My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

Aunt Bai was too lazy to explain.

While the two were still discussing...

With a loud "BOOM!!!", the ground within a radius of dozens of miles trembled violently.

As countless windows of Upper Town mansions shattered.

The Snow Knight gripped his greatsword tightly with both hands, swung it horizontally at a 180-degree angle, aimed at the arrow hanging high in the sky, and unleashed a wide, sweeping swing.

The next second—

A pure white sword light, about a hundred meters long, surged out like a frozen waterfall flowing backwards.

The frost reflected the firelight, and in an instant, it flew across several kilometers of sky.

This sword aura, in terms of both scene and special effects, was dreamlike and incredibly magnificent, far exceeding ordinary people's understanding of extraordinary power.

Upon seeing this, all the night patrol members involuntarily held their breath.

With expressions of anticipation and tension, they stared intently at the moment the two forces were about to collide.

Oliver, in particular, had never seen a Tier 7 battle before.

At this moment, he was so excited that he almost regarded the Snow Knight as his idol.

"Snow Knight!!"

"This is a true 7th-tier transcendent being..."

"One day, I too will become such a powerful and independent individual—"

However......

As the icy sword energy met the fiery comet head-on.

It couldn't even penetrate the shockwaves and air currents generated by the opponent's high-speed flight.

Before it could even cause a ripple, it had already evaporated into ashes.

Snow Knight: ......

The nobles: ......

Night patrol members: ......

In the silence.

Oliver's previously excited expression froze instantly.

The nobles present were all horrified and their eyes widened in horror.

No, what does that mean?

According to rumors, the Snow Knight can kill any superhuman of the same level with a single sword strike.

If this continues, will all the residents of Moonlit City really be reduced to ashes?

Weiss, who was secretly observing, was also somewhat speechless: "Aunt Bai, didn't you say that this Snow Knight was hiding a trump card? But it seems that the enemy has taken it by chance."

Aunt Bai said irritably, "What are you gloating about? It'll be our turn soon."

Weiss didn't say anything more.

Before the arrow fully arrived, he tried to spread fear among the surrounding crowd.

But it doesn't seem to be of any use.

Beneath that terrifyingly high-speed comet, the clouds within a radius of tens of thousands of miles had completely dissipated.

No climate or celestial phenomenon had time to take shape.

Therefore, Weiss could only try to change the wind direction as much as possible, allowing more invisible wind forces to converge along the street.

"Hurry up!!!"

The pressure is coming.

......

the other side.

The Snow Knight's expression was both complex and disappointed.

He couldn't imagine that he and the other person, both being level 7 superhumans, couldn't even block an arrow that the other person casually fired!

No, it's more than just unstoppable.

This was already his all-out attack.

Yet it couldn't even budge the speed and trajectory of that arrow!

"These are the Ten Kings..."

"Those who have comprehended the secrets of the path are indeed worlds apart from someone like me who has just advanced to the 7th rank."

After accepting reality.

The Snow Knight turned his head and looked at Star Clock Ninth Quarter, who was still standing by with his hands in his pockets, watching from the sidelines. He said in a deep voice, "What are you still standing there for? Do you want to die with us?"

Ninth shrugged and sighed helplessly: "There's nothing I can do, I'm not the type who's particularly good at fighting."

"My usual job is to run errands around."

"And Snow Knight, you haven't given up yet?"

"The other party is one of the Ten Kings, the Archer Palace of the Divine Court, an extraordinary being known as the Sun Princess. These ordinary people definitely can't be saved."

"However, even if the surrounding towns are destroyed, as long as the two of us have enough strength, we might only suffer minor injuries."

"Star Clock!!!"

The Snow Knight's voice was icy cold: "It's nine o'clock now. I know you still have a trump card up your sleeve. If you don't want to die, use it!"

"Oh, okay, I know, don't rush me."

"Luckily it's nine o'clock now, so I'll give it a try."

Faced with the Snow Knight's murderous gaze, Ninth Mo felt utterly helpless, but ultimately took a step forward reluctantly.

He kept his hands in his pockets, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The next second, a phantom golden clock tore through the air and appeared, its beautiful and gorgeous hands pointing to the nine o'clock position, with golden light from the Milky Way constantly converging from all around.

This colossal clockwork artifact was also used when the Star Clock arrived in Moonlit City at the eighth hour.

But now, it was initiated by the ninth moment!

In the blink of an eye...

An elliptical protective shield, radiating 360 degrees, suddenly rose from the ninth point and spread to cover the entire town.

The Milky Way shone brightly across the sky, its magnificent scale and breathtaking beauty were truly awe-inspiring.

Seeing this, Zell, the head of the chamber of commerce who had been feeling uneasy, slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this guy has always been careless and irresponsible, he is still a high-ranking cadre of Star Bell, and the extraordinary power he is releasing at this moment is indeed extraordinary.

In the ninth moment, he even began to explain with ease.

"I am a seventh-tier, extravagant overlapping pathway. My ability is to allow extraordinary energy to overlap with any entity, even the air—"

"..."

"..."

"boom"

He had only spoken halfway through the ninth moment when his expression turned utterly astonished.

Before the solar arrow even arrived, when it had only fallen within a thousand meters of the town, the entire ring of starlight was already melted by unimaginable heat.

The sky above the entire city of Moonlit City was covered with a thick layer of fiery clouds.

In the lower city's working-class area, about one-tenth of the poor wooden houses were burned to ashes in an instant.

Ninth and Snow Knight exchanged a glance, their expressions both somewhat strained.

It seems that disaster is truly imminent.

Zell was on the verge of collapse.

"Ninth Quarter, aren't you a member of Star Clock?"

"Are we really helpless against the higher-ups of the Divine Court?"

The Ninth Quarter scratched his head innocently: "Goading me won't work, I can't unleash my full potential. Besides, out of all our Star Clock Ten Quarters' cadres, there's only one Ten King..."

After saying that, he completely ignored Zell and turned to the Snow Knight: "And you're better off. If you die, a Night Patrol boss will definitely avenge you. Someone like me, after I die, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find someone to erect a tombstone for me."

"Perhaps the other ten quarters of the Star Clock will be the first to loot my belongings."

One ∨ｑ ten billion ∷∝ 8 thousand seven hundred 彡≯∧ one ten liu five ±§ six thousand ♀ eight < one hundred sixty ∷∝ three groups √→

. "

After saying these discouraging words, the ninth quarter had run out of options.

He silently stepped into the air towards the direction where the golden clock was docked, clearly intending to abandon this mission.

Compared to being casually killed by the ten kings, this was a better outcome.

It's better to be a cowardly lizard.

But in the very next second, something completely unexpected happened...

After the solar comet blasted through the clouds, its scorching outer shell began to peel away and tear apart layer by layer.

When the illusory flames have completely dissipated.

Inside, a fully outlined and gleaming arrow was revealed!

Instead of crashing into Moonlit City as everyone expected, the arrow veered slightly and changed direction... hurtling towards the Starry Night Merchant Guild district!

"!?"

It's unclear who the arrow was targeting.

At the ninth quarter, half of its body had already disappeared into the giant clock, ready to make a graceful escape at any moment.

The snow knight held his sword with both hands to block in front of him, preparing to use his body to absorb and mitigate the impact of the arrow bombardment as much as possible.

He steeled himself and sighed inwardly, "I hope the injury isn't too serious."

But in that life-or-death moment...

Neither the nobles nor the superhumans patrolling at night could see where the arrows would land.

Even Mona only felt a sonic boom-like gust of air rushing past her street and hair, and saw nothing else.

However, both the Snow Knight and the Ninth Hour were slightly taken aback.

In the corner of their eyes...

The arrow unexpectedly changed direction, passing between the two and veering away.

Then, it shot off a few streets away—

"!!!!!!"

In an instant, Weiss, who had been watching the show from several blocks away, froze.

Even though he was just a block away around the corner, he could clearly feel the terrifying heatwave.

The next second, the rapidly approaching flames magnified in his pupils.

"My identity has been exposed...?"

"They're coming for me—?"

In that critical moment, several thoughts flashed through Weiss's mind.

If the other party is one of the Ten Kings of the Divine Court, then they should have absolutely no connection with me.

However, if the opponent has some special means and directly targets the Moon Goddess...

That makes sense now.

How much hatred could there be when there's no enmity or grudge?