The villainous prince who bullied Feng Aotian was actually myself.

Introduce yourself?

Hello everyone, Producers! I'm Practice—uh, how should I introduce myself? I don't even know what kind of past I have in this world.

Leon hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Erico, I am Leon, skilled in fire magic and swordsmanship. I have hated the Demon King since I was a child. Please take me with you to fight him. I am willing to offer you my loyalty and my life."

Tsk, sweet talk!

It used to be said that loyalty and life belonged to Senior Sister Hazel.

Then in the diary, it says that without me, I will never live alone.

Now it's become Eric again.

Helena inwardly scoffed at this.

If she wasn't entirely sure before, she's now pretty certain that this guy is Leon.

However, Helena wasn't actually angry because she knew Leon was just saying it casually, but he wasn't casual with her. Besides, Erik was a character in the book, and Helena didn't need to get angry with a woman who didn't exist in reality.

Compared to these, Helena is actually more worried about Leon right now.

Through her interactions with Erik the Conqueror over the past few days, Helena has come to understand that Erik is a very powerful, arrogant, and self-important woman.

"Heh, pledge allegiance to me?"

Eric gave a coquettish laugh, his delicate face as cold as ice, "That depends on whether you're worthy of it."

Um? ? !

Leon was dumbfounded. "Miss Eric, what does this mean?"

He looked at the king in the hall, then at Billy, and found that they both had an expression of taking it for granted, while Helena looked worried. As for the other masked man, although his full expression was not clear due to the mask, Leon knew from his crooked mouth that the guy was gloating. At the same time, he could also tell that the guy had his own emotions and was very likely also someone who had traveled from the outside world into the book.

"I will only strike once. If you survive, I will allow you to become my warrior."

Eric spoke with a cold arrogance.

Little...little fairy?

Leon was stunned. This guy could be a savior?

Oh no, he's just a mithril-level mage, how could he possibly withstand a single sword strike from Erik?

Although we don’t know what happens when someone dies in the world of this book, if dying means truly dying!

Helena grew anxious. "Miss Eric, it's not befitting your noble status to use your sword to slay such a minor character. Let me do it."

"Yeah... you're right."

Eric hesitated slightly, then said, "Then you do it, but you can't hold back."

Helena's actions surprised Leon, because Erik was able to communicate normally, which meant that she was different from ordinary NPCs like Jessie and Billis; she also had her own emotions.

Could it be that she also transmigrated into the book? Or is she considered to be of a higher level because she's the protagonist of a hero story?

Leon asked doubtfully, "If it's Helena who's making the move, then I have nothing to worry about, because I know Helena won't kill me."

In addition, when Leon arrived in this book world, he secretly tried to communicate with his inner spirit and discovered that he was just as strong in the book world as he was in the real world.

After awakening the Divine Martial Blade, Leon's spiritual level had actually surpassed the Platinum level. In addition, he could summon the Blade to protect him. At this point, even a mid-level Diamond demigod would have a hard time killing him.

Shenwu is just that overpowered.

“Miss Eric, why don’t I do it? I just heard that Mr. Leon is skilled with a knife. Since we both use knives, and Miss Helena is a priest and not good at fighting, it would be more suitable for me. I think you, being so clever, would think so too, right?”

Just then, the masked man suddenly interrupted.

He noticed the tension between Helena and Leon, and Leon sensed danger in his words.

“Hmm, that makes sense. Helena, you may step aside and let Michelle take over.”

Eric gave a cold, aloof smile.

"Miss Eric."

Helena will not withdraw.

"You want to defy me?"

Eric's expression immediately darkened.

"I understand."

Helena hesitated for a moment, then nodded and stood behind Eric. She glared at the masked man before looking at Leon with concern.

Unfazed by Helena's murderous glare, the masked man smiled and stepped forward to stand before Leon.

“Leon, is it? The noble Miss Eric is not someone that can be defiled by just anyone. I am now testing you on her behalf.”

The masked man said in a serious tone.

"For my holy and noble Miss Erik, I am willing to accept the test."

When Leon said this, he quickly got into character, looking as if he was ready to die.

He flattered Eric a little, and sure enough, the woman seemed to fall for it. Leon noticed that there was a hint of appreciation in her eyes when she looked at him.

She is different from other NPCs; she does have her own emotions and is meant to be more vivid. But an NPC is still an NPC; their thoughts are limited. You can easily win her over by exploiting their weaknesses.

“I am not as strong as the noble Miss Erik. If Miss Erik’s test is that you have to withstand one of her swords, then in other words you have to withstand three of my swords.”

The masked man grinned wickedly, "If you're still alive after three cuts, then you've passed the test—Miss Eric, what do you think?"

"That's right."

Eric remained expressionless.

hiss,

Three knives.

For some reason, Leon felt immense fear emanating from the masked man.

He felt he might really die after three cuts.

Chapter Nine No, only Helena can bully me.

The palace was not the place for the fight.

Leon and his companions arrived at the nearest spacious, rocky wasteland.

There are many scarecrows here. From the conversations of the NPCs, Leon learned that this is where he and the other warriors usually train.

After the king, ministers, and protagonist Erik, who were surrounded by the crowd, took their seats, Leon and the masked man finally stood facing each other and distanced themselves.

"Ready?"

The masked man chuckled.

"Ah."

Leon simply hummed in agreement. Although he didn't know the masked man's level, judging from Helena's performance, Leon estimated that he was definitely not weak and was not an ally.

He most likely realized that he knew Helena, so he wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of him in order to weaken Helena's external support.

"The first cut."

The masked man snorted coldly, then bowed slightly, placing his hands on the hilt of the long sword at his waist, which was still sheathed.

At the same time, Leon also began to gather his energy and prepare for defense.

The masked man didn't hold his position for long; he only took two breaths before drawing his sword.

With a clang, the sword was drawn, and a thin white thread traced a line through the air.

"Royal."

Leon silently recited a word from the poem by Guberly in his mind.

Then, a swirling wave of air blocked his way, and at the same time, the ground in front of him was instantly lifted up, standing between him and the masked man.

The thin line sliced ​​through the huge clod of earth, instantly shattering it into pieces. However, its momentum was clearly weakened, so much so that when it finally struck the wall of energy beside Leon, it only knocked Leon back a few steps.

With just a casual slash, he possesses such power. Just who is this guy?

Could it be a demigod knight?

Of all the professions Leon knew, the only one that could unleash tremendous power without relying on magic, but solely on spirituality combined with weapons, was the knight profession, which had the most practitioners in the world.

The most powerful knight in the world at present is the Knight King, the leader of the three heroes of the empire, the first knight of the empire, the leader of the Knights of the Cross, and the paladin Seth, known as the Golden Left Hand of Caesar.

The Knight path currently has no angels. There used to be, but they have long since perished. Seth is currently the pinnacle of the Knight path, but advancing to the angel level and becoming a true god will likely be quite difficult.

"This Leon, is he a mage?"

Eric frowned slightly.

"Ah."

Helena nodded.

"He deceived me; how could a mage be skilled with a sword?"

Eric was a little angry. "How dare he lie to me!"

Uh……

Helena was slightly speechless and wanted to say something to the character in the book, but at this moment, the masked man had already begun preparing for the second stab, and her attention returned to Leon.

If Leon's life is in danger, I'll act immediately! As for the plot, I, Helena, don't care!

Helena thought to herself.

"The second cut."

The masked man casually sheathed his long sword, then bowed again to press the blade down.

The first slash was just a joke.

This second cut will probably be fatal.

We can't keep taking the beatings and enduring them.

Leon's heart tightened. He used his military longsword as a magical tool, quickly drawing a mysterious inscription symbol in the air.

Then, his figure began to become illusory, flashed in front of everyone, disappeared for a second, and then seven identical Leon figures emerged from the ground.

The blades on the seven Leon bodies were all burning with illusory flames, and they quickly dispersed, attacking the masked man from all directions.

That's how the mage class is; because they are skilled at using all kinds of magic, they have a wide variety of offensive methods, which are quite flashy.

The rule was simply that Leon could survive three slashes from the masked man; there was no rule saying he had to withstand all three slashes. Therefore, Leon felt that taking the initiative to attack was much safer than setting up a defense on the spot and passively taking hits.

"Ah, what a small skill."

The masked man coldly watched the seven Leons charging towards him. His body flashed with purple flames in an instant, and then he suddenly drew his sword.

In an instant, seven afterimages appeared behind the seven Leons, and all seven Leons had their throats slit, turning into streaks of light and disappearing without a trace.

"Tsk, not one of them is real."

After dealing with Leon's clones, the seven afterimages quickly crashed into the masked man's main body, who was standing still.

At that moment, a flash of light appeared where Leon had disappeared, and Leon reappeared. There was a shallow knife mark on his neck, but it was not deep, just a cut to the skin. Blood was flowing, soaking his shoulder, before finally stopping on its own.

"call."

Leon let out a heavy sigh, his face pale.

One last cut is needed.

This time, the masked man finally became serious. He threw the scabbard to the ground and then bent down to draw his sword.

His originally clean white blade was instantly covered with mysterious patterns, and at the same time, flames ignited on his body and the blade. The flames expanded in an instant after a breath, and a purple light shot straight into the sky. In that instant, the masked man in front of him had a surge in aura, like a demonic messenger from hell with raging flames.

Oops!

Leon couldn't withstand that blow!

Helena tried to help, but Eric grabbed her shoulder.

"What do you want to do?"

Eric's cold gaze swept over Helena, and in her eyes, Helena seemed to see a raging storm.

She can't beat Eric.