radicalducati 066. High damage with the right hand, high damage with the left hand.
066. High damage with the right hand, high damage with the left hand.
Only after their clothes were completely dried by the heat from the fireball spell did Xinlai finally gently pull Eve up from her arms.
Having been pressed tightly against Xinlai's chest, Eve not only clearly felt his body temperature through his clothes, but also heard his steady and powerful heartbeat, each beat seemingly striking her heart.
At this moment, one person was wearing only trousers and the other only underwear, which looked particularly indecent in this dark cave.
Eve felt the atmosphere was rather awkward, so she blushed and remained silent.
Xinlai noticed her embarrassment, unfolded the shirt that was tucked into her waistband and handed it over.
"Take it."
The shirt was gently placed in Eve's hands, still retaining the faint warmth of Sinlai's body.
Xin Lai stretched and said casually, "Hurry up and get dressed, let's get this over with quickly."
"oh oh……"
Why is Xinlai suddenly being so considerate... Is it because of her confession just now?
Eve absentmindedly pulled on the shirt, the fabric so loose it almost covered her mid-thighs, carrying the scent of his masculine hormones.
She suddenly remembered that Xinlai had always been such a gentleman, but she had never paid attention to it as much as she did now.
"..."
By the time Eve finished putting on her shirt and came to her senses, Xinlai had already turned and walked into the depths of the cave, her pace unhurried but already some distance away.
"Why are you running so fast..."
Eve muttered something under her breath, quickly adjusted her oversized shirt, and hurried after him.
"Let me think..."
As Xin Lai walked, she thoughtfully observed the surrounding terrain, her sharp gaze sweeping over every pattern on the rock wall, comparing it one by one with the dungeon map in her memory.
Without warning, an extremely thin shadow shot out from the darkness, aiming straight for Xinlai's temple.
"wrong!"
Eve's pupils suddenly contracted. She caught sight of the dangerous trajectory, but her body didn't have time to react!
She could only watch helplessly as Xinlai took a step forward, the thin shadow aimed precisely at his temple, about to pierce through him.
"careful!!!"
Eve's heart clenched, and an overwhelming sense of fear and sorrow instantly engulfed her.
She herself didn't realize that two lines of tears had already slid down her cheeks without warning, and even her voice was trembling.
"No……"
Eve froze on the spot, her mind blank with shock and fear, unable to comprehend what was happening before her eyes.
He had just so gently handed her the shirt, he had just zipped it up for her not long ago, and he had just confessed his feelings to her...
Before she could finish speaking, Xin Lai suddenly stopped, her brows furrowing slightly: "I remember now..."
"This looks like a trap?"
Swah——
"boom!!!"
With a flash, Xinlai appeared beside Eve without anyone noticing, her face calm and composed, as if the near-fatal attack was nothing to worry about.
Water needles, formed from condensed water and as sharp as spears, slammed into the ground, sending shards of stone flying before vanishing without a trace, as if they had never existed.
Xinlai subconsciously touched her left cheek, her fingertips brushing against a shallow bloodstain from which a few tiny drops of blood oozed.
"It's still a bit slow."
He casually wiped his mouth with his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, as if he still wanted more.
If he hadn't been distracted and hadn't forgotten about it in time, the trap wouldn't have hurt him at all.
"Eve, you're slower than me." Xinlai finally turned to look at Eve, her tone serious, seemingly oblivious to the tear stains on Eve's face and her expression of relief.
"I'll go ahead and scout ahead. If there's any danger, you cover me."
"what……"
Xinlai didn't die...?
Eve opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Xin Lai's strength... has visibly increased?
How is this possible... I've been running around with her these past few days, I haven't had any time to cultivate at all.
"Hey? Are you alright?" After Xin Lai finished explaining her plan, she waited for a while without receiving a response before raising an eyebrow and looking at her.
"Mmm..." Eve nodded quickly, sniffing quietly, her voice still a little hoarse, "I'll do my best."
Xinlai glanced at her, asked no further questions, and turned to face the depths of the cave.
"Are you ready...?"
This is not because Xinlai's attributes have actually improved, but because when the magic power in her body becomes concentrated to a certain level, an invisible "protective layer" will naturally form on her body surface.
The moment the attack penetrates the "protective layer," Xin Lai can sense the location and trajectory of the danger in advance.
There was a subtle distance between that "protective layer" and his body, enough for him to easily dodge in that gap.
If he hadn't been a beat slow in thinking, the water needle wouldn't have touched him at all.
In addition to the ability to cast spells without any pre-cast animation, Xin Lai essentially "enchanted" every punch and kick she delivered.
For example, releasing a spinning slash instantly, relying solely on the power and speed generated by footwork, without completing the subsequent hand movements.
In this way, attributes such as strength and agility can be forcibly boosted in a short period of time.
After receiving Eve's affirmative look, Xinlai no longer hesitated. The moment her back foot touched the ground, she shot out like a cannonball. The whistling wind and the dent in the ground she kicked out demonstrated the ferocity of her stomp.
He had the locations of all the traps and the spawn points of the monsters clearly in his mind. He stepped over the traps without stopping, and always managed to get away just before they were triggered.
This gave Eve just the right amount of time to react and destroy what was behind her.
When two water-based figures materialized out of thin air and blocked her path, a hint of excitement flashed in Xin Lai's eyes.
A lobster soldier with muscular muscles and a trident in hand, and an armed seahorse with broad shoulders and two axes, emerged from the mist and menacingly blocked their path.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xinlai threw out his right fist in an unremarkable manner.
Enveloped in extreme acceleration and dense magical energy, Xinlai's right fist carried unstoppable power, combining her base attributes with the momentum of her run-up:
The Trident Lobster hadn't even finished revealing itself when it was hit head-on by this heavy punch.
Bang!!!!!
The sound of the shell shattering lasted only a moment, followed by a whooshing sound of flesh and fluid being pierced through and splattered everywhere.
Using the momentum, Xin Lai braced herself with her left hand, lowered her body, and cleanly and efficiently pulled out the fist that had pierced the lobster's head as she rotated her legs, stopping steadily behind the armed seahorse.
"?!"
Before the lobster, its head pierced, could even fall, the armed seahorse was horrified to see a human woman manipulating water elements to instantly bind it.
Immediately afterwards, the man behind it showed no mercy and punched it in the chest.
puff!
Another dull thud resounded as the armed seahorse only had time to see the bulging, veiny fist pierce through its chest before its vision spun and it plunged into endless darkness.
You defeated the strong lobster soldier level 25.
You have gained 900+100 experience points (challenge to a higher level)
You defeated the Armored Seahorse lv.25.
You have gained 900+100 experience points (challenge to a higher level)
Two long-awaited system notification sounds rang in her mind. Xin Lai didn't look at them for long and went straight to explore deeper.
This is only the second time I've heard the defeat feedback since I acquired the system.
It seems that staying in the capital for too long has made people complacent!
As Xin Lai gazed at the system panel that was about to be upgraded again, the excitement in her eyes grew even stronger.
Aside from simulations, he hadn't had such a satisfying hands-on experience in a long time.
……
Eve, who was following behind Sinlai, destroying traps and helping to clear out the small monsters, was starting to breathe slightly rapidly.
These past few days, being by Xinlai's side, I've indeed become a bit lax, and almost forgot the ruthlessness I had when I wreaked havoc in the royal city.
As she watched Xin Lai's figure violently crushing the enemy with agility and skill, she silently counted in her mind that since she had known Xin Lai, the number of times Xin Lai had actually fought seemed to be only three...
Yet, every time he displays combat intuition and talent, it far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Xinlai, oh Xinlai, how much more are you hiding...?
In a moment of reflection, Eve realized that she had fallen far behind Sinlai again.
She casually destroyed the trap with a water bomb, and gazing at the broad back of the figure ahead, she couldn't help but mutter helplessly to herself.
"I wonder if I'll be able to beat him after I become a witch..."