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Chapter 82 The Final Settlement

You Che looked at Qing Ling, who was supporting him, and wanted to ask, "Didn't I tell you to leave the town with Liss and the others after the magic cannon was fired?"

Why are you still here?

However, he didn't have the strength to ask. Qingling pulled him to her side and hurriedly took out a recovery potion from her backpack and gave it to You Che. Aisha also arrived after unleashing a Holy Light Slash, seemingly wanting to help You Che escape.

However, Bronya was not going to stand idly by. Her demonic arm immediately lashed out with a punch, smashing towards the three people on the other side!

It was just a punch thrown from a distance, yet it sent out a terrifying shockwave that sent rubble and debris swirling around the street!

At the critical moment, Ashe didn't hesitate to slash her own palm with her sword, shouting, "Life Shield!"

A circular light screen immediately appeared around You Che and the other two. Apart from its color and size, this light screen was almost identical to the shield released by the priest earlier, but You Che knew that they were fundamentally very different.

The Life Shield skill is one of the optional abilities after the Knight's exclusive skill is upgraded. Its effect is to consume a certain percentage of the user's own health to generate a shield.

This skill's effect is different from the priest's fixed 50% damage reduction shield. The life shield's durability is only equal to the life points consumed when the knight uses the skill, but for a single attack, even if the damage far exceeds the durability limit, this shield can completely absorb it without affecting the user.

This alone makes this skill a life-saving ability.

So the next moment, when Bronya's punch slammed into the shield, although it was instantly riddled with cracks, the three people inside, including Yuche, were not harmed until it shattered completely.

"Ugh—!!"

After unleashing her skill, Ashe's legs went weak, and she almost fell over.

Creating a life shield that covered the three of them consumed a lot of health points, which weakened her considerably.

Fortunately, they weren't the only ones who came to help. A figure rushed out from the side and blocked Bronya's way; it was the paladin from before.

"Watch out for your gun!"

The paladin managed to stall Bronya for a while, while Ashe looked at Yu Che: "Wait a minute, I'll help you recover right away—"

She mustered her strength and used a Knight-type recovery skill to help remove Yu Che's stun status.

Youche coughed heavily, finally catching his breath. Aisha gasped for air and asked, "Can you still walk? Let's get out of here!"

You Che shook his head: "No, we can't outrun her in this state. You guys leave now, I have to stay here, she's after me."

"But you—" Aisha wanted to persuade her again.

At this moment, her thought had changed to taking Yuche away. Although they had only met for the first time not long ago, Ashe had realized that Yuche possessed key knowledge that even the four great nations probably did not have, so taking him away was naturally more important than Bronya's clone.

But You Che raised his hand to stop her from saying anything more.

You Che looked at her and Qingling, and smiled silently: "I told you, her target is me. If you take me with you, you won't be able to leave either."

"Besides, we've already come this far. If I still can't defeat one of her clones, then I won't have any intention of continuing to fight. I might as well just find a place to lie down and wait to die."

As You Che spoke, he stood up, leaning on his sword.

"You all go. Bronya—leave her to me. This time, I'll take care of her. I won't let her destroy everything again!"

Yu Che still had cards he hadn't used yet; if he stacked them all, it would be enough to severely damage Bronya. As for what would happen to him afterward, Yu Che had stopped thinking about it.

But at that very moment, the maze gate that had been torn open suddenly emitted a strange light!

Originally, after the gate was destroyed and the dark power inside was absorbed by Bronya, only a blurry white mist remained, drifting and seemingly about to dissipate at any moment.

However, at this moment, a halo of light appeared within the white mist, stabilizing the originally turbulent mist, and then six golden rays shot out!

Without exception, all those rays of light merged into the Dawn Echo in You Che's hand, causing the entire sword to emit a unique radiance.

After that, an exceptionally dazzling golden light flew over and completely illuminated the sword!

Yu Che: "————!!"

He raised the sword and placed it in front of him. At this moment, what came from the sword was no longer the somewhat eerie prayer sound from before, but a silent conviction. You Che immediately understood the meaning contained within it.

"----I see."

You Che understood and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank you.

He looked up at Bronya ahead. She had just knocked the paladin down and grabbed him with her huge demonic arm, trying to crush him. The paladin was fighting back with all his might, and neither of them had noticed what was happening here.

Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime, and You Che did not hesitate for a moment, raising the Dawn's Echo: "Get out of the way!"

After hesitating for a moment, Aisha decided to trust Youche and stepped back.

However, as Qingling looked at him, she seemed to sense the determination You Che had made—or perhaps it was a warning from her skill, her innate intuition.

So at this moment, Qingling not only did not retreat, but instead walked quickly towards You Che.

Upon seeing this, You Che's expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Qing Ling suddenly pounced on You Che and, before he could react, sealed his mouth with her own!

Yu Che: "!!"

Ashe: "!?"

Both of them were stunned. You Che didn't know how to react for a moment, let alone what Qing Ling was thinking.

At that moment, only one thought popped into his head: Where did you learn that?!

However, immediately afterward, You Che felt a surge of heat in his mouth, with a strong fishy taste and a stimulating sensation.

"Blood—? No, wait, this taste is—!?"

At this moment, Qingling released him and collapsed to the ground, her once beautiful light green short hair turning yellowish-brown in an instant, and a trickle of blood with a faint green glow flowing from the corner of her mouth.

As You Che looked at his body, he saw a layer of familiar deep red blood energy surging out from within him!

At the same time, his health points began to drop rapidly.

[—4、—4、—4————]

You Che's eyes widened immediately!

Sure enough, although it was a little different, the taste just now was definitely—the Bloodlust Gaze Potion!

But why————

He looked at Qingling again. The little demon girl was barely able to look up at him. In her emerald eyes, there were no strange emotions or thoughts, only unwavering support for him.

You Che understood. Qingling didn't understand those complicated things; she was just helping him in whatever way she could.

You Che immediately closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, all was quiet.

He turned to Ashe, who had returned, and said, "Please take her and get away from here. Leave the rest to me."

He paused, then added the sentence he hadn't said earlier: "I will come back alive."

With the help of the Knights of Dawn and the crucial assistance provided by Qingling, You Che has essentially gained an extra key card and some room for maneuver.

If Yu Che had followed his initial plan, he would have been 70% certain of dying together with Bronya; but if he only had the help of the Dawn Knights and not the buff provided by Qing Ling, he would be certain that he could kill Bronya.

Only now, with this double assistance, does he have the confidence to return alive.

Aisha left with Qingling without saying a word, while Youche took out a bottle of Dragon Blood Potion from his backpack and drank it down in a big gulp.

Then, he looked at Bronya and slowly raised the sword in his hand.

At this moment, Bronya had just crushed the paladin's last resistance, and her two demonic arms came together, about to crush him.

However, at that moment, another lightsaber suddenly descended from the sky and landed not far from her!

Bronya turned her head to look, and then her gaze shifted to You Che.

"Still thinking of using the same trick on me? Too bad, that won't work."

You Che simply smiled.

Bronya was about to abandon the crippled paladin to grab Yuche, but Yuche didn't make any move. Then, five more lightsabers fell from the sky and lined up in an orderly fashion around her!

Bronya: "!!"

She realized something was wrong: the lightsaber falling now seemed to be in a different form than before?

Moreover, there seemed to be some figures beside those lightsabers!

Bronya was right. Beside each of the six lightsabers, a figure that You Che recognized very well appeared. They were the bosses from the Watchers' Fortress and the former captains of the Knights of Dawn.

They each guarded a lightsaber, surrounding Bronya in the center. The power of the lightsabers merged with their figures, expanding to a previously inaccessible distance, even suppressing Bronya in place.

"Could it be... those humans in the labyrinth?" Bronya was also astonished by the intense pressure. "How could such a thing be!"

You Che did not answer, but looked at the broken longsword in his hand. From the lingering echo of dawn, the last figure emerged as light and stood beside him.

Gareth, leader of the Knights of Dawn.

Gareth remained silent and motionless, simply looking at You Che with his eyes saying everything, which You Che naturally understood.

The power of all the Knights has been channeled into the Dawn Echo; now is the time to unleash it!

The Sixfold Light Burst is a combat skill with very high stats; a single explosion is equivalent to a full-force attack from a level 30 combatant.

That's not all. Just like its name suggests, the most powerful aspect of this combat skill is that it can summon up to six lightsabers at the same time, and the power of the lightsabers when they explode can be stacked.

Although the position of each lightsaber cannot directly overlap with the previous one, as long as you calculate and position the target at the center of the six lightsabers, just like Youche did before, the damage of the complete six-fold light burst will be far more than just the sum of its parts!

If that's still not enough, then there's room to increase the damage: apply additional buffs to yourself before unleashing your combat skill. The damage from the Sixfold Light Burst skill fully benefits from attack power-related buffs.

Provided that enough buffs are stacked and the damage of six-fold Light Burst is dealt, it is theoretically enough to allow someone whose attributes are only good enough to wield a weapon to unleash a strike that can instantly kill a BOSS of level 40 or higher!

This is the real reason why this thing became the designated weapon in the early to mid-game of the Wuxiedao speedrun route!

This is an exceptional case among exceptional cases. The BOSS in the Watcher's Fortress maze chose to lend a helping hand at this moment, entrusting his power to the sword!

Ironically, if Bronya hadn't destroyed the labyrinth gate, Yuche wouldn't have received this assistance.

Meeting Gareth's gaze, Yu Che nodded solemnly, then turned to look at Bronya.

Now is the time to unleash your combat skills!

Bronya seemed to sense the deadly crisis as well, and immediately let out a long howl, releasing the dark power she had absorbed from the labyrinth without reservation!

Her demonic arms also dissipated, and the gathered dark power transformed into a surging tide, tearing a gap in the domain formed by the six lightsabers, and Bronya seemed to want to break out of it!

Aisha, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately tensed up: "She's trying to escape!?"

No, she wasn't trying to run away; she wanted to avoid the point of greatest explosive force while simultaneously capturing You Che!

Looking into Bronya's eyes, Yu Che could tell that this was what she wanted to do!

But this suited him perfectly!

Yu Che immediately raised his hand, and the Blood Chains shot out, grabbing Bronya!

Bronya: "!?"

The next moment, Yu Che pulled hard, and his whole body flew straight towards Bronya!

Qingling and Aisha, watching from afar, were both taken aback: "!!"

But they didn't have time to do anything before Yuche had already run head-on into Bronya!

"Pfft."

With a muffled thud, Bronya's remaining right arm pierced through Yu Che's side abdomen the moment the two collided!

Yu Che spat out blood, but made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he grabbed Bronya's arm, and the two were pressed together in what appeared to be a very intimate position, but in reality, they were fighting to the death!

"It hurts so much—it hurts so much! Hahaha!" Ignoring the blood gushing from his mouth, Yu Che laughed and grabbed Bronya even harder.

Bronya's eyes showed confusion. Of course she knew why You Che had gotten so close to her. All her actions were aimed at You Che, so that she would not escape the blast radius.

But in that case, You Che would also be doomed!

Doesn't this mean absolutely nothing to him?

"you----"

However, at that moment, she noticed a golden, slender-necked bottle that had just fallen from You Che's body, with a few drops of liquid slowly dripping from its mouth.

and----

【游彻】

[HP: 1/120]

【—4、—4————】

[HP: 1/120]

Yu Che's health was clearly still dropping, not to mention the damage Bronya was dealing, but his last bit of health was locked in and wouldn't go down no matter what!

Bronya: "————!?"

You Che simply laughed, spitting out blood: "Sorry, you want to return to the Dark Realm, but I have no intention of accompanying you!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand high with the Dawn Echoes, and then swung it down!

"Sixfold—Light Burst!"

In that instant, the phantoms surrounding the six lightsabers all cast gazes at You Che, a mixture of surprise and respect. But without the slightest hesitation, the six lightsabers unleashed their power simultaneously!

"boom-!!!"

An unprecedentedly violent explosion swept through most of the town, turning everything it touched into ashes!

Within the blast, Bronya let out her first heart-wrenching scream!

"ah----!!"

Qingling and Aishi, who had followed Youche's instructions to stay away, were now extremely anxious but unable to get close. Only after a long while, when the light completely dissipated, did they rush towards the direction of the explosion.

What they saw next surprised them as well.

At this very moment, at the epicenter of the explosion, which had almost turned into a white wasteland, Yu Che stood motionless, still holding the now-dull Dawn Echo in his hand.

Before him, however, floated a fragmented human figure, its body reduced to a mere half, the lower half of which had vanished, leaving only a head and a severed right arm.

Even so, it was undoubtedly Bronya.

Qingling and Aixi: "!!"

So that's how it is—she's still not dead?

However, Yu Che knew that Bronya was no longer a threat.

This current posture is merely the last remnant of her consciousness.

At this moment, Bronya's half-dead body stared unblinkingly at Yu Che, her eyes, which had originally only imitated human emotions, now revealed colors from the depths of her heart.

She raised her only remaining hand, gently stroking Yu Che's face, and said, "You really—always manage to surprise me. Now, I'm genuinely starting to get interested in you—human, Yu Che."

.

As she said this, she actually moved her remaining body closer, and this time she really kissed him lightly on the forehead.

"—I look forward to our next meeting."

With these last words, Bronya's remains finally vanished completely in the sunlight.

You Che remained standing still, only raising his hand to wipe his forehead and cursing, "—You monster pretending to have a heart, stop disgusting me."

After saying this, he could no longer hold on and fell backward.

"Thump."

Qingling arrived at the last moment, grabbed You Che from behind, and was then pulled down to the ground by him.

She looked again at You Che, who had collapsed in her arms, only to find that he had lost consciousness.

Qingling: "!!"

She panicked for a moment, and even tried to kiss You Che again without thinking, but Aisha, who had just arrived, stopped her at this moment: "Don't panic, he'll be fine."

She had already recognized what the golden, slender-necked bottle that You Che had drunk from was, and thus knew what to do with it.

Ashe took out a bottle of high-grade healing potion, fed it to Youche, and then placed her hand on his chest and began to pray.

As she continued chanting, the exaggerated wounds on You Che's body began to heal rapidly, and his health points also returned.

Qingling was relieved to see this.

But just then, the sound of Da Qi's footsteps and hooves came from the north of the town. Qing Ling and Ai Xi turned their heads and saw a group of fully armed knights escorting a carriage as they approached.

The moment Qingling saw the armor worn by those knights, she shuddered like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, and even started baring her teeth.

Aisha noticed her unusual behavior but didn't know what had happened.

The group of knights stopped not far from them, and then a man with an ugly appearance, wearing heavy armor, with a gloomy face and obvious serious injuries, stepped down from the carriage surrounded by them.

He looked around and slowly said, "—It seems a lot has happened to this spider."

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