Zhu Tian: Starting from the Stand User

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Lu Chen felt that this sentence would be more appropriate if it was said by the dragon killed by Alice.

Don't be fooled by appearances.

However, Lu Chen could also see that Alice had no intention of fighting. She was not the kind of person who wanted to fight with a strong person.

Her strength is innate. The royal family has always married brave men, so the offspring born are naturally stronger than ordinary people.

So Lu Chen apologized and said, "I was too presumptuous."

Alice shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, it's me who lacks the resolve to fight. If it were you, my brother, you wouldn't refuse a challenge."

Claire pointed her sword at Lu Chen and angrily said, "If you don't mind, let me teach you how to respect the royal family."

Lu Chen, of course, never turned down a challenge: "Then I'll trouble you. Do you want to go out and find a more spacious place? Or do you want to do it here?"

Claire, furious, thought for a moment and replied, "Then let's go to the courtyard. Let me see how strong it is to defeat the Headless Horseman."

Chris was a little surprised and said, "Huh? Are we going to fight now?"

Lu Chen explained: "It's not a fight, I just want to challenge the elite from the royal capital."

"I hope your strength matches your reputation, or you'll break a lot of bones today."

The princess led a few people to the courtyard of Darkness's house.

After both sides stood still, Lu Chen took the initiative to speak: "You make the first move? Or you can call your fellow mage to join you. I'm really wondering whether you are protecting the princess or she is protecting you?"

Claire, whose career was questioned, was extremely angry: "I alone am enough to teach you a lesson."

Anger meant he wasn't very rational, so using words to disrupt his opponent's actions before a fight was Lu Chen's usual strategy. If this was a life-or-death fight, Lu Chen would have surrendered the moment he opened his mouth.

He saw Claire rushing towards him with a sword raised.

Lu Chen put his hands behind his back, and the steel wire extended from under his cloak.

The steel wire seemed to come alive in Lu Chen's hands. In fact, it was no longer just steel wire. Under the power of the Stand, the silk threads pulled out from the cloak had long since acquired properties far exceeding those of ordinary metals.

Claire rushed to Lu Chen in one step with a long sword, but was unable to move forward when she was only one step away.

The steel wires wrapped around her weapons and limbs, and her strength was far inferior to that of the Dullahan.

Claire struggled mightily but couldn't break free. Lu Chen judged her to be a frontline crusader. Her offensive abilities weren't strong, so the princess's team configuration was quite reasonable.

Lu Chen looked at the other guard beside the princess and said, "You can also attack together. You usually attack together, right?"

Lu Chen wanted to test the magic resistance of the holy armor metal.

Rhine didn't think twice about it. His companions were already bound, and the royal dignity had to be proven.

She is also a great wizard, so she is naturally able to skillfully use a variety of advanced magic.

"Tornado!"

Countless wind blades attacked Lu Chen. Lu Chen immediately gave himself the metal characteristics obtained from the holy armor.

The wind blades sliced through the courtyard ground in countless pieces, and all the cuts that hit Lu Chen disappeared the moment they impacted him, leaving only a few shallow marks on the surface of his skin. The metal used to construct the artifact indeed had a strong defensive effect.

However, Rhine's intention was not to use the wind blade to cut Lu Chen, her main purpose was to help her bound companions break free. More wind blades were concentrated on the wire that bound Claire.

As the wind blade continued to slash, the restraints were cut off.

After Claire escaped, she immediately used the taunt skill on Lu Chen, and then Rhine used the next magic.

"Light of Saber"

The light gathered in her hand and formed a sword, a skill common to high-level magicians. As long as the magic power was sufficient, this sword had the power to cut through everything.

Lu Chen raised his cloak to block the incoming lightsaber. The lightsaber, which was always effective, was actually blocked by an ordinary-looking cloak.

Lu Chen then caught Claire's thrusting sword, leaned down and yanked her downwards, causing her to stumble. Then, with a powerful punch, Lu Chen landed a powerful blow on Claire's jaw, sending her flying.

All these actions were completed in the moment when Rhine was stunned. Before she could react, Lu Chen threw the sword he had snatched in her direction.

Rhine was frightened by the attacking long sword and retreated repeatedly.

At this time, Lu Chen had already appeared in front of her.

Rhine Luchen showed mercy to the mage and stopped his fist just before it hit her face.

The battle ended in no time, and Lu Chen easily defeated his two opponents.

Claire climbed up from the ground and walked over, feeling extremely ashamed. She was ashamed of her earlier boasts. She couldn't even bring out the full strength of this adventurer.

So she knelt on one knee before the princess and said sincerely, "Your Highness Alice, please punish me for my poor performance."

Alice helped the kneeling Claire up and comforted her, saying, "He's a powerful adventurer who was able to defeat the Dullahan single-handedly, so even if you lose, it's not a disgrace. Keep defeating monsters and raising your level."

Then Alice walked to Lu Chen and asked with her head raised.

"Even the Demon Sword Master, Mitsurugi, wouldn't be a match for you, right? Are you the reason the Demon King sent his officers here? Mitsurugi told me that a hero capable of defeating the Demon King has arrived in the Novice Village."

According to tradition, the person who defeats the devil must marry the princess.

"Has Yu Jian reached the front line of the royal capital?" Lu Chen remembered that he still owed him a favor, so was he bragging about himself in this way?

"Mr. Mitsurugi is very active on the front lines in the capital, but he doesn't think he's the one who can ultimately defeat the Demon King. So, will you be the one to defeat the Demon King?"

This was actually Alice's main purpose for coming to the Novice Village. She wanted to meet the adventurer who defeated the two Demon King's army cadres.

“Who knows? Kazuma also has the potential to defeat the Demon King. As for who will defeat the Demon King next, it’s still unclear.”

Of course, Lu Chen himself hoped to defeat the Demon King himself, as the Demon King's experience should be higher. However, if we were to simply talk about strength, the Demon King's daughter would be stronger. Perhaps it was because the Demon King's daughter had more experience?
(End of this chapter)