Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 34 Help me, Knight...Miss?

"Prepare to die!"

The Martial Soul Clear Sky Hammer appeared in Tang Hao's hand, and Tang Hao confidently swung the hammer at Lang Lei and Gretchen.

To his surprise, the other party remained completely still.

Was it because they were too desperate and gave up the struggle?

Just as the Haotian Hammer was about to strike Lang Lei and Gretchen, a knight in blue and white armor appeared.

"clang--"

With a crisp clang of weapons clashing, the armored knight's blue greatsword easily blocked the Haotian Hammer without even the slightest tremor.

"What?!"

Having failed in his attack, Tang Hao retreated rapidly, cautiously examining the large creature that had suddenly appeared before him.

In Tang Hao's perception, the giant in front of him was like a piece of scrap metal, but this being, which posed no threat to him in his perception, actually easily withstood his full-force attack!

"Who are you?!" Tang Hao shouted.

The armored knight didn't move, but silently stood guard over Langley and Gretchen with his greatsword.

"Please, Sir Knight!" Gretsch nodded to the blue and white armored knight.

Lang Lei curiously examined the [Knight] that Gretsch had summoned, still quite curious about the other party's identity.

Although Gretchen possesses the ability to create worlds, it's unlikely that this exquisite creation was created by Gretchen herself. Rather, it seems like... it suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

In the Honkai Impact storyline, the explanation for Gretchen's Knight has always been vague...

【Mr. Knight】is an item in Gretsch's dream, an imagined non-existent thing.

In reality...

He could be Kevin, the savior; he could be Aponia, the disciplined one; he could be Eden, the golden one; Möbius, the infinite one; Thousand Calamities, the annihilating one; Kosmo, the radiant one; Hua, the fleeting one; Padofelis, the ethereal one; Velvet, the spiral one; Su, the divine one; Sakura, the fleeting one…

And... Alicia, the [True Self]!

He could be either Gretsch's father, Hen, or Gretsch's mother, Blanca.

In short, the so-called "Knight" can exist in dreams or in reality those who are willing to protect Gretchen...

Of course, Lang Lei could certainly become a member of "Mr. Knight".

Therefore, in short, it's highly unlikely that "Mr. Knight" exists in reality, unless...

Just like in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's an incredible person hidden inside...

Of course, in theory this is impossible, but this is a system!

He used Gretchen's Summoning Card back then. Although the description said it was Gretchen from the Paradise of the Past, this "Knight"...

It's questionable...

Therefore, there are now two most likely possibilities:

Firstly, this "Knight" is an empty shell of a creation without consciousness; the system materializes Little Gretsch's abilities in the game.

Secondly, the grown-up Gretchen is hiding in the "Knight" to protect the "pure white" Gretchen.

However, getting the other party out is a bit difficult, since this is not a dream, but real reality.

Little Gretchen didn't think too much about it; she simply summoned "Mr. Knight" very naturally and smoothly.

At this moment, unlike the relaxed two, Tang Hao looked tense.

"Disorderly Cloak Hammer Technique!"

"Bang!"

Before Tang Hao could even swing his sword, the armored knight merely tapped his greatsword on the ground slightly, and Tang Hao was sent flying like a withered leaf by a shockwave, his Chaotic Cloak Fist Technique interrupted.

"Gresh, close your eyes."

Lang Lei nodded to the armored knight, and the knight indeed nodded back.

Lang Lei was thrilled!

He guessed right! This "Knight" is also conscious, and is deliberately protecting little Gretchen from external corruption!

Little Gretchen nestled her face into Langley's arms, then playfully burrowed in.

"Gresh?" Lang Lei called out in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, but unlike usual, this time he wasn't calling out to the little Gresh in his arms, but rather he was looking at the blue-armored knight.

"Hmm?" Little Gretchen answered from Langley's arms.

The armored knight instinctively turned his head, then his body trembled, and he turned back without making a sound.

Lang Lei's lips curled slightly, and he chuckled softly, "It's nothing..."

"You wicked brother Lang Lei..."

"Ha ha……"

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"Damn it..." Tang Hao felt a surge of anger rising from the two people's disregard, but the armored knight in front of him, who looked like a god, made him hesitate.

"It's just a Limit Douluo! We've seen them before!" Tang Hao gritted his teeth, "Explode the rings!"

The eight spirit rings exploded in response, and a huge amount of energy surged into Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.

"The Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian! Break!"

With unstoppable momentum, Tang Hao charged forward once again.

The armored knight simply stood there, leaning on his greatsword, watching quietly. When the other man got close, he delivered another light but powerful strike, swatting Tang Hao away like a fly.

Already severely injured, Tang Hao knew he couldn't stay any longer after overusing his strength and inflicting new wounds. Otherwise, he would surely perish here!

As for Xiao Wu's question?

How could anything be more important than his life? If he were gone, his son Tang San would have no one to rely on!

Tang Hao glanced reluctantly at the two men and one knight who seemed completely at ease, and then prepared to flee.

Just then, a surge of colorful paint came over and trapped Tang Hao firmly.

Under Tang Hao's shocked and desperate gaze, the colorful paint formed an unbreakable bubble, trapping him firmly inside.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the armored knight sent the colorful bubble flying back, carrying Tang Hao, who was trapped inside.

The armored knight's power is more than enough to single-handedly overturn the entire Douluo God Realm. If he were to fight Tang Hao who wasn't at his peak and still let him escape, that would truly be unbelievable.

The armored knight turned to Lang Lei, as if silently asking for Lang Lei's opinion.

"Leave it to me." Lang Lei nodded, then silently said, "Thank you for your hard work, Knight... Miss~"

The armored knight clearly understood lip reading, and with a tremor, for some unknown reason, he transformed into a beam of light and hid inside Gretsch's body.

However, the colorful bubbles that trapped Tang Hao did not disappear.

"Heh, Haotian Douluo..."

Lang Lei looked at Tang Hao, who had been completely suppressed from beginning to end, with a mocking expression.

"Damn it! What kind of skill is it to bully the weak!" Tang Hao shouted, his face contorted with rage as he patted the colorful bubbles.

"Feed, feed..."

"You, a Title Douluo, fighting me, a Soul Master, isn't considered bullying the weak?"

"Shameless hypocrite..."

Tang Hao was speechless, choked with anger.

"Hmph, kid, what do you want?"

"Not very good..."

Suddenly, as if sensing Lang Lei's thoughts, the colorful bubbles transformed into shackles, binding Tang Hao.

Lang Lei took out the Heavenly Fire Judgment and formed it into a greatsword.

"Heavenly Fire Judgment, Zero Rated Power".

"Heavenly Fire, unsheathe!"

(End of this chapter)