The shuttle in the second dimension

　In fact, Lin Xuan underestimated the reputation he had built up in the past four years. After all, not everyone can have a nickname like "Butcher". What's more, after the "Alliance" intervened in this war, it began to collect and understand the intelligence of the personnel of the "Liberation Corps" participating in this war.

　So recognizing Lin Xuan wasn't surprising. Especially since Lin Xuan always wore a mask when performing missions where he would be seen. That mask had become his trademark, making him incredibly easy to identify. That's why the middle-aged man, upon seeing the mask on Lin Xuan's face, immediately blurted out his nickname.

　"Shouldn't I be here?" Scratching the back of his head, Lin Xuan looked very confused and at a loss. If it weren't for the upturned corners of his mouth betraying him under the mask, that person would really think he was confused and at a loss.

　"But..." Lin Xuan's tone changed, and his original confusion disappeared completely, replaced by nonchalant ridicule.

　"--Even if I shouldn't have come here, what can you do to me now that I'm here? Everyone from the Alliance~~~~"

　"You!!!!" The leading man hadn't even finished speaking when the men behind him couldn't stand it anymore. They all glared at Lin Xuan, and it looked like they were thinking of killing Lin Xuan.

　"Whether we can do anything to you is not something that can be determined by just talking, [Butcher]." As he said that, the middle-aged man in the lead raised the long sword in his hand that seemed to be made of crystal and stabbed it into the ground fiercely.

　boom--

　Accompanied by bursts of noises, the ground around Lin Xuan suddenly opened up, and numerous crystals broke out of the ground, trapping Lin Xuan inside, as if it had turned into a prison, imprisoning Lin Xuan inside.

　At this time, the other magic knights of the Alliance summoned their inherent spiritual equipment and appeared in all directions of the crystal prison. It looked like they were going to besiege Lin Xuan.

　Glancing at the crystal prison that trapped him, Lin Xuan curled his lips and sneered, "Do you think you can trap me like this? You underestimate me too much~~~"

　As he spoke, a destructive force even greater than the one when Lin Xuan used the [Destroying Blade] before surged out from [Destroy]. The destructive force that continuously overflowed in all directions directly and violently broke the crystal prison.

　However, at this moment, several attacks of different attributes came towards Lin Xuan from different directions. At this time, Lin Xuan knew what the people from the [Alliance] wanted to do. The crystal prison was not meant to trap him, but just to delay time. In this way, whether Lin Xuan broke through the crystal prison or not, he would be hit by several different attacks from all directions.

　This cooperation seems simple but is very practical, but they still underestimated Lin Xuan and his defense.

　"——【Round Blade】"

Chapter 2: The First Battle with the Alliance

　"——【Round Blade】"

　When those several attacks of different attributes were about to hit Lin Xuan, the next moment, a pitch-black sphere wrapped up Lin Xuan, and then those several attacks of different attributes all hit the pitch-black sphere.

　That pitch-black sphere was naturally formed by the destructive power that surged out of Lin Xuan through [Destruction].

　Unlike the [Circular Blade] which does not have destructive power, if only a knife is used, the [Circular Blade] draws circular trajectories around the body at an extremely fast speed, forming a sphere through these circular trajectories, and finally achieving a defensive effect.

　After using the power of destruction, the [Circular Blade] has two forms. One is similar to the [Circular Blade] without the power of destruction, but uses the power of destruction while using [Destruction] to draw one circular trajectory after another, and finally uses the power of destruction to build a spherical barrier to protect itself.

　There is another form that is much simpler. Instead of using [Destroy] to draw circular trajectories one after another, the destructive power surging from [Destroy] is directly used to form a spherical barrier to protect itself. However, this form of [Circular Blade] is inferior to the first form of [Circular Blade] in defense.

　What Lin Xuan is using now is the second form of [Circular Blade].

　The destructive force on the spherical barrier collided with the attacks coming from all directions, and then, the attacks of different attributes and the destructive force began to wear each other down.

　But the result was that the spherical barrier composed of the power of destruction had not yet been worn away by those attacks, and those attacks were completely destroyed by the power of destruction first.

　When the spherical barrier shrank, the unharmed Lin Xuan glanced around and sneered, "Is that all your strength? I'm a little disappointed~~~Everyone in the Alliance."

　However, just as Lin Xuan finished his words, he suddenly turned sideways, as if he was avoiding something. At this moment, a tiny scratch suddenly appeared on Lin Xuan's pure white mask, as if it had been quickly cut by something sharp.

　"Invisible arrow!?" Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

　From the vibration caused by the arrow passing through the mask just now, Lin Xuan knew that if he had not turned sideways just now, the arrow would not have cut through his mask, but would have directly shot through his head.

　"That's what I was saying. That guy is so important, how could your Alliance only let you few of you protect him? It turns out he's hiding in the dark and hasn't come out yet~~~~~ I just don't know how many of you are hiding in the dark."

　"However, since you won't come out, I have no choice but to force you out--" As he said that, Lin Xuan exerted force on his feet and attacked the magic knight of the Alliance who was closest to him.

　"Richard!! Watch out!!"

　Lin Xuan's intention was very obvious. It was noticed almost as soon as he moved. However, being noticed is one thing, and whether people can react to it is another.

　After the fight with Edelweiss, Lin Xuan had been analyzing Edelweiss's every move. Ten days later, he'd barely mastered Edelweiss's ability to switch between zero and one hundred percent of his power and speed. Therefore, the moment Lin Xuan launched, he unleashed nearly 100% of his speed, reaching the middle-aged man named Richard in the blink of an eye.

　The next moment, the air flow was ignited by the speed of Lin Xuan's sword swing. The black blade, with a burning light, came in front of Richard in an instant.

　“I can’t see!!!”

　With his eyes wide open, Richard was horrified to discover that he couldn't see the knife coming at him at all. All he could see was the white light ignited by the knife's blade as it swiped through the air at an incredible speed. In that instant, Richard knew that if he didn't act now, he would surely die under this blow.

　Under the pressure of death, Richard took a step back in an instant. At this moment, a slash that was imperceptible to the naked eye slashed across Richard's chest. Immediately, Richard's clothes were neatly cut open, and scarlet blood gushed out from his chest.

　Just now, if Richard had not taken a step back, his body would have been cut in half by Lin Xuan from the chest and he would have died instantly... But Richard did not feel relaxed at all because he had dodged Lin Xuan's attack, because he knew that what he had just dodged was only Lin Xuan's first blow. It was impossible for Lin Xuan to only swing the blow at him once. This was just the beginning.

　As Richard expected, after Lin Xuan swung the first knife, he didn't pause at all and continued to swing the second knife. At this moment, Richard felt something was wrong because he discovered a shocking fact. He couldn't see Lin Xuan's knife because it was too fast, but why didn't he hear the sound of it cutting through the air?!

　Invisible slashes, silent slashes. Richard's heart trembled at the thought, because Lin Xuan's slash reminded him of a person, a nightmare. A being that their [Alliance] called [The World's Most Evil Criminal]—[Winged] Edwards.

　It was Richard's heart that trembled, distracting him, and this distraction directly pushed him into the abyss of death.

　The next moment, an arm tightly grasping a knight's sword flew up along with a string of scarlet blood beads, drawing a parabola in the air.

　His right hand was suddenly cut off, and Richard felt an unforgettable pain in an instant. But before he could let out a wail, Lin Xuan's third knife had arrived. The black blade slashed across Richard's neck at a speed invisible to the naked eye, cutting off his head completely.

　Three strikes—three strikes, considering Lin Xuan's sword-swinging speed—wouldn't even take a second. What did this mean? It took Lin Xuan less than a second to slay Richard, one of the magic knights sent by the Alliance headquarters to protect the ruler of this country. But this didn't mean he was too weak; it only meant Lin Xuan was too strong. Their strength was no longer on the same level.

　Gently shaking the [Destroy] in his hand, Lin Xuan turned around and looked at the few people who stopped rushing towards him after seeing Richard's death. He grinned and said with a playful smile.

　"Whose turn is it next?"

Chapter 3: The First Battle with the Alliance

　The power went out in the dormitory not long after I finished the exam yesterday, so I didn't update.

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　"Who's next?" Lin Xuan grinned as he looked at the man who had stopped walking with a playful look on his face.

　"——" Lin Xuan's question received no response. In fact, after witnessing Lin Xuan's stunning slash, the people present fell silent. They hadn't expected Lin Xuan's strength to reach such a level. They had originally thought they had overestimated the man known as the "Butcher," but they hadn't expected to underestimate him even further.

　Richard, one of the magic knights sent by the Alliance to protect the ruler of this country, was no weakling. Even though his rank was only C-class, his strength was no less than that of most B-class magic knights. Yet, even such a person was dispatched by Lin Xuan in less than a second. This sent a chill through the hearts of everyone present, as they wondered if Lin Xuan's next target would be him. After all, their 227 wasn't much stronger than Richard's.

　But unlike the others, the middle-aged man in the lead, the middle-aged man named Kribi who was holding the Crystal Knight Sword, began to tremble slightly after seeing Lin's slash. He had seen that kind of slash before.

　Back when they were hunting down the [World's Most Evil Criminal], [Biyi] Edwards, as a member of the pursuit team, Cribi witnessed [Biyi's] slashing blow. That stunning slash was the strongest he had ever seen, bar none. Because he and another companion lost their will to fight, they survived the hunt, but that stunning slash left an indelible mark on their hearts.

　Although Lin Xuan's slash wasn't as stunning or terrifying as the one he'd witnessed, it was already taking shape. Kribi believed that if he allowed this "Butcher" to continue growing, he would most likely become another "Bi Yi." At this moment, Kribi began to feel fear.

　He had heard about the origin of the nickname "Butcher". Because of this, he couldn't imagine how much damage such a bloodthirsty person would cause to the "Alliance" if he had the strength of "Bi Yi". He even suspected that "Butcher" would become the nightmare of the "Alliance" in the future.

　Quietly taking out the dedicated terminal of the Alliance Headquarters, Kribi sent a message to the headquarters. The content of the message was simple, "The Butcher of the Liberation Corps has the potential to become the next Biyi. I hope the headquarters can send someone to kill him in advance."

　"I don't know if I can make it back alive this time." Looking at Lin Xuan silently, Cribi sighed inwardly. As an A-class magic knight of the Alliance Headquarters, he shouldn't be so insecure about his own strength. However, the shadow left by Edwards was too great, so great that Cribi felt afraid to face her slashing attacks.

　While Cribi was contemplating these things, another C-rank Magic Knight from the Alliance fell to Lin Xuan. There was no way around it; Lin Xuan's blade was simply too fast. It was impossible for some C-rank Magic Knights to see clearly, let alone resist. In less than a second, Lin Xuan took his life.

　"Damn it!" With his eyes wide open in anger, Kribi no longer cared about any psychological trauma. He knew that if Lin Xuan continued like this, everyone here except him would die in less than a minute.

　"Stop it, [Butcher]!!!"

　Just as Lin Xuan aimed at the next target and was about to take action, Kribi roared and swung the Crystal Knight Sword in his hand, slashing it hard on the ground. The next moment, countless crystals shining with cold light broke out from the ground under Lin Xuan's feet.

　On the other side, Lin Xuan, who was about to take action, suddenly felt a surge of magic power coming from under his feet. He immediately knew that something was wrong. He immediately exerted force with his legs and jumped up.

　As expected, countless crystals, gleaming with cold light, shot out from the ground. "If I'd been a moment slower, I'd have been stabbed in several holes by those crystals, and blood would have flown everywhere," Lin Xuan thought as he watched the crystals emerge from the ground.

　"However, being able to manipulate the crystal to break out of the ground and attack me in such a short time is worthy of being an A (HX)-class knight sent by the Alliance. His strength is really not bad."

　"As expected, he is an A (HX)-class magic knight of the Alliance. He is not comparable to those C-class magic knights." Lin Xuan chuckled as he gently landed on the crystals that broke out of the ground.

　"You're not bad either, [Butcher]." Cribi narrowed his eyes and said solemnly. Although he didn't expect his attack to hit Lin Xuan, he didn't expect that Lin Xuan was so alert that he had noticed and reacted immediately before the attack even started.

　"Not bad~~~ You underestimated me too much~~~" As soon as the words fell, Lin Xuan exerted force with his legs, and the whole person flew out suddenly, rushing towards Kribi.

　"So fast--" Looking at Lin Xuan who was less than two meters away from him, Cribi's pupils shrank, 'His speed just now was not even the limit--' he thought in horror. However, despite being horrified, Cribi still swung the knight sword in his hand.

　"Crystal Rain—"

　The next moment, countless crystals were released from the Crystal Knight Sword and shot towards Lin Xuan like a rainstorm made of crystals.

　The distance between Lin Xuan and Kribi was less than two meters, so facing Kribi's attack, Lin Xuan had no time to dodge and could only passively take it.

　"——[Umbrella Blade]"

　As Lin Xuan whispered, the dark destructive power suddenly gushed out from the dark tip of [Destroy] and formed an umbrella-shaped barrier, blocking all the crystals that were flying towards Lin Xuan.

　The barriers formed by the power of destruction have strong defensive power, but there is a flaw, that is, the defense formed by the power of destruction is pitch black and opaque, which makes Lin Xuan unable to see what is happening outside the barrier.

　Just as Lin Xuan was guessing what Kribi's next move would be, he felt a magical fluctuation coming from the opposite side.

　“Spear of ―ˉ”

Chapter 4: The First Battle with the Alliance

　“Spear of —”

　At the same time as hearing Kribi's whisper, Lin Xuan felt a huge force transmitted to his body through [Destruction].

　"What a powerful force—" The sudden force made Lin Xuan's footsteps unstable and he took three steps back. However, after three steps, Lin Xuan immediately stabilized himself.

　On the other side of the umbrella-shaped barrier, a giant crystal spear was constantly dissipating the destructive force of the umbrella-shaped barrier. However, after a while of attrition between the giant crystal spear and the umbrella-shaped barrier, it began to show signs of running out of stamina.

　Through [Destroy], Lin Xuan could clearly feel that the opponent's attack strength was slowly weakening, and it felt like it would be exhausted soon.

　"It seems that it's time for me to fight back~~~" Lin Xuan said with a grin, and then the magic power in his body began to boil.

　However, at this moment, Lin Xuan sensed several magical fluctuations behind him. Frowning, he glanced back and saw several other Alliance magic knights attacking him.

　There was nothing wrong with their actions, but at this moment, Kribi had aroused his interest in fighting. However, this harassment from them immediately made Lin Xuan angry.

　"I originally wanted to let you die later. Since you are so anxious, don't blame me--" Lin Xuan said coldly, retracting his gaze and no longer caring about the attacks behind him. No, it is better to say that Lin Xuan did not care about the attacks behind him that were about to hit him, rather, he wanted to solve the situation in front of him first.

　The umbrella-shaped barrier that spread out from the tip of [Destruction] suddenly shrank. At the same time, a large amount of destructive power suddenly surged out of [Destruction]. At this time, Lin Xuan also saw clearly the attack that made him lose his balance and retreat three steps - a huge crystal spear.

　Without the obstruction of the umbrella-shaped barrier formed by the [Umbrella Blade], the crystal spear continued to exert its remaining strength and rushed towards Lin Xuan.

　But how could the crystal spear, which had lost its power, hurt Lin Xuan?

　When he saw the crystal spear coming towards him, Lin Xuan waved his hand and a large amount of destructive power emerged from [Destroy]. The next moment, the destructive power that emerged from [Destroy] directly destroyed the crystal spear completely.

　After dealing with the crystal spear, Lin Xuan glanced behind him. There, several attacks were about to fall on him. However, it was obvious that Lin Xuan would not let those attacks fall on him.

　"Let's get rid of these annoying flies first," said Lin Xuan, raising the [Destroy] that was constantly emitting a large amount of destructive power, and swung it down at the few people without any fancy moves.