The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the massive armored bear was sent flying, turning into specks of light and dissipating in mid-air.

"This...how is this possible..."

Shen Qiubing opened her eyes wide, then turned to Lu Yuan, her face full of disbelief.

This is a level 10 Ironclad Bear, and Lu Yuan has only just opened his meridians. How could he possibly send it flying with a single punch?

Even with a high-grade martial vein, even if it were replaced by a genius like Li Bufan, he wouldn't have this kind of strength.

Moreover, Lu Yuan only possesses a first-grade martial vein.

[Defeat a level 10 monster and gain 10 points!]

"Fuck your points."

After glancing at the notification message, Lu Yuan snorted irritably. His life was almost in danger, what use were points now?

[Attention students! Level 20 monsters have been released!]

[Attention students! Level 20 monsters have been released!]

……

Sure enough, before Lu Yuan and Shen Qiubing could even breathe a sigh of relief, the notification sounded again.

Level 20!

Shen Qiubing's face turned pale instantly. She was no match for a level 10 armored bear, let alone a level 20 monster.

She quickly came to her senses and looked at Lu Yuan.

"Don't look at me, I can't handle it either."

Lu Yuan pushed his hand, looking helpless.

Lu Yuan has opened his second martial meridian, and his true qi has reached level 20. With his blasting step and punch at their peak, dealing with ordinary level 20 monsters should not be a problem.

But the problem now is that it's not just one monster; each time at least ten monsters are released!

Furthermore, given the current situation, even if he kills a level 20 monster, a higher-level monster will likely be released immediately.

It's obvious they're being deliberately killed.

"I must have been out of my mind to place my hopes on you."

Shen Qiubing sighed and shook her head, her face ashen.

"Why are you looking so long-faced? It's not time to wait for death yet."

Lu Yuan gave a soft shout and grabbed Shen Qiubing's waist.

"What are you doing!"

Startled by Lu Yuan's sudden action, Shen Qiubing instinctively tried to struggle.

But Lu Yuan's hand gripped her like an iron clamp, and she couldn't break free at all.

At that moment, Lu Yuan pushed off with his feet and jumped more than 20 meters away in an instant.

Explosive steps!

Shen Qiubing recognized it at a glance, her face full of shock. It was precisely because she knew the Explosive Step combat technique that she was so horrified.

She also knows this combat technique, but her full-force stride only covers about ten meters. This isn't simply a matter of distance; the key lies in the instantaneous burst of power from her feet and speed.

Lu Yuan covered more than twenty meters in a single step, his figure flashing as he arrived at the foot of a building in the blink of an eye. Then, Lu Yuan leaped up again, heading straight upwards.

"this……"

The next moment, it was already the height of the third or fourth floor, which is more than ten meters. Keep in mind that high jump and long jump are completely different concepts!

Just as Shen Qiubing was surprised, she felt her body about to fall due to gravity.

"Go over there!"

The dilapidated building was just a concrete frame, and Shen Qiubing pointed to the balcony next to it and reminded it.

Lu Yuan could land over it with a simple flip.

But then Shen Qiubing worried again, because in this position, and with her in tow, this mid-air somersault was not easy.

Bang~!

Just as she was getting worried, a muffled thud was heard, and Lu Yuan's body, which was holding her, suddenly rose higher again.

"……This is!"

Shen Qiubing's expression changed drastically again. Then, she came to her senses and saw Lu Yuan leaping into the air. Her eyes widened in utter shock.

I missed a step!

Lu Yuan was actually leaping through the air!

What kind of combat skill is this? It seems to be a burst step, but can a mere low-grade yellow-rank combat skill really do that?

Shen Qiubing looked at Lu Yuan, as if trying to find the answer on his face.

In fact, even without Lu Yuan saying it, Shen Qiubing had the insight to recognize that this was indeed a burst of speed.

But that's precisely why she was so shocked—just how far had Lu Yuan mastered the Explosive Step technique?

"That's fine."

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan went straight up to the sixty-plus floors before landing inside the building.

Looking down, it felt like standing on the edge of a cliff.

"Although it's already high enough, some monsters can still climb up, and there are also many monsters that can fly."

"I know that, but there are always fewer monsters that can get here."

Lu Yuan sighed softly, his tone one of helplessness.

Shen Qiubing nodded. She knew this too. She had just said that to remind Lu Yuan not to be careless.

Then, the two looked around. This should have been a commercial building used for offices, so the rooms were quite spacious.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan and Shen Qiubing searched around the area, but found no trace of the monsters on any of the floors.

Level 1, Level 10, Level 20. At this point, there are only thirty or forty monsters in this scene, which is relatively rare for an old city.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Lu Yuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Qiubing with a serious expression.

"I also want to know what happened!"

Shen Qiubing snorted coldly, her face showing anger.

It was just a routine final test, but she inexplicably found herself in such a dangerous situation, and she was furious.

"slow."

Lu Yuan snorted coldly and reminded him.

"You don't really think this was just an accident, do you?"

"you mean……"

Shen Qiubing was taken aback, and her expression gradually became serious.

"Think about it, who is plotting against you?"

Lu Yuan looked at Shen Qiubing with a cold smile, arms crossed.

Lu Yuan knew perfectly well who was behind this, but he didn't know why Zhou Buyi wanted to harm Shen Qiubing.

Unable to know a person's motives, we can deduce from the outcome. At this moment, only he and Shen Qiubing are trapped. However, Lu Yuan thinks that Zhou Buyi would not go to such lengths to harm him, so Zhou Buyi's real target can only be Shen Qiubing.

"It wasn't me, it was Grandpa."

After a moment, Shen Qiubing spoke, her expression becoming increasingly serious.

"grandfather……"

Lu Yuan was taken aback and tentatively asked a question.

"Who is that grandfather?"

"Shen Fuyue".

Shen Qiubing spoke with a hint of pride, knowing that Lu Yuan might not have heard of this name, and continued.

"A Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and one of the elders of the Starry Sky Guild."

"Grandmaster!"

Lu Yuan's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with shock.

Warrior, general, grandmaster!

Grandmasters are powerful beings even above generals. It is said that there are fewer than a hundred innate grandmasters in the entire Dragon Kingdom, and each one is a very important figure!

I had long heard that Shen Qiubing had an extraordinary background, but I never expected that she was backed by a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.

"This is a very big deal."

Immediately after regaining his senses, Lu Yuan frowned again.

The fact that it involved a grandmaster meant that the seriousness of the matter far exceeded his expectations.

Even if Zhou Buyi were a Seven-Star General, he would never dare to be an enemy of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm; there must be other forces involved behind him.

This entanglement likely represents the pinnacle of Starry Sky Club's power.

After all, as one of the elders, Shen Fuyue is one of the highest decision-makers of the Starry Sky Club.

"Oh."

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

He, a mere clerk, had somehow become embroiled in the power struggles at the pinnacle of authority. How was this any different from an ant falling into a whirlpool? A moment's carelessness and he would be utterly destroyed.

"No! I have to get out of here. I can't let them use me to blackmail Grandpa!"

Shen Qiubing suddenly spoke, her face filled with urgency.

"go out?"

Lu Yuan was stunned, and then he saw a glimmer of hope.

"Do you have a way to get out?!"