Volume 1, Chapter 45: The Candidate for the Female Lead

The Ancestor turned his head and opened his eyes wide. With a mighty roar, a black dragon as thick as a thigh burst forth from his side. The dragon’s head loomed directly before Diao Tian, its piercing eyes glaring at him with a chilling, steely glare.

Just thinking about the river water flowing beneath this restroom and the floating corpses on the surface sent shudders down Lu Yang’s spine.

Xiong Ti remained completely immersed in the practice of Tai Chi until the sun rose and the surrounding white mist began to dissipate. He noticed that Xia Yun had already woken up and was looking at him with a gentle, smiling gaze.

Suddenly, Tang Jin, who had appeared on the verge of being caught by Wu Heng, wore an eerie smile as well. With a slight flick of her foot, she vanished right before Wu Heng's eyes.

Clang! The Fallen Crusader's greatsword struck Zeng Jun's shoulder guard in a shower of sparks. The immense force transmitted through the heavy weapon caused Zeng Jun to stumble and nearly drop to his knees, his HP plunging by over 500—an entirely acceptable range.

"I once desperately wanted to rescue those trapped within the eerie domain, but in the end, I discovered that simply preserving one's own life is already a monumental task..." Lu Yang sneered coldly.

The NPC armies from the City Piercing the Heavens and the Mad Demon Valley had fully taken over the battle. Currently, Wenling Xianren was leading the remaining 30,000-plus guild players to attach themselves to the NPC forces, continuing the final decisive battle against the seventh wave of monsters.

Luo Xiaoyu and Liu Yan sat under the eaves bathed in the sunset, sipping appetizing hawthorn juice and chatting about Jiang Chen.

The moment Lin Ziwei heard him mention the flashlight for illumination, she glanced around at the pitch-black surroundings and instantly regained her courage.

"If they wanted to keep me, I could still walk away, for I have yet to unleash my final technique. However, since they were willing to let me go, I was more than happy to take the easy way out. I just never expected that the arduous trials awaiting me would come afterwards!" said Xiaoyaoxiang.

To be honest, being around Li Kui was indeed stressful. Yet Lu Ping knew that while his presence brought tension during ordinary times, being with him in moments of extreme danger undoubtedly provided an immense sense of security. His intense killing intent was precisely the driving force that protected him.

While Liyang was momentarily dazed by the other's casual remark, the nostalgic look in the stranger's eyes vanished. His gaze locked onto Liyang once more, and he immediately proposed a trade.

"I... I feel dizzy," Kathleen said feebly. Such episodes occurred frequently; fragmented memories constantly surfaced in her mind, triggering blinding dizziness whenever they appeared. Lately, these occurrences had grown more frequent, and it was precisely because of these emerging memories that she had managed to track down this place.

Su Ge fixed her gaze on her mother's retreating back, feeling a sudden, sharp throbbing at her temples. The image of the shadow she had seen earlier on the street involuntarily flashed through her mind, filling her heart with a deep sense of unease.

Han Tao and Peng Ji were also visiting Mount Liang for the first time. They were struck with endless wonder upon seeing how grandly the stronghold had been built.

Su Ge stood beside the car, reflecting that Gu Shen had already accompanied her for quite some time; surely he had his own matters to attend to.

Through Mo Chen's words, Dongfang Xiao learned of several secret histories belonging to the Mo family, as well as the underlying cause behind this peculiar phenomenon of his.

A flash of light cut through the air, and Kizaru's body materialized high in the sky, completely towering above the Red Line.

Facing the man she loved most in the world, Ling Qi said nothing this time. She slowly closed her eyes as two streams of tears traced down her cheeks.

Though the giant’s facial expressions were unreadable, his tone unmistakably conveyed a profound sense of dismay and frustration.

One had to admit that many people witnessing this scene were utterly baffled, wondering if Yun Jinyao had lost her mind or grown tired of living to pull such a stunt.

Qian Jun returned to their chambers alongside Ye Fenghui, while Feng Miyran felt that he could finally cast aside his heavy responsibilities for the moment. Entrusting the task of coaxing Ye Fenghui to Qian Jun was clearly the right choice.

The moment Fang Ran stood there in a daze, Li Ling had already turned and strode briskly toward the largest path leading into the valley.

Among them, Wu Wu—whom she had met once before—did not win the Shadow Best Newcomer Award. Instead, the accolade went to a male supermodel with a lazy and sensual appearance.

"An'an, um... I'm attending a banquet the night after tomorrow. Would you be willing to accompany me?" Xia Qingyan asked with a hint of embarrassment.

He had already sent people to clean the house thoroughly, leaving them with nothing to do but bring their luggage and move right in.

People had always whispered that Long Qingfeng and Bai Jinxiu were a pair of dashing, peerless geniuses blessed with bright eyes and fair teeth—the epitome of handsome men.

Not knowing beforehand that the child in Zhao Mengmeng's belly belonged to Pei Chenyang, he naturally would not have concerned himself with whether the child existed or not.

Honestly, he wouldn't even stay in bed to rest a little longer with her. She had no idea where he got such boundless energy; despite tossing and turning for hours last night, he was still able to wake up so early.

Yet he had clearly grown wiser. Having previously witnessed the soldiers' magical defenses prove utterly useless, he certainly wasn't going to let them repeat the same futile mistake.

With that said, neither of them seemed inclined to continue the conversation. They slipped back into silence, each tossing and turning under their respective covers as they awaited the dawn.

A streak of golden radiance flashed across the firmament like a bolt splitting the heavens, vanishing from the world almost as instantly as it had appeared.

"Then why did he say he would give it to me after high school graduation?" Zhai Wei asked, looking completely bewildered.

The Sirius tribesmen pressed onward into the forest, several of them reaching for items to scatter across the bushes.

Bai Da hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. "Do not be frightened, my two young sisters! Although my big brother appears unpolished on the surface, he is an absolute, through-and-through good man. It will take him precisely one second to rescue you, and not a fraction of a second longer if he is to call himself a true hero!" With that, he glanced toward Qi Yuting.