Man on the ark, forced to become king

"..."

She took a step forward, her mind in turmoil. She desperately wanted to say something, but the more anxious she became, the more nervous she got. When she got nervous, she couldn't even make the most basic facial expressions, and she became completely expressionless—which made her look even more frightening.

As it turns out, the set of methods he had summarized over the years were completely ineffective on her!

"Can we be a little clearer? Or should I apologize to you?"

Lin Lu took a step back and tentatively asked a question. He was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.

I only touched my thigh, I didn't even dare to lift my head, I didn't see anything, is it really necessary to be so angry?

Even if she were truly angry, according to her usual behavior, she would have already slashed him with her sword by now. Nian has already demonstrated countless times with her own experience what Xi is like when she's angry; she doesn't hold back at all when she starts slashing people.

Why is he keeping such a stern face, neither speaking nor making a move?

"Hmm? When did Xi arrive?"

Hearing the commotion, Theresa, who was standing around the coffee table, turned her head and looked over. When she looked at Xi, Xi's already tense expression seemed to become even more distorted.

Move! Move faster!

'Speak up! Speak up! Speak up!'

'Even just saying something casual like usual would be fine!'

'It's all because of all that nonsense Nian talked about!'

Xi screamed in her heart, and her body finally moved as she wished.

Under Lin Lu's expectant gaze, the girl in front of her suddenly lunged forward, keeping her head down, and two green dragon horns shot up from below, directly piercing her chin.

Boom!

A warm, delicate body rushed into her arms, and their bodies collided with each other, producing a loud thud like the collision of two giant objects, as if even the floor trembled.

Caught off guard, Lin Lu felt a surge of immense power rush into his body, as if a giant beast had brutally charged at him. His feet left the ground, and he was carried away by the tremendous force.

This was the first time he had ever experienced what it felt like to be knocked away since he came into this world.

I have to say, this is not good.

My chin was burning with pain, and I suspected it had been stabbed and was bleeding. My sternum felt like it was shattered, and I was so numb that I lost all feeling. It seemed like something was pressed against my back, and I felt a slight resistance, which then suddenly disappeared. This cycle repeated several times before the surroundings suddenly lit up.

A biting wind whipped around her, instantly waking Lin Lu. She tried to look down but couldn't; it felt like something was supporting her chin, and her lower body felt numb and tingly.

With great effort, he tilted his head, and his vision finally cleared. He then discovered that he was lying in the ruins, surrounded by broken bricks and stones, and he could vaguely hear people screaming in terror nearby.

A huge hole was smashed in the roof of what appeared to be a coffee shop. Looking through the hole, you could see that something had opened up the fifth floor of the hotel across the street.

Chapter 87 Xi Gua: I'm outta here!

Her sluggish brain was awakened by the rapid temperature change, but due to the discomfort she felt, it took Lin Lu a few seconds to react.

If it were during a battle or in any other situation, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state. This was truly an unexpected accident—who could have imagined that Xi would suddenly run into him! And with all her might at that!

No matter how powerful someone is, they can't stay on guard all the time, let alone when the one who strikes is someone close to them.

This headbutt caught Lin Lu completely off guard, leaving her no chance to react before she ended up in this state.

—It might be useless to react. Although it is not a god known for its strength, its powerful body, which far surpasses that of ordinary people, still possesses a strength more terrifying than that of wild beasts.

Only by taking such a direct hit can one truly appreciate the power contained within that seemingly slender and delicate body. Even if one reacts at the time, at most one will go through the same process while still conscious, and the outcome will most likely not be significantly different.

Anyway, Lin Lu felt that she had no way to defend herself instantly with her physical strength against the impact that could push him through several concrete walls and across a street to land in the coffee shop.

The body strengthened by the Golden Tree was indeed powerful, but it was still far from being able to withstand that kind of impact when unprepared. Unless one had a shield and used a move like 'Golden Parry', it would have been impossible to withstand it.

"Uh...hiss..."

Lin Lu felt a tightness in her chest, and her lumbar spine seemed to be making a sound of resentment. Some hard, horn-like object was pressing against her chin. Lin Lu moved her body with difficulty. In addition to feeling uncomfortable, she also felt a soft touch pressing on her body, and the faint fragrance of ink wafted into her nostrils.

...If only I hadn't been knocked out of the house and fallen five stories high to the ground, that would have been much more comfortable.

"Killing! Killing!"

The surroundings were in complete chaos, with people screaming and the sounds of tables and chairs rubbing and colliding filling the air.

After all, no one could remain calm if they were sitting peacefully in a coffee shop and suddenly saw an unidentified object smash through the roof and make a mess of the place.

Lin Lu twitched the corners of her mouth, laboriously raised her arm to press down on the head that was pressed against her chest, and carefully 'pulled' the hard dragon horn off her chin, thus freeing her upper body.

What are you doing?

As expected, with such an incident occurring in broad daylight, the St. Petersburg police and military should quickly cordon off the area. Lin Lu tried to get up from the ground, but Xi remained lying on top of her, pretending to be dead. Helpless, he could only reach behind the girl's neck, grab her collar, and forcibly pull her up.

Other things can wait until we're alone. The most urgent thing is to get out of the ruins and figure out how to deal with this. We can't just wait for the military and police to come and dig people out, can we?

"Woo..."

Xi closed her eyes and let out a barely audible whimper, much like a trembling little animal.

What's going on? How is she supposed to answer this? Did she just impulsively recall a scene from a comic book and jump straight into it?

What a shame!

It's all that guy Nian's fault for rambling on and on about all sorts of nonsense, which made her head spin. Before she could even calm down, she was sent here, and then... she ended up in... that kind of scene!

We had plenty of time to calm down and have a few more days to go, but now we've ruined everything!

The warm touch pressed against her cheek, so close that she could almost hear the strong heartbeat in her chest. It was so warm and reassuring. If she hadn't been held by the back of her collar, with most of her body suspended in the air, Xi felt that the temperature on her face would probably have risen even higher. Right now... she wished she could draw a hole in the ground and disappear right there and then...

"Lin Lu! Lin Lu!"

With a thud, Theresa flew precisely through the large hole in the roof of the coffee shop and landed beside it, stirring up a cloud of dust and startling the Liberian owner who had just run up from behind.

Before the poor coffee shop owner could even see what was going on, he was so frightened by the figure that he scrambled behind the counter and hid, not daring to peek out.

An invisible force spread through the air, sweeping away the surrounding dust. Theresa bent down and gently pulled Xi, who was being held up by the back of her collar, into her arms, whispering, "Are you... alright?"

"It's not a big problem, it's just my back... ouch."

Supporting her lower back, Lin Lu climbed out of the rubble, grinned, brushed the dust off her body, and exclaimed how unlucky she was.

People who survive great calamities are destined for good fortune, but what about him? Is great fortune followed by great calamity?

He'd just tasted the sweetness of victory when this incredible rocket headbutt nearly broke his back. Who could withstand that?

"That's fine then, since you're tough and resilient."

Holding Xi in her arms, Theresa covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

She could roughly guess what was going on... The commotion inside the house might have fooled Xiao Chen, but could it really have kept it from her?

That was just not the time to talk nonsense, so she pulled Xiao Chen to tidy up in the living room, giving the people inside some time to 'destroy the evidence'.

But unexpectedly, Xi suddenly came over and interfered. What's going on?

And this reaction...

The princess's cherry-pink eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze shifting thoughtfully between Lin Lu and Xi.

However, she decided not to expose it. She had read the book "Emotional Intelligence" several times in Longmen these past few days and felt it was better not to reveal it at this time. Otherwise, who knew what kind of storm a god who was so embarrassed and angry would cause?

Praising her own cleverness, Theresa winked at Lin Lu, gently raised her hand, and a subtle power fluctuation spread outward from her, calming the restless crowd and customers. The elderly owner of the shop, Li Boli, also peeked out from behind the counter, cautiously looking in this direction.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, there was a small accident on our end."

The power of gold flowed through her body, and the pain quickly disappeared. Lin Lu saw the princess's gaze drifting over and immediately understood. She turned around and apologized to the boss, giving the huddled-up goddess a moment to calm down.

In the 'headbutt incident,' this business owner was truly an innocent victim. He was sitting at home when disaster struck. He hadn't done anything wrong, yet his shop was turned into ruins.

"How much compensation do you think we need in total? Or should we wait for the military and police to arrive before we discuss this further?"

"Military and police? No, no need, we can talk now!"

Mentioning the military and police, the boss shuddered as if he had thought of some terrifying beast. He hurriedly came out from behind the scenes, and after seeing that Lin Lu was indeed looking friendly and intending to compensate him, he looked around and lowered his voice.

"The roof and floor need repair, and the two damaged sets of tables and chairs need to be replaced. The total cost is 30,000 Lungmen dollars. This price is fair in St. Petersburg. You can ask around yourself."

"No need, thirty thousand it is fine. Would you like to come back to the hotel with us to get the money, or should I bring it to you later?"

Today, Lin Lu is no longer the poor office worker huddled in a rented room. A mere tens of thousands of Lungmen Dollars is nothing to worry about.

"...I'll just wait in the shop."

The boss looked up and saw through the large hole in the roof that he could see the hole in the hotel wall. He shook his head and said, "Falling from that height, nothing happened. Strong people like you don't need to cheat an old man like me out of my money. I'll come find you after I've cleaned up. Now, you'd better leave here immediately or you'll get caught by the military police."

“If you get caught on the spot, those people will definitely try to squeeze money out of you. They love to bully tourists like you. If you don’t get caught, as long as I don’t pursue the matter, they can’t do anything about it.”

In fact, he didn't charge extra money; the price he offered was quite normal, just so he could resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

In a place like St. Petersburg... ordinary people can't afford to get into trouble.

Settling things privately might result in some losses, but it's still much better than involving the military and police.

“Okay, my name is Lin Lu. You can go to the front desk anytime and have them notify me.”

Nodding politely, Lin Lu looked up to estimate the distance, gave Theresa a wink, and a pale white vortex rose from beneath her feet. Under the effect of the Storm Combat Technique, she leaped into the air, bursting out from the roof and tracing an arc before accurately jumping into a hole in the hotel wall.

—It's worth mentioning that Xi didn't go too far; at least she didn't fall through someone else's room and end up outside. She jumped into Chen's bedroom, otherwise this floor of the hotel would be in complete chaos by now.

thump~

Theresa followed closely behind, and with someone in her arms, she jumped directly to the fifth floor without any effort on her part.

After being transformed by the Golden Tree, her physical abilities should be the strongest among those present. Even Lin Lu wouldn't dare to say that she could surpass her in terms of physical strength.