Dragging his scarred body, he continued to advance towards Chen. As he approached Chen, his tightly clenched fist struck towards her!

Although she had inflicted great damage on him, she had not ended his life. At this moment, Chen realized that she had lost. With her subordinates held back by the attackers and Roy's life uncertain, there was no one to save her now.

Her body was almost unable to move, and at this moment, she could only helplessly watch as his fist, which was getting closer and closer, struck towards her. Even Chen, as resolute as she was, couldn't help but feel a hint of despair in her heart.

Just at that moment, a sword blade thrown high into the air caught Chen's attention. Then, the burly Ursus was directly pushed down to the ground. At this moment, she saw Roy, who should have been knocked away.

"This isn't the Guard's grappling technique."

Seeing Roy's technique, Chen habitually made this evaluation.

At this moment, Roy caught the falling sword blade. As the Ursus prepared to get up, a faint light shone from the sword blade.

In the next moment, a fierce slash was swung by Roy. Almost instantly, the Ursus's head was directly severed, and before he could get up, his actions came to an end.

"Mission: Path of the Strong · Starting Point is completed."

"You obtained mission reward: Mysterious Gift Box."

With the system's prompt, Roy finally confirmed one thing: the burly man was dead.

Roy didn't go for another blow. It wasn't because of the system upgrade, but because he had already beheaded him. In Roy's understanding, this was enough evidence of the opponent's death, as he had never seen someone come back to life after being beheaded.

With a faint light, a small gift box appeared in Roy's hand. Fortunately, he was facing away from Chen at this moment, otherwise, this scene would surely have been seen by the police officer.

After putting away the small gift box, Roy turned and walked towards Chen. Perhaps because he confirmed the opponent's death, Chen was already lying on the ground, completely exhausted.

"Let's go, we don't have much time to rest."

Roy reached out towards Chen without hesitation. Without hesitation, Chen raised her hand, and as she grasped Roy's hand, she was pulled up by him.

After holding onto Chen's shoulder, Roy led her towards the door.

At this moment, the battle outside the door was nearing its end. Although there had been some sacrifices, the guards of the Lungmen Guard had emerged victorious.

"Miss Chen, are you okay?!"

Seeing Chen being supported by Roy as she walked out, those guards asked nervously.

"Don't worry, I'm just exhausted."

With that said, she added:

"Keep moving forward. We must evacuate from here."

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