It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

Amidst the flickering flames and the shaking of the ancient castle, Long's deep chanting was like Bai Lin's steadily beating heart, a countdown to life.

There is not much time left. Am I really willing to accept such an ending?

Chapter 114 My Body is a Gun

Gazing at the dragon flame curtain that seemed like a stinging sting between Bai Lin and Shengli, she struggled feebly. She still couldn't move her body, only feeling pain in return.

A wry smile played at the hero's lips. This desperate situation should be the perfect opportunity to turn defeat into victory. Under the opponent's full-strength attack, the protagonist unleashed her superior intellect, using her remaining dwindling strength to overcome the adversity. This was the perfect scenario.

Unfortunately, Bai Lin couldn't move her body at all. Even if she could, her only option would be to escape. The nature of the tempered long blade made it difficult to even cut into Ramses' flesh, let alone cause damage to the dragon before her.

The flames surged like a wave, and the castle finally collapsed, unable to withstand the wave after wave of impact. A large amount of building materials fell, and at the same time, the dragon's flames spread in all directions, like sunlight illuminating the earth. After reaching an extremely bright brightness, it engulfed Bai Lin's vision.

Confessions of a Wicked Man

This is probably what it feels like to fight to the point of being a script. Just as Bai Lin was about to close his eyes and accept this outcome, a golden-orange figure, Tang Chu, appeared in front of Bai Lin.

It was a dragon, a standard Western dragon, with a lizard-like head and a massive body, quite different from the various ice dragons with strange horns. Its only similarity to Kronostia was that its entire body was covered in flames.

The golden-orange dragon glanced back at Bai Lin before shielding her. A flood of orange flames, like a flash of lightning in the darkness, split the night sky in two. Although the dragon's body and the burst of flames were far less powerful than Klonostia's sea of ​​fire, they did protect Bai Lin's body.

"This is... this is impossible, this shouldn't be the case!" Klonostia shouted abruptly with an expression of disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. Everything has its cause and effect."

At that moment, Katie, with shaky steps, held onto the doorway and slowly entered the world of flames. Amidst the intense impact, her voice reached Bai Lin and Long unmistakably. Although her frail condition was evident, there was no hint of weakness in her tone.

"If the brave man who challenged you back then was defeated because he lost his weapon, then I will be the weapon that defeats you..."

"Is it qualified enough?"

Although Katie's tone was just a little sonorous amidst the calmness, it inexplicably made Chronostia feel extremely confused.

"Impossible! You're already dying, yet you can actually understand..."

Katie forced a smile, loosened her grip on the wall, and stood up.

"After all, I'm a genius shrine maiden that only appears once in a century in this village."

Kronostia roared hysterically. The fragments of the castle were melting away as the temperature gradually increased, clearly increasing the power of her flames. Slowly, even the foundations were being melted, and the melting ice and snow were expanding, with no sign of stopping.

Katie casually cast two spells, and the golden-orange dragon transformed into a stream of light. Like a yacht cutting through the waves, it unleashed a thundering blow upon Chronostia's body. The golden light ripped through the darkness, mercilessly transforming it into meaningless rags that gradually drifted away into the air.

The massive wound, already inflicted by Gungnir, was struck again by the golden light. The dragon's spell abruptly ceased. Kronostia, having just cast a large spell, exerted all her might to shake the golden dragon off its entangled form. It exhaled a breath of dragon fire, which the dragon deftly dodged.

The golden dragon, turning and flying towards Bai Lin, unexpectedly made Kronostia hesitate to act rashly. Suddenly, Katie fell heavily beside Bai Lin, clearly exhausted. Bai Lin quickly used her only remaining mouth to ask what happened to her, but her throat was filled with only a burning pain, and all she could come out was a hoarse sound.

"As a priestess who has served the Holy Son for a long time, I would like to make a request to him..." Katie said this weakly, and her words brought back deep memories for Bai Lin.

No. Don't ask me, you should do your own things!

She screamed in her heart, but could only watch Katie smile and put her hand on hers, then slowly closed her eyes.

"You must win."

As soon as she finished speaking, a golden-orange dragon descended from the sky, its warm flames nourishing Bai Lin's body. She felt every part of her torso revitalize, and her body was pulled up by an invisible gravity. The dragon transformed into invisible flames and merged into Bai Lin's body. A flash of gold and orange flashed in her eyes, and her whole body was filled with a violent aura. Bai Lin glanced at Katie, who was sleeping on the ground, with mixed feelings, then walked towards the floating enemy.

Bai Lin's gait seemed to have acquired a certain maturity. A closer look revealed a more refined movement of her muscles, each step imbued with vigor and power. Though blood still clung to her lips and her armor was tattered, her depleted appearance resonated with Long: "Don't underestimate me."

Chronostia couldn't figure out why the other party was able to stand up again, nor did she feel the dragon's breath reappear, so she regained her previous arrogance and confidence.

"Why, even if you recover your body, what can a hero do without weapons?"

A trace of indifference flashed across Bai Lin's eyes, the kind of indifference of a master who has seen through the mundane world. She slowly lowered her center of gravity, twisting her waist to the right as if to gather strength. She lowered her head and whispered,

"As Katie said, she is definitely a qualified weapon, far better than me. But I think this statement is actually inappropriate."

"Only in what kind of cruel world would a girl be treated as a weapon..."

Long scoffed at Bai Lin, who was sighing calmly, "If you don't acknowledge her existence as a weapon, how can you defeat me?"

"You're wrong, Long. Without a spear, you can't penetrate it? Spearmanship is not such an inconvenience!"

Bai Lin suddenly raised her head, and a large amount of flames suddenly appeared from behind her like a volcanic eruption. Although it was an invisible primitive and frenzied fire, it flapped like wings, as if playing a symphony that was about to come to an end.

Chapter 115: The Endless Flame

Under the intense force and heat, the ground beneath Bai Lin's right foot crumbled, forming cracks. Heat flowed into these cracks, emitting bursts of golden-orange light that gradually blazed to a brighter incandescence. Flames erupted from her hands, each one sending a wave of heat sweeping across the now-open castle grounds, annihilating the debris even further. Clearly, this was a manifestation of her uncontrollable, accumulated strength.

Chronostia took a deep breath and tried to recapture the remaining purple dragon flames and use them, but found that she could not absorb even a single cent of magic power. Her eyes widened as she discovered that a large amount of magic power was circling around Bai Lin and being gradually absorbed by her.

This is simply impossible! The hero who couldn't feel any magic power in her body at the beginning could absorb magic power so freely at this moment, and even took away her own flames domineeringly. This is completely unreasonable. Can she really be considered human?

In reality, Kronostia's guess wasn't wrong. Bai Lin herself had almost no talent for calling upon magical power, but her naturally strong body destined her to be able to hold a vast amount of magical power. Even so, this was only the first time she had completely filled her body with magical power, and the amount she could hold had already reached its limit.

However, Bai Lin showed no sign of stopping. Her vision was already consumed by the golden-orange flames. Scars appeared on her face, back, arms, and other parts of her body. What flowed from them wasn't blood, but golden-orange magic. She didn't care what would happen to her body after this blow, but she wanted to ensure that her blow would definitely kill the opponent.

Bai Lin used all the restorative effects brought by the flames to maintain the shape of her body and the stability of her internal organs. The feeling of repairing and being destroyed at the same time tore at her mental consciousness, and finally at this moment, she reached the limit of her nerves.

Instantly, a burst of flames erupted from Bai Lin's surroundings, the brief column of fire bearing down on Kronostia's feet. The still-drifting purple dragon flames were instantly engulfed, and the already dwindling oxygen on the ground was finally completely drained. The moment the column of fire appeared, it could no longer maintain its shape and began to gradually vanish. Kronostia finally made the most desperate choice: escape.

It had to leave before the next attack could reach it. Bai Lin and Katie were already at the end of their strength. If I left here and hid for a few years, there would definitely be a chance for them to come back. By then, I would be more familiar with this new body and more proficient in using the newly born dark dragon flame...

But no matter how it thought about it, it was too late to escape, because the top of the pillar of fire that rose from the ground was Bai Lin.

The wings of light formed by the flames showed no sign of bending in the powerful downward airflow, foreshadowing that the judgment on the evil dragon would not cease. The scars, at this moment, resembled holy patterns. Bai Lin, pushing his body to the limit, felt a familiar sensation as his body dissipated and recovered.

This was... what it had originally pursued and believed in, but what ultimately led to its downfall...

The smell of God.

"...So it is--" Before the dragon could express any emotion, its entire torso and back were completely pierced through. The golden-orange light disappeared from its body, but the purple dragon flame emanating from its body also went out at this moment, and it was no longer restless.

"This is the final blow, don't even think about escaping." Bai Lin's cold tone announced Kronostia's final verdict, which was the death penalty.

Miyantian·Sheng

The dragon Kronostia's wings fluttered to a halt, barely uttering a roar. The only sign of its impact was the crack of a piercing blow. It plummeted to the ground, and Bai Lin, flapping his wings in mid-air, chased after it. He took a deep breath, concentrating all his energy on his legs and fists, his weapons.

Mi Yantian·Breaking Waves·Continuous Hit

Her movements gradually picked up speed, leaving a trail of afterimages. True to the technique's name, she began a flurry of attacks. After a powerful right swing, she thrust her left shoulder forward, swiftly following the jab with a smooth, flowing hook. A powerful downward swing claw, powerful enough to knock a normal person off balance, followed by a torrent of punches.

With each attack, Bai Lin would change the placement of his steps to utilize the remaining momentum from the previous attack, making each attack more powerful than the previous one. On flat ground, he might not be able to exert his full strength due to his center of gravity, but Bai Lin didn't have to worry about this issue when he was floating in the air with his wings.

Flames exploded throughout Long's body, revealing the energy overflowing from Bai Lin's body. After a left sweep, she used the remaining strength from her waist to launch a powerful upward kick. Finally, by the eighteenth strike, the afterimages around her body merged into one. Her raised thigh was entangled in a mass of condensed golden-orange light. Her powerful kick brought down fiercely, sending Long's body crashing to the ground at an even faster speed.

Exhaling, Bai Lin grabbed the Gungnir, which had fallen from the air after being pierced by the dragon. Golden-orange flames instantly enveloped it. While it looked unbalanced, it made the divine weapon even more powerful. Recklessly pouring all her accumulated magic power into it, she raised her hand high and hurled the spear forward like a thunderbolt.

Extreme Red Lotus

With a sharp roar, Gungnir plummeted like a meteor, blazing with fire. Passing through the dragon's body, it instantly formed a massive fireball that engulfed the earth. The erupting flames instantly consumed the dragon's body, uprooting the surrounding rocks.

Bai Lin then fell to the ground at the far end. She felt her body go limp, and every part of her body was roaring and emitting unsatisfied pain. But she managed to stabilize herself because she had more important things to do.

Kneeling beside Katie, Bai Lin placed her finger next to her nose, her faint breath reaching her hand. She quickly turned Katie over, laying her in a flatter and more comfortable position. But as soon as she turned over, she realized something was wrong.

Katie's face, and indeed all the skin she could see, were covered in ominous black spots, clearly the dragon's doing. She quickly lifted her up and turned to face the dragon, only to find its severely burned, charred body was disintegrating into fragments.

"Curse... you. I will watch you step into hell step by step, successor..."

Kronostia weakly left these words and then vanished into thin air. Perhaps this hasty exit was not in keeping with its status as a boss, but a sense of sadness still lingered in the air.

Bai Lin snorted angrily, and without bothering to retrieve his weapon, he carried Katie on his back and ran non-stop, dragging his wounded body.

Katie, you have to hold on!

This volume will be finished in two chapters, so you can look forward to the ending. When this chapter was written, there were seven blocked words, which confused the author.

I think it would be interesting to interrupt the boss's background music during the "suffer" part of Katie's "Answers" (although I didn't choose his background music for Chronostia).

Chapter 116 Burning Resurrection

It was unknown how much time had passed. The brave warrior, usually known for her stamina, fainted several times during this long race. Her blood dripped onto the snowy world, a shocking record of how long she had been running in this state. Although, she no longer cared about it.

As long as she could move, she would keep moving. Even if her legs suddenly gave out and she fell to the ground, Bai Lin would only struggle to her feet after a few seconds of panting. The golden-orange flame still burned in her body. Perhaps the excessive warmth of the flame was the fundamental driving force behind her movement.

Katie's body was getting colder, even though she was still cold in the ice. Bai Lin couldn't feel her breathing or heartbeat, but she never stopped moving forward.

Her brave instincts drove her past the Tauren village and headed unwaveringly towards the lake where Kress was. Finally, upon reaching the Ice Forest, two massive snow wolves blocked their path.

The wolf showed no intention of attacking. Instead, it turned around, lowered itself, and beckoned the two to come forward. Even though Bai Lin's vision was blurry and her consciousness was completely muddled, she still chose not to let go of Katie. She was worried that Katie would slip off the wolf's back.

No one knew what kind of injuries she had suffered, and she had been unconscious for such a long time in such a harsh place like their battle field. At this moment, Bai Lin didn't want her to suffer any more harm.

However, Bai Lin was no iron man after all. Climbing on the wolf's back, she felt the beast's fur and body temperature for the first time, which was so reassuring. During the short journey, she still fell asleep. Fortunately, they both arrived at their destination safely.

The wolf placed the two on the ground, and it wasn't Kress who greeted them, but the sacred tree. Clearly, the elven queen no longer had the energy to welcome them; she had already done her best.

Lying on the ground, Bai Lin dreamed of Katie's death. In the dream, Bai Lin cradled her body in his arms, kneeling beside Yue Xia Tan and weeping bitterly. As his tears flowed, Katie's body transformed into elusive golden petals, drifting away in the wind. Bai Lin tried to reach out and touch them, but all he could feel was the cold ground beneath him.

Bai Lin woke up in a daze and found that the familiar touch in her hand was gone. As if she had been electrocuted, she forced herself to sit up and looked around with her newly recovered vision. Her wound, which had just healed, opened again, causing her pain. However, she did not see Katie.

However, looking around was not meaningless. Bai Lin noticed the familiar lake and was about to ask when he was interrupted by Claire's weak voice with 3D surround sound.

"Go down to the lake when you wake up. I know you want to save her. Without you, I really don't have the qualifications and ability to bring back a dead person like her."

Bai Lin, having received the instruction, ignored her own physical condition and stumbled into the lake. Although her body began to ache due to the wound, the vast and pure magic power in the lake also nourished her body, making Bai Lin's consciousness slightly clearer.

"What should I do?" she asked, her voice a little hoarse.

"Although I can guess your answer, I still want to ask you one question. Are you willing to give up the power of fire?"

Chris's voice lacked her usual playful tone, sounding rather serious. Bai Lin nodded without hesitation. Was there any need for a choice?

"Very good. Can you explain its origin? Your original body does not contain any magic. I need to determine its nature."

"This is Katie's. She separated the dragon flame from her body and infused it all into me." Bai Lin answered meticulously. She knew very well that when the doctor asked questions, it was best not to exaggerate or interfere with the questions with unnecessary emotions.

"...I understand." After a few seconds of silence, Chris replied, "Although the properties within her body were completely different, they evolved within you. This means that the flame's energy will be transformed as soon as it leaves your body."

"As long as it passes through your body, it possesses absolute immortality and healing properties. However, you should be able to feel that the production of this energy is extremely slow. That's because your physique is simply not compatible with any magic power... Therefore, it must be converted into energy by directly burning the source."

"Although based on the girl's personality, her soul is very likely still in the world, but no one can say for sure... I can wait ten days or half a month to let you slowly accumulate energy, but the choice is ultimately yours."

Although Chris's explanation was lengthy, Bai Lin could easily understand everything. She immediately made a judgment, "Then of course I'd choose the quickest way."

"Oh, young people nowadays are really desperate for love," Chris suddenly joked, but after saying this, she was silent for two seconds and returned to her original seriousness.

"Open your heart and don't resist. Kiss your loved one and be as relaxed as possible because it might hurt."

"What, you want a kiss?" Bai Lin asked, as if awakened from a dream. Chris replied angrily, "Save him! Can you please stop worrying about your ethics? Haven't you heard that saving people is like putting out a fire?"

Bai Lin hesitated for a moment before sinking down and seeing Katie lying flat and steady in the turbulent magical current. Due to Chris's manipulations, she was being nourished by the magical energy and hadn't risen due to her death. Bai Lin closed his eyes, silently muttered, "I'm sorry," and kissed her.

The branches of the sacred tree stretched out from the bottom of the lake, embracing the two of them. Bai Lin suddenly felt a sharp pain on her back, like a thousand arrows piercing her heart, but she remembered what Cress had said and simply hugged her deeper.

Her strength seemed to be drained away bit by bit by the stinging pain. Just as Bai Lin was about to lose consciousness, a warm current slowly flowed from her body towards Katie. She understood that this was the beginning of the rescue phase.

Not long after, after maintaining this position for who knows how long, Bai Lin suddenly opened her eyes. The immense pain hadn't shaken her in the slightest, but at this moment, she opened her eyes for another reason...

Gradually, Bai Lin's eyes met Katie's playful and cute eyes. Her originally weak body immediately became active at this moment. The other party looked at her with some dissatisfaction and said softly,

"That's how kissing should be... What's wrong? Why are you hugging me so tightly all of a sudden?"

In the space formed by the branches of the sacred tree, Bai Lin hugged Katie tightly and rested his head on her shoulder. Fortunately, no one could see the traces of tears in the lake water, but the sobbing while speaking still exposed Bai Lin.

“That’s wonderful…”

"Yeah, that's great." Katie responded calmly, stroking Bai Lin's hair like a loving mother.

You mean you never want to be separated from me again, and so do I. She thought silently in her heart.

At the bottom of the quiet lake, where no light could reach, a ray of resurrected fire was perhaps the most important light. The two people's hair, drifting upward, tangled together, just like their hearts...

Chapter 117 The Beginning of Our Story

From that time on, since the day I traveled through time, more than a month has passed.

Bai Lin still had a deep impression of time. After all, the day he came into this world was also the anniversary of the death of an old friend. Standing on the top of the snowy plain, Bai Lin looked back at the past.

A month?... It's a long time, but it's also a bit short. The so-called Karsus tribe, the Ice Forest, Kress and her sacred tree, Meng Zheng and the others, and...

The dragons buried in this area.

Although Kronostia's flaming energy form had completely dissipated, its former corpse could still be seen on the charred earth. Perhaps due to the low temperature, the corpse had not seriously decayed over the past few days.

Bai Lin frowned as he gazed at the headless corpse, as massive as a hill. Though its already battered body bore further damage from the aftermath of battle, it didn't look formidable. Once the overlord of the snowfields, the evil dragon soaring through the skies, its majesty had finally vanished with death in the bitter cold wind of the snowfields, leaving behind only its body, covered in drifting snow, revealing the peace that only belongs to the dead.

The hero felt a momentary daze, but then shook his head, dismissing the thought. He was truly becoming more and more immersed in the role, even beginning to reminisce about his opponent.

In just one month, Bai Lin felt like she had become a part of this world. Just as dripping water wears away a stone, strong waves can even more rapidly wash away and alter the appearance of a rock. In this month, she had witnessed all sorts of strange things and experienced life and death. Perhaps this was why Bai Lin had changed so quickly.

Lifting Gungnir, the weapon-like mass, a resentful aura burned like a flame within Bai Lin, forcing her to release her grip. The mere momentary contact reminded her of the dragon's appearance, a feeling that surprised her.

How is this going?

Perhaps because of Bai Lin's contact, the spear that fell to the ground no longer had its previous tranquility. Instead, it slowly exuded a purplish-black, burning aura, which looked truly ominous. If one listened carefully, one could even hear the roar of a dragon.