Heroes Return

Lin Jie's figure remained quietly standing on the city wall.

Karaka, whose attack had failed, showed no expression. He flew towards Lin Jie, pointing his short staff at him, and hundreds of giant swifts attacked Lin Jie.

Lin Jie swung his iron rod repeatedly, sending hundreds of giant swifts flying in an instant. Before anyone else could react, Lin Jie swung his iron rod again, aiming a blow at Karaka's head.

Karaka scoffed inwardly at 'naivety.' When fighting, he was least afraid of sudden attacks on his body. Whenever an attack approached him, the swifts formed from annihilation energy around him would immediately react.

As he expected, when Lin Jie's iron rod struck Karaka, a large number of swifts around him gathered to block Lin Jie's blow. At the same time, Karaka pointed his short staff at Lin Jie, and the staff glowed with a blue light.

Karaka had guessed that this would happen, but he was wrong about one thing.

Not everyone is afraid of annihilating energy. After being blocked for a moment, the iron rod in Lin Jie's hand forcefully landed on Karaka's shoulder.

Karaka, who was already prepared to attack Lin Jie, suddenly felt a tremendous force pressing down on his shoulder, and he immediately knelt on the ground.

However, Karaka still shot a beam of annihilating energy towards Lin Jie.

Originally, it was thought that Lin Jie would definitely not be able to dodge this time, but Lin Jie's body disappeared from Karaka's sight. The next moment, Lin Jie appeared on the other side of Karaka.

"Lord Karaka, be careful!" With a roar, the sea creature wielding a broadsword leaped to Lin Jie's side. Its longsword flashed as it slashed at Lin Jie, while sea creature warriors wielding spears also attacked, their two spears simultaneously thrusting towards different parts of Lin Jie's body.

Lin Jie's weapon clashed with the two sea creatures' weapons at incredible speed, blasting them away in just a few seconds. The area where the three of them stood was now covered with wounds caused by crisscrossing sword energy.

Just as Lin Jie shook off the two, more than a dozen sea tribe girls wielding short knives attacked him from all directions.

Lin Jie grabbed one of the girls' wrists in mid-air, and the other girls returned to their original bodies once again.

Lin Jie casually flung the girl away. He clenched his fist, lowered his body to dodge the longsword-wielding sea creature's slash, and simultaneously avoided the muscular sea creature's fist attack. He then punched the muscular sea creature, sending it flying back into the sea. However, in mid-air, the muscular sea creature was caught by a sea giant standing outside the city wall.

The younger and older sea tribe generals also joined the attack on Lin Jie. The situation immediately became a four-on-one battle.

Each of the four sea creatures unleashed their skills and strength to the fullest, while Lin Jie, wielding only an iron rod, managed to hold his own against all four simultaneously, without ever shifting his body an inch.

The four sea warriors grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed; the power of this person before them seemed unfathomable. He could flawlessly parry even the high-speed slashes of an SS-rank swordsman, while simultaneously managing to deal with the other three.

The sea girl, who had regained her footing, and the sea warrior, whose body was crackling with lightning, also joined the attack.

Suddenly, it became a situation where six people were attacking one person, but they were surprised to find that the six people working together not only failed to suppress Lin Jie, but were instead suppressed by Lin Jie alone.

Seeing Lin Jie holding his own against six people, the harp-playing beauty quickened her pace. Accompanied by the beautiful music, the injuries of the others began to heal gradually. At the same time, the invisible hand's pulling force on Lin Jie's body intensified.

The muscular sea creature that had been struck in the abdomen by Lin Jie's punch and the golden-armored sea creature named Karaka also stood up again.

The two then joined the team besieging Lin Jie, making it eight against one.

Lin Jie remained motionless; his iron rod showed no weakness against the attacks of eight people.

The fighting had stopped, and all other soldiers retreated to a position several hundred meters away from the city walls. Anyone weaker than them would be torn apart by the strong winds and sword energy generated by the aftershocks of the battle simply by getting close.

The sea creature beauty standing atop the sea giant began chanting incantations. Moments later, more than a dozen enormous sea giants appeared around the city walls. These sea giants would attack Lin Jie whenever they found the aftershocks of the battle, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

While facing eight people head-on, Lin Jie also endured a large number of attacks from the sea giants and the negative effects of the harp girl.

Meanwhile, the entire battlefield was filled with lightning, and countless swifts flew around, ready to attack Lin Jie whenever they found the right opportunity.

The battle reached a fever pitch at this moment.

The powerful sea creatures present were increasingly alarmed by Lin Jie's attack, because Lin Jie was not using any tactics against them at all. He just stood there, letting these powerful beings use all sorts of power techniques or coordinated attacks.

It was as if dealing with so many powerful individuals required absolutely no skill or tactics; all that was needed was to fight them head-on.

From the moment the battle intensified, Lin Jie didn't even move, simply standing there with his staff. He didn't care how many people came, or what tactics they used.

Gradually, the powerful figures present began to pant.

"Isn't it about time?" Lin Jie muttered suddenly during the battle, and everyone around him felt a sense of unease.

The next moment, Lin Jie's aura intensified once again, and he used the iron rod in his hand to quickly deflect the crowd present: "I should probably go and see how Thirteen is doing."

As he spoke, Lin Jie took a step forward, and with that step, the iron rod in his hand swept quickly toward the sea creature wielding dual pistols.

The sea creature attempted to block Lin Jie's attack with its spear. However, the moment they collided, it was blasted away by a powerful force and lost consciousness in mid-air.

The balance was broken with Lin Jie's single step. After sending the sea creature flying, Lin Jie turned around with incredible speed. He flicked his finger at the forehead of the sea creature girl who was about to stab him in the back.

Then the sea girl with the dagger was flung away.

The next moment, a fist brimming with explosive power slammed head-on into Lin Jie's face. But Lin Jie didn't react at all; he simply grabbed the fist. Grabbing the muscular sea creature, he flung it to his side, and the young sea creature general, who was about to attack Lin Jie, collided with the muscular sea creature. The two of them flew away together not far away.

At the same time, Lin Jie swept his long staff horizontally, and the sea creature covered in lightning was once again struck by Lin Jie's iron rod. He flew towards the young sea creature general who had just gotten rid of the muscular sea creature like a bolt of lightning.

The two collided again and both lost consciousness.

Lin Jie stomped his foot, and at the same time, the harp string of the beautiful woman who had been playing music snapped. Blood also flowed from the harp woman's hand.

Lin Jie's series of actions actually took only a few seconds, and six of the ten sea race experts lost their fighting ability in Lin Jie's hands.

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"Human, you are strong, but this is where it ends." Karaka said calmly to Lin Jie, his expression completely calm, with an eerie blue light flashing in his hands.

Under this blue light, the sky above the Fantasy Sea seemed to transform into something else entirely. Even the air itself seemed to stir with a restless energy.

"Humans are fortunate enough to witness the true..." Karaka hadn't finished speaking when Lin Jie appeared before him. With a swift movement of his staff, the rampant energy ceased abruptly.

"Sorry, I'm done playing around. I'm not going to watch you unleash your ultimate move anymore." Lin Jie said to Karaka, who was lying on the ground. Then, Lin Jie swung the iron rod in his hand to the side, and the sea warrior who had just come with his broadsword and murderous aura was sent flying by Lin Jie's rod.

Lin Jie's seemingly casual strike contained immense power; the sea tribe warrior who was hit was unable to get up after being sent flying.

After dealing with these people, only two sea creature experts remained standing.

"Are you two still planning to fight?" Lin Jie's gaze swept back and forth between the sea creature beauty on the sea giant's shoulder and the old sea creature general on the other side.

"..."

"..."

Both of them chose to remain silent at this point.

"Beautiful lady, could you tell me where Karu is?" Lin Jie slowly walked to the edge of the city wall. "Can you hear me?"

"..."

"What are you going to do to Lord Karu?" the sea creature beauty asked.

"I'm not doing anything, I just want to stop a war," Lin Jie said calmly. "Your sea tribe must have many orphans, right? Because of the war five years ago, do you really want more people to become like that?"

"No matter what, we will not let you go to Lord Karu!" The old sea general said as he rushed towards Lin Jie. This man was too terrifying, and we absolutely could not let Lord Karu meet with him alone.

Just as he was about to approach Lin Jie, the iron rod in Lin Jie's hand lengthened and pressed against the old sea tribe general's face, forcefully pushing the sea tribe general back.

Then Lin Jie appeared in front of the sea creature beauty: "If you don't tell me, I'll have to send you back to the sea." As he spoke, Lin Jie waved the iron rod in his hand in front of the sea creature beauty.

"I won't let you hurt Lord Karu." The sea creature beauty looked at Lin Jie with a trembling body, and then Lin Jie slapped her into the sea with his staff.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Jie looked at another sea creature beauty, the one holding a harp.

The other person was trembling at this moment, and the way they looked at Lin Jie was not like looking at a person at all. It was more like looking at an ancient behemoth.

This time, however, Lin Jie didn't need to ask any more questions, because his gaze fell upon a giant trident that appeared in the sky above the city and was falling towards a certain place.

"Found it, it should be over there." Lin Jie looked at the huge trident, and then jumped towards the location of the trident again.

Lin Jie had just left when the surviving sea creature beauty breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.

At the same time, the large number of soldiers surrounding the city walls also breathed a sigh of relief. From the start of the battle until now, every soldier had witnessed Lin Jie's overwhelming power.

Lin Jie wounded countless sea creatures in this battle, but what was most shocking was something else entirely. Lin Jie didn't kill a single person. Sometimes, merely wounding countless soldiers is more terrifying than killing them. After all, the former requires even greater control.

Ignoring the sighs of relief from the sea creature army, Lin Jie leaped high into the air and soon landed in a place resembling a medieval gladiatorial arena. Standing before him were a man and a woman, Thirteen and Haina.

The two of them were staring blankly at Lin Jie in front of them.

"We've found you. By the way, where's that Karu?" Lin Jie asked, looking at the two of them.

However, the two of them did not reply, but stared blankly at Lin Jie.

"Why are you two staring at me like that?" Lin Jie looked at Thirteen and Haina with a bit of confusion. "By the way, Thirteen, how come you have three more holes in your body? And Haina, when did you start playing with gems? Isn't it normal for girls to like gems? You didn't have to just throw them away. These things look very valuable."

……

Let's turn back time a little.

After Thirteen and Hena escorted Gray and the others into the secret passage, they once again entered stealth mode.

Following the directions given by Hena, the two stealthily made their way towards the Senate.

Just as the two arrived near the Senate, a voice reached their ears.

"Haina, you've arrived." Karu appeared in an arena within the Senate: "I knew you two were here. If you want to save those elders, you'll have to defeat me."

The two did not speak, but moved towards the arena.

Karu stood alone in the arena, without a single sea creature soldier or guard by his side: "I can sense you, Haina! Come out! You know that if you want to stop me, you must defeat me. I'm waiting for you here, and I haven't brought any soldiers with me. I will give you a chance to fight me fairly."

As Karu finished speaking, Thirteen and Heina appeared.

"Karu, do you really have to do this?" Haina asked Karu.

"Haina, I should be asking you that! Why don't you want revenge?" Karu looked at Haina: "Have you forgotten who killed your family? They all died at the hands of humans, but now you're all lovey-dovey with a human."

"I don't want the seeds of hatred to spread again." Haina looked directly at Karu. "I've seen many people like me. If I start another war for revenge, even more people will end up like me. Having experienced the pain of losing loved ones, I absolutely don't want others to experience it."

"Is it because of such a weak reason that you gave up your hatred?"

"Isn't that reason enough?"

"What a foolish move. Haina, have you studied human history? Even if we don't use this opportunity to start a war, humanity will attack us again sooner or later."

"If it's to protect my people, I will fight to my last breath."

"It seems these seven years of peace have made you forget those hatreds, Haina! You have truly disappointed me." Karu said, and a trident appeared in his hand: "In that case, use your strength to stop me, if you can stop me."

As he spoke, Karu hurled his trident at Thirteen. Unlike their last meeting, this time Thirteen saw the trident's trajectory clearly and dodged it with incredible speed, simultaneously charging towards Karu. A black longsword automatically formed on his armor and slashed down at Karu.

Although Thirteen's speed and strength were increased countless times by the black armor, Karu could still easily handle the situation. The trident had somehow returned to Karu's hand, and he used it to block Thirteen's slashing attack.

The ground beneath their feet simultaneously collapsed.

"Is this all the confidence you have in dealing with me?" Karu said to Thirteen. "This outfit has made you much stronger, but it's still not enough for you to pose a threat to me."

As he spoke, Karu swung his trident forcefully, severing Thirteen's longsword in two. However, Thirteen was clearly prepared; a short sword had appeared in his other hand, which he thrust towards Karu's vitals.

The next second, azure energy emanated from Karu's body, and Karu's speed increased once more. Sensing the Thirteen Short Swords, Karu decided to kill Thirteen immediately. Although curious about the black armor on Thirteen's body, Karu knew perfectly well that he had to eliminate Thirteen now.

After his attack missed, Thirteen did not retreat or defend. From the moment he learned that Karu's trident had the effect of ignoring defense, Thirteen knew that all he could do was to attack. Fortunately, he was wearing the black armor that Lin Jie had given him.