I'm not just human!

With a roar, accompanied by an incomparably powerful supernatural force, like a surging wave, Xia Fa was pulled to one side.

Surprisingly, the one who reacted the fastest and immediately chose to save Shafa was not Amphion, nor Solrock, but... Nidhogg!

The patriarch of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan, the Pope of the Church of Errors, and the Emperor of Mystery who signed twenty-five secret contracts, finally revealed his supreme power and majesty at this moment.

With a loud clang, the bronze lance failed to pierce Xia Fa's body, but was firmly blocked by a gray-black metal dragon claw.

That was a dragon claw that had grown from Nidhogg's shoulder, the claw filled with chilling violence, each scale seemingly cast from steel, carrying a terrifying and ferocious power, and an aura almost divine.

Without a doubt, this is the nuclear-type star dragon sealed within Nidhogg's [Supernatural Body].

But no one expected that this nuclear-gold star dragon... was already close to becoming a god!

That aura, almost divine, was not faked; it was only one step away from becoming a god!

How did Nidhogg manage to suppress it in this situation?

Before anyone could think, the bronze lance pierced the dragon claw with a sudden burst of power.

With a "whoosh," molten iron-like blood immediately seeped from the metal dragon claws, accompanied by an angry and shrill dragon roar emanating from Nidhogg's lower abdomen.

Nidhogg's expression suddenly changed, as if he had never expected that this seemingly ordinary and somewhat rusty bronze lance could actually break through the defense of his metal dragon claw!

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.

His old adversary, and one of the few in the world who could understand him, Saint Emperor Sharatul, seemed to have been seriously injured by such a bronze lance.

That murderous aura... it's exactly the same!

"Run! Everyone run! This is not something you can handle!"

Xia Fa's roar suddenly rang out, making the entire old blacksmith's shop vibrate. At the same time, two shark-tooth folding knives fell into his palms from his left and right sleeves.

Xia Fa flashed forward, almost rushing to the entrance of the old forge to personally block the bronze cleaner.

But at that very moment, two similar bronze lances appeared silently from behind Xia Fa in the void.

Swish!Swish!

Just as the two bronze lances were about to reach Xiafa, they suddenly accelerated, one thrusting towards his back, trying to pierce his heart, and the other towards his brainstem, trying to impair his mobility.

They were all extremely cunning and ruthless, and showed no mercy in their attacks.

The timing of the appearance of these two bronze lances was extremely tricky, just when everyone's attention was focused on the unknown figure resembling a cavalryman at the entrance of the old forge, including Xia Fa himself.

No one noticed the surprise attack by the two bronze lances.

Except for one person.

Chestnut.

"Xiafa!"

With a loud shout, Banli brought her two white palms together to form a circle, and her jet-black hair immediately flew up without wind, making her figure appear holy and supreme, like a goddess.

Countless rays of holy moonlight burst forth from the circle in her palm, flashing briefly in the air before instantly reaching Xia Fa behind him and in front of the two bronze lances.

Xia Fa only then realized what had happened and instinctively tried to dodge to the left, but it was too late.

Those two bronze lances were moving incredibly fast, seemingly reaching the pinnacle of speed in the world. Even a god would have difficulty reacting to them in person, let alone such a silent and stealthy attack.

Nidhogg turned his head and saw this scene as well, his eyes widening in disbelief.

He saw that one of the two bronze lances had already pierced through Xia Fa's linen shirt, and the other had already poked the back of his head, breaking through his skin.

Suddenly, in the old forge, everything seemed to freeze in that instant.

Whether it was Thor Loki's furious expression, the blood flames bursting from Norton Dragon's body filled with fighting spirit, the golden flames about to ignite in Aero's eyes, or even the fluttering hem of Ruscondra's clothes and the iron filings rolling on the treasure-making platform... everything froze at this moment.

The two bronze lances also came to a standstill, remaining completely still.

Of everyone present, only Chestnut could move. Her jet-black hair flew in the wind, forming a circular palm, and countless holy moonlight shone brightly at the same moment!

Whoosh—!

Just as more moonlight was about to surge forth and envelop the two bronze lances,

After struggling slightly, the two bronze lances broke free from this "stillness" constraint!

With even more ruthless force, he thrust forward suddenly, intending to truly injure Xia Fa!

"Don't even think about it!"

Chestnut suddenly let out a delicate cry, then bit her tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with bits of flesh, which immediately sprayed into the holy moonlight.

An incredible scene unfolded: the forward thrust of the two bronze lances was abruptly halted, and they began to retreat!

This retreat doesn't seem like being forced back by some powerful force; rather, it's more like a "reversal" of the entire sneak attack process!

The two bronze lances quickly retreated back into the air. In the air, two transparent figures resembling cavalrymen twisted and struggled for a moment, then actually burrowed into the floor.

No, to be precise, they seem to have sneaked in from under the floor, and now they're just "reversing" that process.

But in that instant, the two transparent figures resembling cavalrymen suddenly twisted again.

boom!!!

A terrifying aura of killing intent erupted from them, abruptly halting and dispersing the "reversal" trend!

Chestnut's originally rosy and delicate face had turned half pale after she spat out a mouthful of blood containing bits of flesh from her tongue. Now, her body trembled, and her face turned ashen white.

Her delicate body immediately leaned backward, as if she could no longer support herself.

In the old forge, everything that had been frozen in time was restored to normal in that instant.

Everyone looked at Chestnut with utter disbelief. It seemed that no one had expected that this innocent and lovely rat girl, who had always followed Xia Fa silently, would possess such incredible power!

The power and status of that force... even shocked Nidhogg, the leader of a religion who had served the true god!

However, it was clear that Chestnut could not truly control this power; she suffered a backlash and was about to faint.

Just as Chestnut's body was about to crash heavily to the floor, a strong arm caught her slender waist.

It was Xia Fa.

The instant he grabbed the chestnut, his figure flashed like a shrinking star, instantly arriving at the east side of the old forge, far away from the two bronze cleaners in stealth mode.

Then, he had a moment to look at the chestnuts.

"Chestnut, you..."

"I'm fine, I just feel, a little, a little..."

Chestnut interrupted him, a hint of sadness appearing on her bright yet pale face:

"I'm sorry, I still couldn't help you this time."

Xia Fa shook his head. "No, you've done very well. If you hadn't saved me just now, I wouldn't have had a chance..." He gritted his teeth, his jaw forming a sharp, ruthless arc... "...kill these guys!"

Chestnut was already very weak, and seemed about to faint at any moment, but she still forced herself to ask:

"What...what are they?"

A look of apology appeared on Xia Fa's face:

"I should have told you last time, these are... the Cleaners."

Chestnut murmured:

"The Cleaners... huh..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt all her strength drain away and collapsed completely into Xia Fa's arms.

Xia Fa was startled, but immediately he saw countless holy moonlight appear on the chestnut vest, enveloping her and intertwining around her.

It seems that a "cocoon" needs to be formed.

He immediately checked Chestnut's breathing and, seeing that it was still breathing, felt slightly relieved.

The emerging "cocoon" gave him the feeling that any offensive method that entered its range would be immediately "reversed" and pushed back.

In other words, chestnuts are safe for the time being.

"Can't we get out...?"

Xia Fa immediately tried to use the "Starlight" ability to teleport through the wall of the old blacksmith's shop, but found that the space here was completely confined.

It's like being in a place where time stands still.

"Spirit of the Secret Treasure, can you open the walls here? Or is there a ritual teleportation array?"

Xia Fa immediately asked a question using his spiritual intuition, but the spirit of the secret treasure inside the Zhanmadao was in a state of chaos.

"Master, I...I won't...Master...Quickly...Quickly...run away!"

Clearly, the spirit of the treasure seemed to know some secrets about the Cleaner, but with the Cleaner's actual appearance, it seemed to be completely disordered, its primordial energy fluctuating like boiling water.

Xia Fa narrowed her eyes slightly, gently put down the chestnut, and watched as the "cocoon" formed by her holy moonlight was fully formed.

Fortunately, although the spirit of the treasure has entered a disordered state, the [Old Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] can still be used.

Xia Fa flipped his hand, and a crystal with a flame appeared, but almost instantly he put it away.

"Even the Redemption Spark Crystal can't be activated. Just who are these Cleaners? They can even sever my communication with the entities..."

From the moment everything stopped, to when he brought the chestnuts to the east corner of the old blacksmith's shop, and now, less than a minute has passed.

The group had already huddled together, with Nidhogg at the head, Norton Dragon and Airo Tong standing behind him, and the others being protected by these three.

Everyone was facing the same direction, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xia Fa glanced past the crowd in that direction, and his heart sank.

Although he had anticipated it, seeing it with his own eyes still made him feel an immense sense of crisis.

Three bronze cleaners.

These three bronze-armored cavalrymen, seemingly prepared for a surprise attack on the old forge, have all shrunk to less than five meters in size. Together with their bronze-armored warhorses, they are a total of ten meters tall.

Although they are no longer as majestic as mountains and rivers as before, their divine aura and terrifying strength remain undiminished.

At this moment, they seemed to have come together, lined up in a row, like an insurmountable, unshakable high wall, proclaiming the fate of everyone who was about to be eliminated.

Each bronze cleaner carried a bronze lance, poised to strike. Their fully covered visors, though obscuring their eyes, only added to their sinister and terrifying aura.

It seems that their presence has confined the space inside the old forge. Therefore, these three bronze cleaners are not afraid of the people present escaping. Like hunters toying with their prey, they simply line up quietly, riding their warhorses and looking down at the humans.

It carries a certain unrestrained playfulness.