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These Tier 6 Ash Knights were clever. Before charging at Qin Yu, they circled around him, raising clouds of dust that obscured his vision, before launching their attack.

The Ash Knights moved through the dust like ghosts, their attacks impossible for ordinary people to see through. But Qin Yu didn't care. By looking at the world with his heart, he could see its true nature.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

The Ash Knight who charged at Qin Yu was cut down from his horse by Qin Yu's parry.

After Qin Yu blocked their attack with his sword, they were immediately cut down along with their horses.

However, the Ash Knights did not disappear because of this attack; they reassembled themselves like sand, just as before.

Surrounded in the center, Qin Yu's sword flashed as he continuously attacked the Ash Knight.

"This can't go on..."

The Blackfire Kingdom is the domain of these Ash Knights; they are impossible to kill. If this continues, we will only be worn down and die. We must think of another way.

"Escape into the shadows..."

Qin Yu used Shadow Step to disappear from the spot. The Ash Knight, having lost its target, stopped and searched for Qin Yu's figure everywhere.

Qin Yu reappeared and hid by a distant tombstone; the Ash Knights had not yet come looking for him.

"..."

Taking advantage of this brief respite, Qin Yu searched the surrounding area for anything that could help resolve the current situation, but with the entire cemetery visible at a glance, he couldn't find anything.

"and many more……"

Qin Yu suddenly noticed that the movement patterns of these Ash Knights were strange, seemingly confined to a circle.

To prove this conjecture, Qin Yu decided to gamble with his last escape into the shadows that day.

Qin Yu re-entered the sight of these Ash Knights, who rushed towards him. Qin Yu had already gripped the Bloodthorn tightly.

When the Ash Knight was about 3 meters away from him, they suddenly stopped and did not continue forward.

Qin Yu, who had been ready for battle, lowered his sword. "Just as I thought..."

Qin Yu moved along the invisible coil that restricted the movement of the Ash Knights, searching for a breakthrough. The Ash Knights also moved with Qin Yu, seemingly trying to prevent him from getting close.

After completing a circle, Qin Yu determined the center of the circle. For the purpose of the experiment, Qin Yu swung the Blood Thorn, and the sword energy flew towards the tombstone at the center.

boom!

A corner of the tombstone was chipped off, and at the same time, the Ash Knights howled, seemingly in mourning.

"In that case, I'm sorry..."

Knowing the weaknesses of these Ash Knights, Qin Yu once again swung Bloodthorn, the flying sword energy sweeping towards the tombstone. Although the Ash Knights tried to block Qin Yu's attacks with their bodies, they still missed many of them, and the sword energy shattered the Fire King's tombstone...

Chapter 177 A Utopia Amidst Riots

After Qin Yu shattered the tombstone of the tenth Fire King, the Ash Knights also vanished, and everything returned to calm.

Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and walked back towards the Fire King's tomb. "I'm sorry, I had no choice..."

These fire kings sacrificed themselves for the continuation of human civilization, and Qin Yu held them in high esteem. However, the Blackfire Kingdom of today is no longer the Blackfire Kingdom of the past; the beings that were supposed to protect the world have become monsters.

"Thank u……"

A sound, seemingly from nowhere, echoed around Qin Yu, who looked around but couldn't find its source.

"who are you?"

"Just a dead man..."

"Thank you for freeing these loyal knights..."

The voice spoke to thank Qin Yu for what he had just done, which surprised Qin Yu a bit, since he had just dismantled the Fire King's tombstone.

"Are you the tenth Fire King?" Qin Yu asked.

"Whether it is or not is no longer important. I am already dead. There's no need to waste too much energy on a dead man like me..."

These words seemed to be addressed to both Qin Yu and the knights.

"Traveler from other worlds, your journey is far from over. The flame within you will attract countless terrifying monsters..."

The Fire King was reminding Qin Yu to protect the fire within him, something Qin Yu already knew. The Fire King didn't ramble on any further and got straight to the point.

"A secret lies hidden within the Library of Ashes. Traveler, this key is now yours. Please end the fate of our nation..."

A large metal key emerged from the cemetery, which Qin Yu picked up and put into his pocket.

Did I trigger a side quest? No, there's an even bigger secret in the Library of Ashes; this should be considered a hidden quest.

"I understand. Thank you for your contributions to human civilization..."

The sound gradually faded away, and Qin Yu prepared to leave and continue his journey. The key to the Library of Ashes was something even Hua Tianqing had never obtained in his previous life.

He merely retrieved the fire seed; as for the secrets of the Blackfire Kingdom, he knew nothing of them. It seemed that the task of exploring it would have to be left to Qin Yu.

-

In the Ideal Land

Hikari summoned the Flame Deer, and the commotion attracted the attention of the High Elves and the Eternal Queen.

None of the forest elves present expected that Hikari's contracted mount would be such a terrifying creature.

The divine deer, treading on flames, exuded an aura that made all the natural creatures in the ideal land feel pressured.

In the forest region within the ideal land, the sleeping Forest Sage Wolf King also awoke and headed towards the Flame-Treading Deer at an extremely fast speed.

"What kind of deer is that...?"

Upon witnessing the divine might of the Flame Deer, the elven knights were stunned. How could Hikari possibly contract such a powerful creature? What kind of monster was she?

"Prepare to attack!"

Realizing the situation was out of control, the forest elf guards turned their attention to Hikari and Flame Deer. The high elves must have heard about the huge commotion just now, and if this continued, it would be troublesome if the high elf troops arrived.

Morika stared intently at the Flame-Treading Deer. Why, why could Hikari contract such a powerful creature, but she couldn't?

"Morika!"

At this moment, Morika's parents also arrived, glaring angrily at Hikari, the one who had ruined their family and hurt their daughter.

"Hikari! Do you know what you're doing?!"

"Your actions have disqualified you from being an elven knight!"

……

These sounds are no longer jarring to Hikari, because she had already come to her senses when she made the contract with the Flame Deer.

"If my power cannot protect those around me, then it is meaningless. What elf knight? I no longer care about them..."

Hikari raised her lance and pointed it at Morika. "I'm giving you one last chance. Where is Nanaf?!"

Despite Hikari's questioning, Morika still showed no intention of telling her, instead saying smugly, "I don't know, it has nothing to do with me. How would I know that little one suddenly disappeared? Maybe it was eaten by some wild beast..."

"..."

The Flame Deer sensed Hikari's emotional fluctuations and stomped down, causing the surrounding ground to tremble.

"Then don't blame me..."

"What do you want to do!"

Morika's parents joined forces to block Hikari, but with a loud bang, they were both sent flying by Hikari's attack. With the power of the Flame Deer, Hikari's strength had reached level 7.

"..." Morika's expression suddenly changed when she saw her parents being defeated so easily.

Hikari walked up to Morika and used her Flame Deer to shield her from the attacks of the other forest elves.

"Let me go!" Morika struggled in Hikari's grasp, but Hikari had absolutely no sympathy for her now.

"Hikkari, you're dead! With all this commotion, the high elves will tear you to pieces, and then you'll be reunited with that little brat!"

Even though she was already in Hikari's hands, Morika still mocked her, as if in her opinion, making Hikari suffer was far more important than anything else.

"..."

Hikari was silent for a moment, then grabbed Morika by the neck and slowly said, "Do you know that someone as pampered as you will never understand the pain of losing parents, will never understand what friends and family mean, will never understand that you have to spend far more time training than normal people every day just to survive..."

Morika's actions were unforgivable to Hikari. "You can hate me, but Nanaf is innocent! She never intended to harm anyone! She's just a lazy bum who spends all her time thinking about slacking off and eating apples! Why hurt her!"

Morika, whose neck was being choked, struggled against Hikari's grasp, desperately trying to pull Hikari's hands away, but to no avail.

"Morika! Stop it!"

"Please, Hikari! Let Morika go!"

Upon seeing this, Morika's parents knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Did you see that? Your parents are kneeling down and begging me, whom you consider a lowly person, for your sake..."

Morika stopped abruptly after Hikari touched a sore spot, and Hikari forcefully threw her in front of her parents.

"Morika, are you alright?!"

"Hurry and treat her!" Morika, who was on the verge of death, was being desperately treated by her parents, while Hikari had become indifferent to it all.

Whether Morika is dead or not is no longer important to her. What matters is finding out where Nanaf is and what those guys with Morika should know.

"You guys know where Nanaf is, right?"

The elven knights who were hiding behind with Morika were terrified by Hikari.

"I know, I know, it's in the back mountain..."

Having obtained the answer, Hikari mounted the Flame Deer and repelled the forest elf guards who wanted to capture her, heading towards the back mountain.

Meanwhile, the High Elves' forces and the Sage Wolf King had also arrived here...

Chapter 178 Because They Are Family

The outskirts of Utopia are in chaos. Hikari's summoned Flame Deer has attracted the attention of the High Elves, and their forces have gone to intercept it. The Sage Wolf King of the Forest has also appeared, wanting to confront the Flame Deer.

阴暗

Inside the cave, Hikari went in alone to search for Nanaf, while Flame Deer blocked the pursuers outside the cave entrance.