"He's going to see someone he knows, why did he take my Luka with him?"

"He has his reasons, so you should stop complaining."

Although it was a bit strange, Lily and Sham decided to take everyone back for dinner first. They would wait for Lu Ming to return before going to watch the game that evening.

Meanwhile, Lu Ming and Luca were closely following the man, navigating through streets packed with people due to the Warcraft Assistance Battle Tournament.

Only after they finally escaped the crowded streets did the man plunge into a quiet alley.

But when Lu Ming and Luca arrived, they found that the person was gone.

"Luca, use your sense of smell to find her!" Looking at the empty alley, Lu Ming immediately ordered Luca, who was standing next to him.

Upon hearing this, Luca immediately sniffed the air and then pointed to a corner in the alley.

Seeing this, Lu Ming didn't waste any words and directly unleashed a fine snow attack, freezing that spot!

"You bastard! What are you doing?!" Before being completely frozen, a little girl dressed in black Hanfu suddenly leaped out from where the fine snow was aimed, narrowly avoiding the attack.

“I don’t think I need to waste words on a villain like you!” Lu Ming smiled slightly, taking out the Behem Magic Wand as he spoke to Xiao Lingxian.

"I was just helping those centaurs hold you off, how could I be a villain!?"

"Enough talk! Take this! Seed Machine!" Without saying more, Lu Ming immediately unleashed a Seed Machine.

A series of seeds were fired by Lu Ming at Xiao Lingxian, but Xiao Lingxian suddenly erected a bright green shield, completely blocking the seed machine.

"This is... protection?" Lu Ming was slightly taken aback as he looked at the protective barrier erected by the little fairy.

"I'll take the Snow and the Seed Machine, but you'd better stay here obediently!" Little Fairy smiled mysteriously, then used the Seed Machine on Lu Ming!

"Luca, use protection!" The same skill was blocked in the same way. But in the next moment, Lu Ming suddenly used high-speed movement, and in an instant, he ran from the wall of the alley to in front of Xiao Lingxian.

"Psychic power!" But before Lu Ming could make a move, Xiao Lingxian's eyes emitted bursts of blue fluorescence, and a mysterious force bound Lu Ming's body, slamming him viciously against the wall.

"plot!"

Lu Ming knew that telekinesis was a psychic-type skill, so he could use his Dark-type skill, which granted him immunity to psychic attacks, to break free from their grasp. Moreover, the instant he broke free, Lu Ming launched an attack on Little Fairy!

"Unleash your power!" Knowing that she couldn't dodge this attack, Xiao Lingxian chose to trade blows. The instant Lu Ming's sneak attack hit her, she forcefully unleashed a powerful strike to Lu Ming's chest.

However, Lu Ming was very lucky; Xiao Lingxian's attack did not leave him paralyzed.

"Nitrification Charge!" "Water Wave!"

After regaining his footing, Lu Ming launched another attack, forcing Xiao Lingxian to hastily counterattack to defend against his move.

A ball of water-based energy was launched by Little Fairy, striking Lu Ming, who was engulfed in flames. Instantly, a large amount of water splashed everywhere, and scorching steam billowed out, obscuring the vision of both Lu Ming and Little Fairy.

Even under the attack of the water wave, and with the help of the water curtain and water vapor, Lu Ming's magic wand still struck Xiao Lingxian's body, knocking her to the ground.

However, the next moment, Xiao Lingxian suddenly transformed into a black fox amidst bursts of fluorescent light. She leaped out of her black Hanfu, bit Lu Ming's arm holding the magic wand, and knocked him down.

"Damn it! Go get the Poké Ball!"

Despite the excruciating pain of his flesh being torn apart by the black fox's sharp teeth, Lu Ming forced himself to endure the agony, took out his phone from his clothes, and then retrieved a Poké Ball from the phone, smashing it onto the fox's head.

The moment the Poké Ball hit the fox's head, it opened, sucking the fox inside. After a few slight shakes, the fox was caught by the Poké Ball.

"Haaaaaah~" Panting, Lu Ming gulped down a bottle of Elemental Bottle. With Luca's help, he managed to stand up with some difficulty, holding a Poké Ball.

"Luca, let's go home."

"Ow~!"

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"Weren't you going to see someone you knew? How did you end up like this?" Lily asked as she helped Lu Ming, who was badly injured, take off his clothes.

"I didn't say we were friends. Besides, this is already pretty good." Although he was wincing in pain, Lu Ming still had a slight smile on his face.

"You can't do that again. I'm not a free doctor!" Jack, dressed in rich man's clothes, said angrily after giving Lu Ming a recovery treatment.

"I understand. I didn't mean to make it like this." With a helpless sigh, Lu Ming, supported by Lily, went into the bathroom to wash off the bloodstains.

During this time, Lu Ming had an inappropriate encounter with Lily. It wasn't until Sham urged them that he put on a set of laundry clothes with Lily's help and came out of the bathroom.

It was already past 2 p.m.

He needed to prepare for tonight's match. However, the little fairy who had helped the centaur hold him back had appeared in Paris City, forcing Lu Ming to be cautious. Although the Grand Duke of Muspelheim was unlikely to personally deal with him, a mere baron, the nobles who were on good terms with that centaur viscount were unlikely to be as magnanimous as the Grand Duke.

Moreover, does the appearance of Little Fairy also indicate that this Warcraft Assist Battle Tournament is not as simple as it seems on the surface?

Just as Lu Ming was feeling that the Monster Assistance Battle Tournament was not simple because of Xiao Lingxian's appearance, on the other side of the noble district, in a high-class mansion for guests, Earl Haven Leggett, another confidant of Grand Duke Hadist, was listening to reports from several noble subordinates in his study.

"Those blue-skinned monsters have been mostly wiped out by the Soul Eaters. Only a few have escaped into the depths of the Typhon and Helen forests. They are nothing to worry about!"

“From the participants of this competition, we have already identified several people who are suitable for the program. With proper guidance, they will become excellent stepping stones.”

"Lord Amani has once again made a deal with the Church of the Deep. Although they have abandoned their plans to continue their advance into Plu, they have promised the Church to continue to help our plans."

Upon hearing this, Count Leggett suddenly spoke up: "Those deep, monstrous creatures are not to be trusted. Last time they claimed to be helping us, but in the end, they were just using Yusaha Sachi to help them gain a foothold in Puru. Cooperating with them will only lead to our own downfall!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"You must also be careful of the Soul-Suckers of Londor. We don't know what their purpose is in helping us, such dark and evil things. Don't be like that girl Yusaha Sachi, who mistakenly trusted people she shouldn't have!"

"Yes!"

Count Leggett glanced coldly at his subordinates and asked, "Is there anything else? If not, send Amani to obtain it from Lu Ming's Undead Legion. This army, which even a power like the Cathedral of the Deep wouldn't dare to show the slightest disrespect to, if they could submit to us, then Erebus and Tartarus, and even the entire Miracath, wouldn't have to worry about the threat from the Mans Empire!"

“But my lord, the Undead Legion already showed hostility when we were cooperating with the Deep and Londor. I think it’s unlikely they will join us.”

"Don't forget, our Sword-Biting Wolf is one of them. With him around, plus a little bit of lies and sacrifice, we can make them obediently follow us and help us!"

“Alright. We know, we’ll go and get Lord Amani and the Undead Legion.” Count Leggett’s men exchanged glances, then reluctantly agreed to Leggett’s somewhat presumptuous plan.

But just then, the captain of Leggett's personal guard suddenly walked in and respectfully said to Count Leggett, "According to our spies, the little fairy used to bewitch the church has disappeared."

"What?! How could she have disappeared?!"

"According to the scout, he saw Baron Lu Ming, the Sword-Biting Wolf, follow Little Fairy after leaving the arena. In order to shake him off, Little Fairy wandered aimlessly around the city and managed to shake off the scout. Baron Lu Ming, however, did not know whether he had lost track of her."

After hearing what the captain of the guard said, Leggett suddenly laughed.

"The Immortals are truly amazing! I just wonder if the others are as powerful as him!"

Chapter Twenty-Three - Kong Lan's First Round

Sitting in the lounge reserved for the competition's participants, Lu Ming looked at his nearly empty mana bar on his phone and sighed softly.

"My mana is almost gone, and we still have four more matches to play this round. Do you know what to do next?"

"Why not just admit defeat?" At that moment, a black fox with red legs and mane, who was eating not far away with Chou Chou Hua and Lu Er, suddenly sneered.

"I've already tamed them, but they're still disobedient. Is it because our intimacy level isn't high enough?"

Looking back at the fox Pokémon whose scientific name was Zoroah, Lu Ming seemed not to have heard her words and continued speaking to himself.

"Besides these two idiots, who else would you be close to?!"

"Xiao Ling".

"what?"

"We'll be playing three matches later, so you'll have to go too. But you'd better listen to me, or I won't be responsible if you get bitten to death by someone else's monster."

"..." Zoroya paused for a moment, then said somewhat dejectedly, "I understand."

Just as Lu Ming was about to say something while looking at the newly captured Zoroa, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.

"Baron Lu, the match is about to begin, please hurry."

"Got it!" Lu Ming replied casually, then led Stinky Flower, Zoroia, and Fire Fox Lu'er out of the lounge.

On his way to the southern martial arts arena where he was competing, Lu Ming saw many other people competing there, just like him.

Because this competition is divided into three rounds, with three matches in each round, many of the players who only brought one Warcraft were complaining about the format.

Lu Ming felt no sympathy for them whatsoever. After all, they weren't prepared themselves, so why were they blaming others?

"The first round of the Warcraft Assist Battle Tournament is about to begin. The first match will be between the Blade-Bite Wolf and the Fire Dragonfly!"

Upon hearing that he was the one to face off in the first match, Lu Ming couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Xiao Ling, you go first."

"Why me?"

"We need to familiarize ourselves with it first."

"Alright! But if your command is flawed, I might switch sides!"

"Then you should give it a try!"

Slowly, Lu Ming and Soroya walked out of the long tunnel and arrived at the central arena.

"When did Lu Ming get a black fox as a magical beast?" Jack, watching Zoroya slowly walk onto the arena with Lu Ming, asked Sham and Lily from the audience with some confusion.

Because of his good relationship with Lu Ming, Jack did not go with Bajeton and Miral to watch the match at the western and northern arenas where Kanina and Princess Ella were. Instead, he watched Lu Ming's match with Sham and Lily.

"I don't know. We've never seen that monster either." Sham and Lily couldn't answer Jack's question, since neither of them had ever seen Zoroia.

"Right now, on the right side of the arena, blue, is Baron Lu Ming, the Sword-Biting Wolf, and on the left is Baron Katakata, the Fire Dragonfly!"

"One of them is skilled in archery and magic, while the other is skilled in greatswordsmanship! As for magical beasts, Baron Lu Ming uses the Phantom Fox Zoroya, and Baron Katakata uses the Snow Owl White Feather!"

Looking at Kata Kata, who was wearing a mask and looked like someone from a primitive tribe, and his large white owl on the other side of the arena, Lu Ming sighed slightly.

"Did you encounter a formidable opponent in your very first match?"

Lu Ming then looked at Soroya and said, "You deal with that owl, and I'll hold off Baron Katakata."

"Awooo~!" Sororia, not wanting to be dragged into the research, responded to Lu Ming by mimicking Lu'er's cry.

"Now, please have the two contestants bow to each other and begin the competition!"

Upon hearing the host's urging, Lu Ming and Kata Kata greeted each other with the Undead Squad salute and a raised hand with a strange shout, respectively.

Then, the two of them charged at each other with the special weapons prepared by the organizers.

"Xiao Ling, Shadow Ball!" "Bai Yu, Ice Spike!"

Because the weapons were unsharpened longswords specially made by the organizers, Lu Ming, whose swordsmanship wasn't great, and Kata Kata, who was more skilled with greatswords, were evenly matched. However, although the two were evenly matched for the time being, there were still Zoroya and the owl! So while the two were locked in combat, they both gave orders to Zoroya and the owl.

Instantly, Zoroya gathered a large amount of very strange energy in its mouth, forming a black energy ball, and then fired it at the owl in the owl.

At the same time, Katakata's owl also fired more than a dozen sharp ice spikes at Soroya.

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