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Chapter 82: The Time for Coronation Has Arrived
Chapter 82: The Time for Coronation Has Arrived
"Lin Sai, do you want to die? Let me down!"
"At least one of us needs to return to the town to deliver the message!"
An Rui certainly wasn't going to give up on his decision so easily.
He lay on Lin Sai's back, wanting to struggle, but the toxins rapidly sapped his strength, leaving him powerless to break free.
He remained silent for a few seconds.
Seeing that Lin Sai was completely unmoved, he had no choice but to issue a command in a serious yet feeble tone:
"Lin Sai, this is my order as the Border Marquis!"
"Let me down now, and you go back to the town alone to inform everyone."
Without hesitation, Lin Sai came up with an excuse:
"Uncle An Rui, my roots are with the farmers under the City of Law, or I'm an apprentice of the Death Sect. If you want me to obey, you'll probably need to find someone with the appropriate identity."
"..."
An Rui, lying on Lin Sai's back, was momentarily speechless.
At this moment, he wished he had the abilities of a messenger so that he could use his extraordinary skills to persuade Lin Sai.
Unfortunately, he was just a warrior.
Combat skills were all he had as an Awakened.
"Warrior... Haha, warrior."
An Rui chuckled self-deprecatingly.
His talent had already reached its limit after advancing to the fifth stage in his skills.
A fifth-stage Awakened, an Ascender!
This was an achievement worthy of envy anywhere, especially considering that most Awakened in the world remained at the second or third stage, let alone him being a powerful warrior.
But today, he had been careless, caught off guard by a fifth-stage monster of the same stage.
Perhaps it was due to the cover of the other spiders.
Or perhaps it was the abnormal appearance of a fifth-stage monster.
However, upon self-reflection, An Rui realized that the most critical issue was his own negligence of the warrior's vigilance, which had led to his current predicament.
If it were a hundred years ago, when he had just reached the fifth stage.
The previous battle might not have gone smoothly, but it wouldn't have ended in such a dire situation, and he wouldn't have needed his student to carry him away.
Just then, An Rui heard Lin Sai speak from below:
"Don't even think about staying behind to hold off those spiders."
"Uncle An Rui, I have strong perception abilities, and I'm certain those guys are right behind us, chasing in large numbers. Even if you're willing to sacrifice yourself to hold them off, you'll probably only be able to block a small portion of them."
As Lin Sai spoke, his footsteps were swift.
With his current attributes, carrying an adult and running was no challenge. His speed was comparable to the spiders chasing them from behind.
Listening to Lin Sai's advice, An Rui felt the spiders' pursuit.
He recalled their first meeting three years ago, and a thought involuntarily emerged in his mind.
Lin Sai, this kid—was no longer a child.
He had become an outstanding Awakened!
Upon realizing this, An Rui's view of Lin Sai changed drastically.
Enduring the pain, he joked:
"Lin Sai, if others give you orders in the future, will you then claim to be a citizen of the Hidden Frontier?"
Sensing the change in An Rui's tone, Lin Sai understood that he had temporarily accepted his plan.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and his footsteps became even steadier:
"If I can, I'll definitely say so!"
An Rui continued to ask, "What if you're ordered by the Hidden Frontier and those people?"
"..."
In that case, I'll say I'm a resident of Earth.
I'll only accept constructive suggestions from some of the Foreign World people.
These were Lin Sai's thoughts, but he simply replied, "Then I'll have other excuses."
The atmosphere between the two became slightly less tense than the previous life-and-death situation.
On the map that Lin Sai had unfolded, the red dots representing the group of spiders were persistently chasing after them.
About an hour passed.
The two arrived at the edge of the hill country, and before them was the Mirror Lake they had just descended from, with the surrounding temperature warming up accordingly.
It was at this point that Lin Sai halted his steps.
An Rui also freed himself from Lin Sai's back, speaking in a weak yet relieved tone:
"Lin Sai, you've done more than enough. But now, you must abandon me. You should go back."
"..."
The reason for An Rui's words was simple.
On the calm lake surface ahead of them, a new group of monsters had already gathered.
If An Rui were in peak condition, these monsters would naturally be unable to stop them—but at this moment, he was severely injured.
If Lin Sai were to act alone, with his speed, he might have a chance to break through the monsters and climb the celestial vine—but he was unwilling to abandon An Rui by his side.
At this very moment, the monsters at the edge of the lake had already heard their commotion and turned their threatening gazes from the lake surface to the two of them.)
"Sigh..."
An Rui exhaled.
The place where the two had unleashed their slaughter was now going to become their own burial ground? He found the scene before him incredibly ironic.
Before the monsters could finish observing the two and launch an attack, An Rui spoke one last time:
"I only have one arm left, and my body is extremely weak."
"Even if you take me with you, climbing the vine will only slow us down, and we'll still be caught by those spiders."
"They're much faster than humans when climbing trees."
An Rui could guess Lin Sai's plan.
It was simply to find a way to climb up the vine and hold out until the frosty wind blew.
The pursuing spiders would naturally be frozen by the cold wind.
But the chances of that happening were too slim! Lin Sai might be able to hold out until then, but with him as a burden, it was an utterly impossible fantasy.
"Don't even think about taking me to climb that vine. There's no time. Before the frosty wind arrives, those spiders will catch up."
As An Rui spoke, he once again took out his dagger.
At this moment, he could only hold a weapon with one hand, so he handed the other dagger to Lin Sai:
"Take this!"
"Take this dagger to Anna and tell her that Father has always loved..."
"No, Uncle An Rui! I told you, I have a way!"
Just as An Rui was about to convey his final words, Lin Sai suddenly interrupted him.
He was about to scold Lin Sai for his foolish behavior and teach his student a lesson for being so blind, but then he noticed Lin Sai reaching behind him and pulling out a soft, pink rose crown, which he then put on his head.
"Huh? What's this...?"
An Rui was about to ask.
But then he witnessed an even more surprising fact.
Just a breath ago, the monsters on the Mirror Lake had been staring at them menacingly, but now, their fierce gaze had transformed from ferocious to cautious observation.
If they were to approach now, as long as the two of them didn't initiate an attack, the monsters before them would certainly not attack them.
"..."
An Rui stood in place, blinking in bewilderment.
He could guess that the rose crown Lin Sai had put on was activating its effect.
But in this remote frontier, how did his student obtain such a miraculous item?
This didn't make sense at all!
At this point, Lin Sai once again lifted An Rui from the ground and steadily walked towards the Mirror Lake.
His calm voice seemed to be stating a fact:
"Uncle An Rui, we will return alive together."
"You can tell the people in town about the discovery here."
(End of Chapter)
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