Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

——(Where can I take him to escape?)

——(Banning was hit because he was trying to save me.)

——(I am the one who dragged him down.)

——(I killed him.)

——(No, I can't do anything without Benning.)

——(Are we... all going to die here?)

Just when Adela's thoughts were on the verge of collapse, a scene that came into her eyes saved her collapsing spirit.

She saw Banning raise his hands to support his body, then he suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the skeleton monster leader in front of him at an incredible speed.

"Ban... Ning?"

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Adela froze in place at this incredible scene, and the Skeleton Monster Leader, the "Skeleton Sword Saint", was no less surprised than the White Wolf Girl.

In the eyes of the Skeleton Sword Saint, the power of that slash was enough to kill this fragile young man a hundred or eighty times! That slash even stopped time!

But somehow, the young man did not die, and charged towards him with a bleeding wound on his chest!

——(Could this guy be immortal?!)

The 'Skeleton Sword Saint' unbelievably slashed at the young man with 'Flying Swallow Slash' and 'Sword Drawing Slash', but these overly straight sword strokes could not touch the young man at all.

At this moment, the skeleton companions who had been holding the "Skeleton Sword Master" back finally did something serious. The "Spiral Flame Dragon Dance" released by the Skeleton Ice and Fire Mage, with its extremely wide attack area, swallowed the human boy into the sea of ​​fire in one fell swoop!

However, before the "Skeleton Sword Saint" could be happy, he saw a human boy with his body burnt black rushing out from the flames. At this time, the distance between them was less than five meters!

The feeling of fear once again surged into the heart of the "Skeleton Sword Saint". This was the second time it felt the threat of death after being almost killed by the human boy's "Thousand Slashes in an Instant".

In a hurry, the "Skeleton Sword Saint" used the "Swift Bone Step" to create distance and try to slow down the attack, but the human boy used the "Teleportation" which was faster than it and arrived behind it first.

"It's over, nameless Skeleton Sword Saint." (Demon language)

Hearing the young man's words, the Skeleton Sword Saint trembled all over.

However, the effective time of "Swift Bone Step" is still 9 seconds, which allows it to immediately use its speed advantage to throw the human boy away from it.

However, just as the Skeleton Sword Saint was thinking this, just as it had run two or three steps away, its body, from skull to pelvis, was split in two by a vertical slash that it was completely unaware of.

Until his death, the "Skeleton Sword Saint" did not know that it was the "Time Stop Slash" that he thought would bring him victory that destroyed him.

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Seeing the Skeleton Sword Saint die completely, Jiang Ran remembered that he needed to breathe.

In the nine seconds or so from the time he was struck by the Skeleton Sword Saint to this moment, he had completely forgotten everything else, with only the obsession of defeating his opponent remaining in his heart.

With the heavy and intense breathing, Jiang Ran felt severe pain all over his body. However, he did not have time to care about the pain, because he only had "1 point" of vitality left and could not bear any damage in the true sense.

Therefore, there was no time for him to cry out in pain until he had dealt with all the remaining monsters.

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As for why Jiang Ran was still alive, and why he still had '1 point' of vitality left, it was all thanks to the skill of the Skeleton Berserker he stole: 'Last Gasp'.

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[Note: The above image is from chapter 8.123 - Step by Step]

Jiang Ran had previously stolen this skill from the Skeleton Berserker when he was investigating the skeleton monsters.

At that time, Jiang Ran thought that the effect of "Last Light" was to avoid death within 10 seconds, but he would still die after 10 seconds, but in fact it was not the case.

During the battle just now, Jiang Ran discovered through his identification ability that after being attacked multiple times by the "Skeleton Sword Master", the vitality of two Skeleton Berserkers was only "1 point" and no longer decreased. This means that they have activated the "Last Life" skill.

After the skill effect ended, the two Skeleton Berserkers did not receive any other attacks, and actually survived with only 1 point of vitality.

After witnessing this result with his own eyes, Jiang Ran understood the true use of "Last Light of Life".

He didn't want to be forced to use this skill, but when he saw that the "Skeleton Sword Saint" suddenly changed the rhythm of the battle and had used the Soul Blade Katana's skill to restore his "Endurance", Jiang Ran knew that this guy would definitely use the new sixth-level skill next.

At that moment, Jiang Ran took a gamble and activated the stolen "Last Light" skill to save his life.

In addition, relying on his ability to not die within 10 seconds, he took the initiative to use his body to protect Adela behind him, earning a huge favor.

Afterwards, the "Skeleton Sword Saint" really used his new sixth-level skill. This slash that could pause time could not be avoided even by the three-second foresight ability of the Super-Dimensional God's Eye.

Fortunately, the skill "Dying Light" worked normally. Jiang Ran endured the severe pain that could have killed him hundreds of times, and within ten seconds, he used his immortal body to withstand a large number of attacks head-on, and finally eliminated the "Skeleton Sword Saint".

At this point, this bloody battle, which was like walking on a tightrope the entire time, has finally come to an end.

As for the remaining monsters, it was only a matter of time for Jiang Ran to get rid of them without taking any damage.

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Jiang Ran's duel with the 'Skeleton Sword Saint' lasted less than six minutes in total.

It took him almost an hour to deal with the remaining monsters.

In order to ensure his own absolute safety, Jiang Ran adopted an extremely conservative style of play after that. He basically relied on his shadow clone throughout the whole process, and occasionally asked Adela to provide cover when it was safe.

Then, when the last skeleton monster fell, this almost impossible-to-win boss room battle was finally won by Jiang Ran and his team.

As the magic barrier that blocked the entire boss's room disappeared, a golden treasure chest appeared in the center of the boss's room.

8.136 - After the Death Battle

Jiang Ran and his team finally won the final victory, but it was only a pyrrhic victory.

The fact that there was only '1 point' of vitality left was not as 'easy' as it seemed.

At this moment, Jiang Ran was literally vulnerable. He could die even if he accidentally fell.

But for him, the most difficult stage has actually been passed.

Jiang Ran was very worried about one thing before, that is, he might die due to excessive blood loss or other reasons after the effect of "last breath" ended.

In order to avoid these situations, he tried every crooked method he could think of.

During the duration of the "Last Moment" skill, Jiang Ran deliberately allowed himself to be hit by the Skeleton Ice and Fire Mage's "Spiral Flame Dragon Dance", in order to let the extremely high temperature flames burn and seal the wounds on his body.

When he was burned by the flames, the severe pain almost made him faint, but he still relied on his extremely strong willpower to hold on, and then stopped the bleeding from the wounds all over his body.

Afterwards, even if he was still seriously injured, Jiang Ran would not die as long as he did not suffer any other injuries.

In addition, while dealing with the remaining skeleton monsters, Jiang Ran unexpectedly received help from the white wolf girl Adela.

It turns out that the combat professions of "Werewolf Blood Witch" all have a certain ability to control "blood". Although this ability cannot help Jiang Ran recover his vitality, it can allow him to produce new blood in his body faster after losing a lot of blood, thereby restoring his combat ability.

Now, after the battle, Jiang Ran's tense nerves can finally relax.

He sat down with his back against the wall. His body was covered in wounds, and even breathing caused him excruciating pain.

Therefore, even if a glittering golden treasure chest appeared in the boss's room, Jiang Ran was not interested for the time being. What he wanted most now was to have a good sleep first.

Another person who has no interest in treasure chests like Jiang Ran is the white wolf girl Adela.

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Throughout the entire battle just now, Adela's mood had gone through countless roller coaster rides.

When the battle first started, she was extremely nervous and felt that she and Banning had no chance of winning;

Later, as time passed, after Adela witnessed Banning's various "near misses," after she witnessed the situation unfold in line with Banning's predictions time and time again, she began to feel that perhaps, they might win;

As Adela and Benning's small tactics cooperated with each other and became more and more successful, her confidence in winning was increasing little by little... until Benning suddenly "died" in front of her while trying to save her.

At that moment, Adela felt as if the sky was collapsing and the world was suddenly filled with darkness.

But before her spirit could collapse, Banning came back to life.

Banning stood up again, as if he had an immortal body. With almost domineering strength, he killed the skeleton leader in one breath.

The final blow that cut the skull in half was so fast that Adela only saw the result of the blade being retracted, and was completely unable to see the process of striking it out.

Unexpected things happened one after another, and the situation of the battle kept reversing. Adela's mental strength was simply unable to digest such a fast-paced development, so that she was basically in a semi-trance state for nearly an hour.

Like a zombie, she used the special ability of the "Werewolf Blood Witch" to activate Banning's blood-forming ability, and dully followed Banning's orders to perform various coordination... Until the last skeleton monster fell, she was still wondering if she was hallucinating, and didn't know that she had actually provided Banning with a lot of help in the snow.

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What brought Adela back to her senses from this 'trance' was Benning's sudden change in state.

When she saw the heroic Banning slumped against the wall like a puppet with its strings cut, the feeling of reality came back to her.

Even though it was Benning who was seriously injured, Adela felt as if her heart was being pinched.

After seeing Benning let go of his forced strength, Adela realized belatedly that this boy, who was only one or two years older than her, had been forcing himself.

The victory in this battle, even to say it was won at the cost of lives, is not enough to describe the difficulty involved.

"Ban...Banning...!"

Looking at the dying Benning, Adela felt a surge of panic in her heart for some reason.

She walked toward Banning at an increasingly rapid pace, until she finally broke into a run.

She wanted to get to Banning's side without wasting even a second.

However, just after Adela ran to Banning, she looked at the shocking wound on the boy's chest and was speechless for a moment. She stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.

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Adela knew that Benning was seriously injured, but because he had been in a fierce battle, she had no chance to see the specific injuries.

Now, she saw that Benning was dying, and the worry of losing Benning once again occupied Adela's heart.

The dazzling golden treasure chest was not far away, and she could have left the "Tower" safely, but Adela only had Benning in her heart.

She even felt that if Banning died here, then her escape from the Tower would be meaningless.

"Wu...Ban...Banning..."

Unable to control herself, Adela's tears began to well up in her eyes.

She stood in front of Banning blankly, not daring to touch him, for fear that she would accidentally kill him.

However, Adela was extremely eager to do something for Benning, even if it was just to help him relieve some of the pain.

“I’m… I’m sorry… You were only doing this to protect me… Wuuuu… Wuuuu…”

Adela's words were intermittent due to sobbing. After saying a few words, she could no longer control her emotions, fell to the ground, and burst into tears.

The white wolf girl kept crying and crying until she was tired and stopped.

Only then did she realize that Banning had closed his eyes without her knowing.

"B-Banning?!"

Adela was so frightened by this horrific scene that her heart almost stopped.

She immediately put her hand in front of Banning's nose, and then found that Banning was still breathing evenly, but she was still worried, so she gently placed her fingers on Banning's neck.

When she clearly felt Banning's weak but regular heartbeat, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of color returned to her pale face.

It turned out that Banning was just too tired to fall asleep.

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Although Banning was fine, Adela's panicked heart could not calm down for a long time.

She kept thinking, if Banning died, then she would...

"..."

Adela sighed silently. She didn't know what was wrong with her, and she couldn't figure out what the emotion in her heart was.

Her mind was in a mess, and the scene of Benning blocking the fatal blow for her and then falling down kept flashing in her mind.

Why on earth would this young man, who had nothing to do with her not long ago, disturb her heart so much now?

——(Banning…)

Before she knew it, Adela had sat down next to Banning. She carefully leaned her head on Banning's shoulder, her heart beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to burst out of her chest.