Today, they too are going to their deaths.

The second round of battle began, and the Flawless Knight reversed the magic sword, pointing the tip behind him.

In any swordsmanship, this behavior is inexplicable. Even Cui Xun was momentarily bewildered, not understanding what kind of starting move this was.

Until he saw the demonic flames, compressed to their limit, erupt from the tip of the sword, propelling the knight to plow through the earth and charge forward.

That speed was far faster than Andrew's, so fast that Cui Xun even abandoned the idea of ​​confronting the knight head-on and decisively chose to dodge to the side.

Logically speaking, even with such super-acceleration ability, it would be difficult to control direction. Even if the Flawless Knight could change direction at lightning speed, Cui Xun believed that the hundred meters he dodged would be more than enough for him to react and change tactics.

Whether the opponent unleashes a light cannon attack or creates distance, Cui Xun will not be surprised.

At least that's what Cui Xun thought until the knight suddenly appeared in front of him.

The next instant, the Flawless Knight, who had already missed Cui Xun, crossed space and landed directly in front of Cui Xun.

There was no slashing or spell, only a simple and unadorned strike with the hilt of the sword, but this strike was exceptionally fast and extremely powerful.

Cui Xun's arms, which he had used to shield his face, were shattered, but the sword hilt continued its momentum, striking his skull.

"collapse!"

Cui Xun heard the sound of his skull shattering.

Next, the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and occipital lobe of the brain, those parts that are vital to normal people, are destroyed one by one.

With a single blow, his entire upper brain was pierced by the hilt of the sword.

Then came the concentrated demonic flames erupting from the tip of the sword.

They poured directly into Cui Xun's brain, burning away the rest of his brain and effectively amputating him from the neck up.

The headless body stood frozen in place, while the flawless knight landed lightly, turned around and looked at the body with regret, saying, "Was my expectation of you too high? I'm sorry, but if you can't even reach this level, you shouldn't be thinking about changing this world. You'd better give up sooner rather than later."

Do not!

Cui Xun's heart was roaring wildly.

This is not his limit!

He can still fight! He's not dead yet!

His body is covered with photoreceptors that can replace his eyes, and his direct perception of vibrations surpasses that of his ears. His body is constantly growing stronger, searching for ways to defeat powerful enemies.

What does it matter if I lose my head!

His soul, and his burning fighting spirit, are completely capable of replacing that thing!

"Don't even think about leaving!"

A cry originating from the soul resounded throughout the area, causing the flawless knight, who wanted to leave this region, to stop in his tracks and turn around.

Cui Xun still hasn't grown a head.

He probably won't recover from this weakness in this battle.

He chose to focus all his energy on becoming stronger.

The hunting suit was replaced by pure black armor of unknown material, which combined the texture of flesh and steel, and the energy furnace of the eyeballs seemed to emit a dazzling red light from its chest.

Cui Xun's body even began to absorb the scattered demonic flames, swallowing them along with the surrounding air into the wind channels within his body. After processing them slightly, they were then released, eventually forming six things resembling flame wings on his back.

On his arms, which had just been shattered, the shadow solidified.

It was the monster summoned by the Serpent Worship Cult that, in a manner reminiscent of a swallow returning to its nest, dedicated all its power to Cui Xun, helping him recover as quickly as possible.

On the iron bird, Alice, who was preparing to fight the enemy, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly used her mark to call for the others to support Cui Xun. While circling in the sky, she opened the iron bird's sniper cannon.

The previous weather and the insidious nature of the enemy made it inconvenient for her to intervene, but the current situation is much easier to handle.

But Cui Xun had no intention of cooperating with her.

"Come!"

Cui Xun suddenly emerged from the shadows behind the Flawless Knight and swung down his ferocious giant claw.

The Flawless Knight had no choice but to parry with his sword. He could feel that Cui Xun's physical strength had increased several points, and the two forces hidden deep in his heart were beginning to "break out" under the influence of his fighting spirit.

But that's not enough!

It's still far from breaking out of its shell, or even from defeating it!

"Good!" The flawless knight's blade blocked the giant claw, and the ground that bore the brunt of his force cracked, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading several meters away.

Even so, the knight did not retreat an inch.

He was a legendary hero, and even against opponents who were equally powerful, he had no reason to back down.

Slash!

The giant claw formed from shadows was severely damaged again, but compared to the previous one that shattered completely, this time it was only slightly damaged.

Cui Xun's body was also sent flying, but only a few meters away, before the propulsion of the Flame Wings on his back brought him back.

Then came another blow.

Faster, stronger, more ferocious—that power made the knight's bones tremble, stirred his heart, and began to recapture the feeling of fighting monsters in the past.

The knight is very strong; he may possess the strongest close-combat ability in history. But even with such strength, there is still room for improvement. He just lacked such an opponent before.

So let's enjoy this moment.

The giant claw clashed with the demonic sword, and then clashed again, the crisp sounds echoing endlessly. Even Alice in the sky couldn't see the two's movements clearly, only vaguely seeing the cracks appearing on the ground.

Should we be thankful that the enemy was intercepted outside the city and prevented from rushing into the city? If such a battle had broken out inside the city, Alice couldn't even imagine how many people would have died.

The two sides in the battle had transcended the realm of humanity; she felt that she was not even a superhuman in front of them.

But she still decided to offer her support.

She held her breath, focused her mind in prayer, and deduced the pattern of their movement.

"I swore an oath that my next strike would not harm my allies."

A giant warhead weighing over 2 tons was launched from the iron bird. The powerful recoil caused the iron bird to tilt, and the shell, falling to the ground at several times the speed of sound, caused an explosion with a radius of over 50 meters, affecting the two people running.

The Flawless Knight's stance was thrown off balance, allowing Cui Xun's claw strike to hit his chest.

However, even though it wasn't the real thing, the silver armor that carried the legend of the hero withstood the attack, only with five deep, bloody claw marks on it.

Cui Xun was very dissatisfied with this.

It wasn't just that this result only affected themselves, but also that someone dared to interfere with this duel.

This is his battle!

The Flawless Knight laughed during another round of fighting: "How wonderful, your followers are still standing by your side, fighting alongside you."

"You should be glad you have such a friend who is willing to risk her life to help you win."

"My enemy, this is also your power! Only by possessing the charisma to make others fight for you can you make people change for you willingly, and by changing one person after another, you can change the world."

Cui Xun could feel that sincere joy, and the anger that had risen from the interruption of the battle dissipated. Instead, while fighting the flawless knight, he was careful not to let him use any means to bring down the iron bird.

Perhaps because he had lost his head, Cui Xun was more prone to losing control of his emotions than usual.

However, this did not hinder his fighting.

Cui Xun could sense the growth of the Flawless Knight. He used a special method to transform his soaring fighting spirit into a spiritual power that surpassed even spirituality, and in turn, used this to strengthen his own physique.

In the clash of blades and shadows, in the moments when he brushed past serious injury and death, Cui Xun tried hard to learn this method, but his accumulation in the path of the extraordinary was far too little.

Fortunately, there was an original text right in front of him.

Hidden within the hero's tale are his magical arts, and behind those tales lies an epic of a fallen empire, containing a vast amount of extraordinary knowledge.

Along with the stories of the Hutt Empire, these stories constantly flooded Cui Xun's mind, putting immense pressure on him while simultaneously propelling him to rapid growth on the path to extraordinary achievement.

Spells for constructing military formations, spells for rapidly training soldiers, spells for infusing courage, spells for summoning thunder and storms...

At the same time, Cui Xun also saw the system called the Blood Tax, and the nobles who firmly controlled extraordinary knowledge, forcing the people to keep having children and squeezing their lives, and then being defeated by heroes, perishing along with their system.

Destroying an old system cannot save a decaying empire or change society.

The concept of the extraordinary has become widespread, even common sense. A large number of talented individuals have been selected to form the class of the extraordinary, who naturally enjoy privileges and despise ordinary people.

The extraordinary class of the Hutt Empire even actively suppressed the development of technology, stifling the strange technology tree born from ritual studies, along with the genius who created this concept.

No one in higher positions thought this was wrong; they naturally despised such opportunistic behavior.

The common people did not hate the superhumans, nor did they think it was wrong for the superhumans to have privileges. They accepted their weakness, united, helped each other, and hoped that superhumans would be born among their descendants so that they could also enjoy privileges.

"You saw it." The flawless knight's blade pressed down on Cui Xun's arms inch by inch. "I failed once. I even prevented the birth of a technology that could rival, or even surpass, the steam engine, out of consideration for forging the will of the human and making people more eager to become extraordinary."

But just as he was about to force Cui Xun to his knees, the giant claw of the shadow suddenly transformed into a spear, leaving a deep, bone-chilling dent in the silver armor, repelling the knight for the first time.

Cui Xun replied with the voice of his soul, "I will remember this mistake and learn from it."

The Flawless Knight affirmed, "I believe in you, if you truly can win."

Compared to the foundation he inherited from Andrew, Cui Xun's accumulation was too shallow. He was already exhausted after fighting for so long, and his speed of becoming stronger began to slow down.

If this were a coaching match, the Knight believed that Cui Xun would have a better future than him; however, in this cruel world, luck is also a part of strength.

"Then, next, I will..."

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the clear blue sky.

It was like a punishment from the sky, striking the knight precisely, breaking through all his defenses, and hitting his body directly.

An electric current traveling at speeds exceeding 200,000 kilometers per second surged through his body, causing his heart to stop for a few moments, thus disrupting his energy flow.

But he ultimately survived the blow.

Just then, a sinister curse fell upon the Flawless Knight, causing the eclipse-like mark on his face to twist and nearly transform into a venomous snake.

Before he could catch his breath, a second shell accurately hit him, who was frozen in place, and Cui Xun attacked again.

Piercing the heart!

The strike, brimming with power and imprinted with Cui Xun's killing intent, pierced through the old wound in the flawless knight's armor, pushing his heart out of his chest.

Even though the vital organ had detached from the body, it continued to pulsate powerfully, as if it wanted to return, but Cui Xun would not give it another chance.

He controlled the Shadow Blade to explode, but just as the blade became unstable, the knight, who should have been powerless to resist, swung his palm like a blade, wielding demonic flames, and suddenly severed the blade in front of his chest.

"I'm sorry, but my vitality is much stronger than that of my parent plant."

"My lifespan is probably far beyond that of ordinary people."

The external heart slowly disappeared, and a new heart made of demonic flames slowly rotated through the hole in the knight's chest.

Cui Xun was not discouraged. Taking advantage of the knight's inability to adapt to the new heart, he continued to launch a relentless offensive against the knight, trying to suppress him. Just then, the earth trembled.

The steam behemoth that had been advancing toward the battlefield has finally arrived.

The war machine, created by exhausting the wisdom of the Royal Academy of Sciences, stands tall on the earth.

The steam billowing from its surroundings obscures its true form, creating the illusion of witnessing a colossal mountain partially obscured by mist.

However, Cui Xun was still able to tell that this steam behemoth moved on all fours, was covered in heavy armor, and was filled with mechanical guards, densely packed turrets, and royal agents and military special forces in well-equipped uniforms.

Those elites who had undergone near-death training to finally be qualified to wear that set of equipment felt only a trace of fear even when facing a monster like the Flawless Knight.

It is impossible to be without fear. People fear death and power beyond common sense, but their willingness to fight and sacrifice proves their courage.

Unfortunately, they were facing a monster that a single steam behemoth could not handle.

The knight withstood Cui Xun's attack, sacrificing a minor injury to his left arm to create an opportunity. He turned his sword and, using the thrust of the compressed demonic flames, soared into the air.

Cui Xun followed closely behind and took flight with Flame Wings, but his control over the demonic flames was still far inferior to that of the knight, and he was several steps slower than him, unable to catch up with his counterattack.

Everything around the knight suddenly went dark for a moment, and then a torrent of light surged from the tip of the sword, transforming into a beam of light as tall as a person. Before anyone could react, it burned through the giant beast's armor, which was tens of meters thick, and pierced through the core of the steam behemoth.

The massive beast paused, the steam around it began to dissipate, and its body became limp.

Finally, it crashed to the ground.

Before Alice in the sky could even be shocked by its instant death, numerous heavy machine guns rose from the brass-colored hill, aimed at the knight, and unleashed a dense barrage of bullets like a storm.

Almost forgot, the steam behemoths near this city use an improved design and have multiple energy systems.