Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 154: Molten River's Death, Caroline in Baby Form? (4.5k)

"Please step back for now, or I won't be able to protect you, Yuan Qingzhuo."

The dragon's tail swayed gently with deep purple flames. Caroline felt the inexplicable subtle "connection" in her heart and was about to ask, "What is this..."

Ronghe's giant sword collided with Caroline's fist. When the two separated for a short time, Yuan Qingzhuo's voice came from behind:

"——What stupid things are you saying again?"

True dragon form +15 seconds.

Caroline swung her scythe, but was once again knocked back by Molten River.

But she was somewhat surprised to find that her arms did not become numb due to the strong vibration as before.

On the contrary, it is unusually active.

The link became thicker, and Caroline could feel Yuan Qingzhuo's voice echoing directly in her head:

"Listen carefully, bad-tempered dragon girl. Don't try to be a hero, and don't think you can solve this problem by yourself."

True dragon form +20 seconds.

Caroline deliberately wiped the edge of Ronghe's sword with her face, but found that the visor where the wound should have been was intact.

——Did he help me bear the damage?

Is that so?

As a result, she was caught in a flaw by the Molten River and was knocked into the air.

"Don't throw your bullshit strong ways in my face... Damn, I'd say Sister An is too doting on you. You've spoiled me. You've become arrogant because you have a little talent and strength."

True dragon form +20 seconds.

Yuan Qingzhuo pressed his hand on the ground, and a thin spiritual essence flowed out. The prototype of Professor Flandel's only large-scale field-type technique slowly took shape.

Then, in the excruciating pain of the body constantly recovering and bursting, the will of martial arts completed its shaping.

——【Ritual·Model Building】Completed!
Everything within a radius of 100 meters is clearly visible in Yuan Qing's senses.

Whether it was Ronghe or Caroline, as time passed, their "models" were quickly established in Yuan Qingzhuo's mind according to the rituals due to the intense fighting.

And all this seemed insignificant in the fierce battle between Ronghe and Caroline.

He said coldly:

"There are so many strong people in this world, and everyone has some persistence. If you still want to solve this problem by yourself, I'm leaving now."

True dragon form +50 seconds.

It seemed that Caroline had finally figured out how to speak through this "link" line, and she uttered twice.

Then a calm female voice came:
"I know we're going to kill him together now, and I won't let my emotions get the better of me. Well, at least not for about five minutes."

Caroline's body was flying, and even though she would not be injured, she was forced to retreat step by step by the molten river.

"So whether you want to use me as a chess piece or a sword, it's fine. You don't need any reason. As long as you can kill Ronghe, it's fine... Hurry up and give the order, teacher. Hey, why are you so nagging?"

"Okay, then follow my orders."

"okay."

Feeling a scar appearing on his heart again, Yuan Qingzhuo threw the last bottle of healing holy water into his mouth.

He looked up and met Ronghe's expressionless face.

——Ronghe has discovered why Caroline was not injured.

This is normal.

"Give up defense and roar with all your strength, then step forward and use your sickle to block the giant sword."

Yuan Qingzhuo covered his pierced throat and tried to use his martial arts will to eliminate the numbness in his arm. He continued to give orders without hesitation:

"Release the scythe."

Caroline loosened her fingers, and the sickle flew out like a silver meteor.

At this moment, Ronghe's strength has worn out and he has not yet regained new strength. If she punches him through the heart at this moment and then burns him with the Dragon Flame, the balance of victory will tilt towards her.

"do not move!"

True dragon form +20 seconds.

Caroline suddenly became like an old monk in meditation, standing there with her whole body tense.

like a statue.

A stream of fire that seemed to be almost non-existent suddenly appeared ten centimeters in front of Ronghe.

This is the phantom of Ronghe using the power of Fire, a killing move that can only be used once a day.

It is instant with almost no pre-swing, and has a high temperature that can burn everything.

But this time it was a miss.

"Should I say he is worthy of being the Duke..."

Ronghe grinned, feeling Caroline crushing his semi-spiritual right lung with her palm, but ignoring the more deadly heart.

The explosive flames that were compressed to the extreme dissipated in an instant.

Another killer move was seen through.

Ronghe looked at Yuan Qingzhuo again, but could only see his appearance in those cold eyes.

"Such talent is truly delightful!"

The deadly dragon flame surged in his chest, but Ronghe could not help but let out a sound of admiration.

He swung his heavy sword and cut off Caroline's right arm.

But the next moment, Caroline used her right hand to cut off her own neck with the flying sickle.

His punch shattered Caroline's internal organs, but her movements did not stop at all.

His heart was finally pierced by the unexpected tail blade.

Long Yan devoured and churned on Ronghe's body, and his blood became increasingly scarce under the encirclement of fire.

Ronghe saw Yuan Qingzhuo's face becoming increasingly pale, and watched him vomit blood continuously, and laughed: "Duke, let's see who can hold out longer!"

——Who is comparing with you?

Yuan Qingzhuo's mouth corners curved slightly.

"Come on, Caroline, gather your strength, clear your mind and let me in."

Through the dual close connection of martial arts will and [Moon Link], Yuan Qingzhuo briefly brought his own will to the tip of Caroline's fist for a moment.

Caroline in her true dragon form didn't hesitate for a moment and did as she was told as the time in her true dragon form increased.

So, the moment after Ronghe finished laughing, Caroline and Yuan Qingzhuo's voices rose to the sky at the same time:

"——Deadly move: Dragon's Shocking Fist!"

As Caroline swung her right fist, the purple-black dragon flame moved straight forward like an ocean march, crushing, melting, and burning everything in its way.

No matter the atmosphere, no matter the spiritual essence, no matter the heavy sword of Ronghe or Ronghe itself.

A prompt indicating that the task is completed pops up at the same time.

With the enhancement of the only martial arts will in this world, Caroline's punch eliminated the originally abnormally slow time of raising her hand.

The four steps of charging, aiming, operating and striking were completed in an instant, achieving the same damage in less than one percent of the original time.

Not only did it melt the molten river and its laughter, it even turned the several demon soldiers watching the battle from afar into wisps of green smoke.

But the demon warriors showed no fear, nor did they feel sad for Ronghe's death.

Instead, they came to their senses after a brief shock.

Immediately afterwards, there was a huge cheer!

"For those brothers who were reduced to ashes, it would be worth their while to see such a fierce fight between the Legion Commander and the Duke!"

There were also demons who were in doubt: "What kind of trick did this dragon girl use? She actually killed the legion leader instantly?"

Some demons also shook their heads and sighed: "It seems that the Duke has won this ancient gladiatorial contest."

Yuan Qingzhuo's ego and martial arts will only touched Caroline's fist for a moment before withdrawing it. However, even so, he also saw part of the essence of Caroline's [True Dragon Form].

——This is not just the burning of [anger], but the burning of all of Caroline's [emotions], but anger occupies the most dominant position among them.

Although Caroline's reaction just now seemed like a good thing for the time being, Yuan Qingzhuo felt that this transformation was not useful.

But the “Dragon Overlord Shocking Fist”?
What kind of abstract move name is this?

Caroline is too childish.

The effect of the healing holy water slowly faded, and Yuan Qingzhuo could no longer sense the technique he was performing.

In the moment when his mind relaxed, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

A pair of hot and strong arms picked him up.

"Hard."

Yuan Qingzhuo looked up and saw half of a girl's calm face and half of a dragon's ferocious mask.

Seems surprisingly reliable.

He stared at the calm vertical pupil that showed neither the joy of defeating a powerful enemy nor the relief of surviving a disaster - it was hard to imagine that its owner was a little idiot who got angry at the slightest provocation and whose actions were always faster than his brain at noon, or even ten minutes ago.

Yuan Qingzhuo couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Ka, it would be great if you could always stay in this form."

As the words fell, Caroline frowned and sighed:

"You'd better stop talking. If you keep talking, I won't be able to end this form."

She helped Yuan Qingzhuo up, feeling the blood flowing down half of her body. She felt sincere admiration in her heart and explained: "I can't open and close this form freely now, so I can only wait for it to end on its own... There are still more than four minutes."

"And after I exit this form, I will become very weak. The longer I maintain this form, the weaker I will become."

At this point, Caroline hesitated for a moment before speaking: "This time it will last longer than all the previous times combined, so I'm not sure what changes will happen to me."

"Reasonable."

Yuan Qingzhuo nodded, looking at the gilded moonlight and a deep red bead bursting out of the molten river, and a hint of curiosity appeared on his face.

——Since Ronghe is dead, it is reasonable for me, as the Duke who fought against him in a legitimate name, to take over his remnants.

It is obviously impossible to swallow up the entire Molten River Legion in one bite, but there is no problem in recruiting most of the demons who witnessed the battle.

Let’s solve these demon problems while Caroline’s fighting power is still there.

As for the mission rewards and the things that exploded from the molten river, we will have to wait and see.

After making a simple decision, Yuan Qingzhuo withdrew his hand from the shoulder of Caroline who was half-squatting. He was about to step forward and give a speech to the demons, but he couldn't help but think of a strange question.

——In that canyon, both the knights and the purifiers on top showed strong distrust, vigilance, and extremely strong murderous intent.

There is no doubt that it is because of his identity as the "Devil Duke".

If he hadn't proved with his actions that he was temporarily harmless to them, Yuan Qingzhuo thought that the other party would have probably swung his sword at him to take advantage of the situation.

——But why didn’t Caroline have it?
Not to mention the intention to kill, there wasn't even a hint of vigilance or distrust.

She was almost killed by Ronghe, who was also a demon.

So Yuan Qingzhuo expressed his doubts.

Then Caroline looked at him like a fool:

"What nonsense are you asking? He saved my life and kept getting hurt for me. What right do I have to doubt him?"

The dragon girl punched Yuan Qingzhuo's chest with her fist and raised her lips dryly: "What the hell does this have to do with those damn demons and humans... To put it bluntly, my life is yours now."

——This little brat’s ideas are really too simple.

I don’t know how Sister An usually teaches her.

After making up his mind to inject more cultural knowledge into Caroline in the future, Yuan Qingzhuo let go of her and used both hands to straighten his coat that was almost soaked in blood.

He walked forward.

Caroline followed closely behind him.

He walked up to the excited demon army, picked up the spoils, and then just looked at the demons quietly without saying a word.

Until they consciously and slowly closed their mouths, everyone fell silent, and all their eyes were focused on Yuan Qingzhuo's toes.

Then, again without Yuan Qingzhuo saying anything, all the demons knelt down on one knee in front of him at the same time - including the last deputy general.

All the demons bowed their heads in great respect.

Everyone said in unison:
"——We are willing to follow Commander Rush until death."

This scene was somewhat beyond Yuan Qingzhuo's expectations. He asked in confusion, "I'm very confused. You all swore to follow Ronghe till death, but now no one wants to avenge him?"

Many demons looked up in confusion, but after seeing Yuan Qingzhuo's young face clearly, they all showed expressions of understanding.

The deputy commander standing in front of all the demons spoke up, "Lord Rush, you are still young, and you may not know that the previous commander, Lord Ronghe, did not die at the hands of his enemies or in civil strife, but died in an ancient gladiatorial contest under the Demon King and the Covenant."

"The souls of demons who died in the gladiatorial fights witnessed by the royal court will return to the glorious Hall of Heroes - that is the glory that countless homeless demons have longed for in their lives."

The deputy general said, "You are a member of the royal court. Naturally, this fight has become the honor we have been longing for."

"So... I understand."

Yuan Qingzhuo nodded, thinking that Ronghe was still a good man, and after his death he would not have to go through the trouble of recruiting him.

Then, he continued loudly, "Is there anyone who wants to leave? I don't want anyone to stay under my command against their will."

There was silence in the army.

Everyone just lowered their heads.

Are you kidding? The Demon Duke, who is so young but can defeat the leader of the Molten River Legion, must have a bright future. If anyone is willing to give up this great opportunity and leave, then he is mentally abnormal.

So easy?

This is much easier than collecting deserters yourself.

Yuan Qingzhuo looked at these nearly a thousand elite warriors, and a bold idea emerged in his mind.

——However, I’ll do this after I become stronger.

A few minutes later, Varna and Good Luck appeared in the distance, leading hundreds of demon warriors.

Then, Lord Rush was seen standing on the canyon, saying to the army formation that seemed to be the Molten River Legion, "Everyone, get up."

Amid the incredulous gazes of the crowd, nearly a thousand soldiers stood up at the same moment.

Varna spoke tremblingly: "No, it's not that we are too late and Lord Rash has been captured by Ronghe... Otherwise, let's turn around and go to a safe place to observe?"

Good Luck glanced at him and said, "What an idiot! Lord Rush must have discovered us a long time ago."

"Wha...what!"

Varna felt as if struck by lightning, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he felt as if the figure above the canyon was smiling at him faintly.

He laughed twice: "Then let's go over there quickly."

On the canyon.

"The duration of my current form is almost over..." Caroline looked at Yuan Qingzhuo who seemed to be waiting for something, and whispered, "It will be troublesome after this."

"Well, leave it to me."

As he spoke, Yuan Qingzhuo saw that all the scales on Caroline's body, dragon armor, including the dragon tail and the dragon flame all over her body had disappeared.

Fortunately, he was prepared and put a fireproof cloak on Caroline half a minute ago.

A flash of white snow that only he could see passed before his eyes. Yuan Qingzhuo hurriedly and carefully grabbed the dragon girl's arm, fearing that if he touched it a little more, he would be hit by a punch unexpectedly.

"Hey, hey, hey, can you stand up by yourself?"

Yuan Qingzhuo glanced at the knight and the purifier who were still very vigilant a few dozen meters away from him, and whispered in Caroline's ear.

"Well……"

As Yuan Qingzhuo felt the soft touch on his arm that gave him a chill, he saw Caroline turn her head blankly, then stare at him blankly with a pitiful look:

"dad……"

Yuan Qingzhuo:?

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