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Chapter 78 Challenging Bronya

Strange, dazzling light flowed across Bronya's black wings as she hovered in mid-air, looking down at Watchtower Town below.

Her eyes swept around and immediately locked onto You Che, revealing a look that could be described as curiosity.

"Ugh—!!"

Being watched so closely by Bronya's clone, Yu Che once again felt the icy chill emanating from between his brows.

Fortunately, the amulet on his body worked, quickly blocking the power that Bronya was transmitting from afar, allowing Yuche to return to normal.

"Divine Barrier Array, activate—!!"

It was at this moment that he heard a shout, and a shimmering barrier of light appeared in the sky above the town, just like the one in Adela Town before.

This magic array is a standard feature in almost every settlement of a certain size, and Watchtower Town is no exception.

Bronya's gaze then fell in another direction of the town.

On the main street of the town, a middle-aged man at level 30 stepped forward—he was the guild master of the town. He led a small group of guild members and adventurers, setting up a peculiar magic circle on the street.

In reality, not everyone knows Bronya, or rather, the vast majority of people are unaware of her.

But even the most foolish person present knew they couldn't possibly stop a dark race that could rampage through the heart of the kingdom.

Therefore, everyone who stood up here was not there to fight, but to maintain and strengthen the protective magic array, which was the only hope for the town's residents.

Not only on the main road, but also at various magic circle nodes within the town, there are people responsible for maintaining and replenishing magic power, which is the same idea as the original Adela Town.

As for why the guild branch leader took the initiative to step forward, in addition to supplying magic to the nodes on the main road, it was also to tell everyone in the town not to panic or despair, that they still had a chance.

—If we can temporarily withstand the attack, the kingdom will send reinforcements!

Bronya only needed to glance at them to understand what the townspeople were thinking.

"Oh."

At that moment, everyone heard a soft chuckle with a hint of languor, so close it felt as if someone were whispering against their cheek.

Then, everyone saw Bronya slowly extend one hand and point downwards. Streamers extended from her arm and crashed into the light screen below!

"Snap—!"

With just one collision, fine cracks appeared on the light screen, and when the clusters of ribbons slapped against it again, the cracks became even deeper and more conspicuous!

The faces of everyone in the town turned grim, including the LV30 branch leader. They could only desperately channel their magic power to keep the magic circle from breaking.

However, Yu Che's eyes lit up slightly: "Something's wrong—Bronya's power is strange!"

If it were her clone at its peak, she should have been able to shatter this light barrier with a casual slap!

He took two steps closer and looked up. Sure enough, he noticed that Bronya had a through wound on her abdomen that looked like a broken piece of porcelain, with cracks spreading outwards.

In order to shatter the light barrier, Bronya lowered her flight altitude slightly, allowing Yu Che to see her current status panel more clearly.

【Dark Favored One - Bronya (Clone)】

[LV45→LV44 (Weakening)]

I was right!

Yu Che seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Bronya's injuries were mostly inflicted by Duke Canglang, which was why the wounds were slow to heal;

Now that she has ventured into the heart of the kingdom, she will be constantly repelled by the power of holy light. With these two factors combined, her level will continue to drop!

If the town can hold out a little longer and lower her level further, then even with the town's current strength, it might be able to—

"Crack crack crack".

Unfortunately, reality was not as wonderful as You Che had imagined. In the next moment, with the lash of the black light band, the light curtain above the town was covered with cracks in the blink of an eye.

Bronya then blew a light breath as if joking, and the barrier shattered instantly!

"Snap!!"

However, at the very moment the barrier shattered, three figures of different postures emerged from the various magic array nodes throughout the town. Each of them emanated outstanding magical power, revealing them to be powerful professionals above level 30, with the highest being level 36.

The white-robed priest.

As one of the gathering places for adventurers, Watchtower Town surpasses Adela Town in both the highest combat strength and the number of advanced professionals. However, its city defense facilities are clearly inferior, since it was not set up as a defensive stronghold when it was rebuilt.

But for now, none of that matters, because the town is facing the incarnations of the Four Heavenly Kings.

The priest, clearly the leader of the three, leaped into the air and shouted, "Proceed as rehearsed!"

The other two were a paladin and an adventurer in a robe. They stood in a triangle with the priest, surrounding Bronya, and then raised their hands together.

"Oh?" Bronya's expression shifted slightly.

As the priest recited a rather short prayer, light shone from the hands of the three people. This light extended outwards, touched and merged with each other, and finally formed a golden magic circle with intricate priestly script, enveloping Bronya within it!

Once the magic circle was formed, golden chains appeared and bound Bronya, leaving her no room to move.

You Che recognized the magic circle at a glance: "Golden Locks? No—it's useless!"

This spell is also one of the prayers that can be learned in the game. It belongs to the control skill category, but its performance is quite humorous both in the story and in the hands of the player.

Simply put, this spell has low stats and a weak mechanic, leading players to affectionately call it "the lock that always breaks upon entry."

In the story, even when four priests of level 40 or above joined forces to release their power, they couldn't trap a story boss in the mid-game. So, this three-person team, which was obviously put together temporarily, was even less likely to succeed.

Although You Che had never met these three people before, and had no idea they were in this town, he knew how it would end without even looking.

However, he immediately saw the guild leader, level 30, leap onto a high vantage point and shout at the top of his lungs, "Everyone! While we're holding this guy back, scatter and evacuate immediately! Civilians, follow our caravan; adventurers can take any horses they like!"

After that, he immediately joined the team that was controlling Bronya.

You Che immediately understood. It turned out that the guild leader and the others also knew that this magic array could only delay. It was just a backup plan to give others a final chance to escape after the Sacred Barrier magic array was broken.

Now that the barrier has been breached, the best course of action for civilians is to disperse and evacuate at this point.

You Che gritted his teeth: "This is a golden opportunity, we must seize it!"

He was about to call his companions to run away immediately, but at that moment, he felt a chill seep into his brow again.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that Bronya, who was bound by chains within the magic circle, did not resist immediately, but looked at him with a meaningful smile.

Although there was no verbal exchange, You Che understood her meaning immediately.

You can escape like last time, but if you do, I will catch up and kill everyone here.

Bronya wants to reenact the scene from before and destroy the town in front of Yuche!

In that instant, the last scenes of Adela Town flashed through You Che's mind, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.

"You fucking—"

"Bronya—!!"

However, before he could react, Ashe beside him erupted.

From this distance, she could already see the public information about the woman's figure in the sky, and what appeared next was the name she had seen countless times in her dreams since reading the battle report.

She drew her longsword with a whoosh and charged toward the guild's group!

You Che immediately snapped out of his daze and quickly grabbed her, saying, "Wait!"

"—Please let me go!" Ashe's hands trembled. "She's the one who destroyed Adela Town, isn't she! I—"

Seeing her expression, You Che quickly calmed down: "Don't go! You won't be of any help even if you go!"

Ashe gritted her teeth: "I may not be able to do much, but I can't just stand here and watch. I have to go and fight alongside my guildmates!"

"Don't rush!"

You Che pulled her hard, but luckily the girl didn't really resist with all her might, otherwise a level 17 knight would have been too much for him to handle.

"Listen to me!" Youche shouted. "Back in Adela Town, Baron Grammer listened to my plan and prepared for battle. We successfully killed the Fiend Beast that was originally leading the army!"

"It was only because Bronya's sudden arrival that the town was destroyed—what I'm trying to say is, this time I have a way to deal with Bronya! But you have to listen to me!"

Aisha was stunned: "You—are you serious?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" You Che said. "Your presence won't help. Just do as I say, and leave the rest to me!"

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Just then, Qingling and the others looked over, and You Che immediately gave them a few instructions and arranged their tasks for the future.

"Go, but be very careful, don't expose yourself directly to Bronya's sight!"

No one, including Qingling, objected at this point, and they dispersed into the houses along the street.

Aisha looked at Youche, clearly still undecided, unsure whether to follow his arrangements.

The key is that his plan is really—

Youche saw through her thoughts, came up to her, and said seriously, "Aishie, your father trusts me, and I hope you do too. Do as I say—leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing this, Ashe finally gritted her teeth, nodded in agreement, and then left.

At this moment, there was no one else around Yuche. Even the civilians and adventurers who had scattered and fled would not pass by here, since this was the road leading to Bronya's location.

You Che could still hear the clamor and shouts of the fleeing crowd in the distance, mixed with the faint neighing of horses and the groaning of wheels.

He slowly exhaled.

Yes, he has no attachment to this town. Rationally speaking, he should have the guild leader lead a group to wear down Bronya and buy her time, while he escapes. If he runs away immediately, there's still a considerable chance of escaping alive.

In that case, it would be much safer to wait for Bronya's level to drop further or to wait for possible reinforcements from the kingdom than to act rashly.

As for Bronya's threat, there's actually no need to worry about it too much.

Even for her, it would take a considerable amount of time to kill all the fleeing civilians in the town, since she is currently in a state of constant weakening.

If she were to actually hunt them down one by one, the kingdom's powerful figures would probably arrive before she even finished killing them all.

This time, the situation is different from that of Watchers' Fortress. With the Four Heavenly Kings' avatars descending, the Kingdom cannot simply stand idly by.

Moreover, from another perspective, there aren't many ordinary people in this town to begin with; most of them are adventurers and retired adventurers, people who don't necessarily have a tomorrow.

From the perspective of the kingdom's superiors, exchanging the lives of everyone in Watchtower for a clone of Bronya would be an extremely profitable deal.

You Cheben should have considered this as well, because if something happened to him, a transmigrator who knew a lot of secrets, before he could shine and make a difference, it would be a great loss to the light faction of this world.

but----

But Yuche also swore that he would not let the experience in Adela Town repeat itself—at least not in front of him.

So this time, he won't run away.

You Che closed his eyes and began to calculate the attribute data of both sides in detail.

This world is not a game, but what lies before him is undoubtedly an extremely difficult game boss battle. This kind of thinking allows him to fully immerse himself in the game.

Since it's a BOSS battle, Yu Che, as a top player, can clear it in one life!

The next moment, You Che opened his eyes.

—The path to victory does exist!

Without further hesitation, he strode towards Bronya.

At that moment, Bronya, who was bound to the center of the magic circle by the golden lock formed by the four of them, seemed to have waited long enough. Suddenly, she revealed a flawless smile, and then—the black ribbons around her suddenly flew up!

"Clang—"

The golden chains, formed from condensed magic, groaned under the strain and snapped in an instant, turning into countless broken iron rings!

The fragments disappeared on their own as they scattered, and the magic circle was broken. The four guild leaders who maintained the magic circle suffered a backlash, all spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing.

【Dark Favored One - Bronya (Clone)】

[LV42→LV41 (Weakening)]

Of course, such a blow came at a price; Bronya's level dropped significantly, but she still held an advantage over the townspeople.

Not to mention that her true form is a world-class BOSS of level 90 or higher. Although what is in front of her is only a weakened clone, at the same level, even the fully equipped Duke of the Azure Wolf can only remain undefeated, let alone these priests and adventurers who are only around level 30.

Bronya looked around at the fallen guild master, priest, and others, clearly finding it rather boring.

She gently raised one hand towards the highest-ranking priest, and a black band of light danced around it, about to sweep out!

But just then...

A shout made her turn around, and there she saw You Che standing on the street of the small town below, holding a shield and a sword, looking up at her without flinching.

Bronya's eyes showed surprise, and then she heard You Che say, "You want me, right? Then let's not waste time, let's give it a try."

"Hello!"

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