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"Oooh... Ooohhhhh——!!!"
Compared to Mengdie's agony, Viba, who held an absolute advantage, also seemed to be suffering. His forehead and arms were covered in sweat, and his bulging muscles turned red and swollen due to congestion. But no matter how hard he tried, how much he squeezed the seemingly breakable waist of the girl in his hands, he couldn't hear the crisp "crack" he expected.
Finally, Viba couldn't keep it up. He lifted Mengdie and slammed her hard onto the ground, causing her to tumble. At the same time, he raised his foot to stomp on her head! Fortunately, although Mengdie was in agony, her consciousness and fighting spirit were still intact. She quickly rolled several times and retreated to Edward's side.
"Huff... Huff... Huff... Huff... Damn... it hurts to death..."
A trail of blood ran from Mengdie's mouth, the impact of being thrown to the ground clearly causing some internal injury. Whether it was luck or misfortune that her skeletal structure was made of North Sea white jade, harder than diamonds, she couldn't tell.
"Are you... are you alright?" Edward, leaning on his sword, stood beside Mengdie, focusing on the enemy. "Be careful. The... bandits around us seem to be... Huff... about to attack!" Edward didn't realize they were unable to attack and remained extremely tense. Mengdie, however, had no time to observe her surroundings. Subduing the enemy was her immediate goal, and she seemed to have found the key.
Viba didn't pursue her but instead stepped back. Rubbing his palms, he cursed at Mengdie twice and reached into his bosom again. His action gave Mengdie a direct clue, revealing everything to her.
Indeed! The effect of each pill lasted only five minutes!
Viba extended his hand, and in his grasp was a red pill. Mengdie eyed his hand and swiftly threw her dagger, the sharp blade accurately piercing the back of his hand, drawing blood.
In pain, Viba's hand shook violently, and the red pill immediately fell out of his control, dropping to the ground. Seeing the pill fall, Viba didn't bother to remove the dagger from his hand but bent down to pick it up. If he managed to consume it, Mengdie and Edward would face a dire fate.
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"Edward! Lay your sword flat!"
Realizing she couldn't make it in time, Mengdie turned and called out, immediately eliciting a response from Edward! Without explaining, she leaped onto the back of Edward's sword. At that moment, Edward's wooden head seemed to have a sudden insight. He let out a loud yell and swung his great sword with all his might, launching Mengdie like a cannonball towards Viba's head!
"Bear! Your end has come!"
Closing in instantly! Mengdie's fist aimed at his face.
Perhaps it was because he lost the protection of the elemental armor, Viba seemed a bit panicked. He didn't pick up the pill but instead raised the hand that was pierced by the dagger, backhand facing outwards, to protect his face. Mengdie seized the opportunity, grabbed the dagger's hilt, flipped onto Viba's palm, and pulled out the dagger. Then, she leaped again, landing on top of Viba's head. Holding the dagger with both hands, she turned and plunged the sharp blade mercilessly into Viba's right eye, splashing blood.
"I told you I'd take your right eye, now, I'm keeping my promise!"
"Bitch... bitch... bitch——!!!"
Intense pain from the right eye enveloped his vision in red. He screamed madly, raising his hand to grab Mengdie. But having learned from the previous pain, she was always wary of Viba's hands. Before he could grab her, Mengdie pulled out the dagger and leaped high. In midair, she called Edward's name again.
"Got it!"
Severely injured, Edward mustered all his strength to hold up his sword and charged through Viba's legs! Turning around, he struck very neatly at Viba's ankles with his sword! Amidst the spray of blood, Viba's support gave way, and he immediately fell to his knees! And Mengdie, still in midair, took advantage of this gap, holding her reversed dagger and aiming for Viba's spinal cord in his head. Just one stab would ensure the bandit would be paralyzed for the rest of his life!
"Dang——!"
Suddenly, Mengdie, falling through the air, seemed to hit an invisible wall and lost her dagger, falling to the side. As she was surprised by this sudden turn of events, a familiar figure silently stood in front of her...
White hat, white mask, white gloves, white cloak...
Showing a gentlemanly smile, standing in front of the giant Viba, quietly watching Mengdie...
"Miss, are you hurt?"
The man in the white cloak elegantly extended his hand towards Mengdie, who was still sitting on the ground. The smile at the corner of his mouth was relaxed and comfortable, as if he was not in a bandit's den but in a royal garden, offering a courtesy to a beautiful princess who had accidentally fallen.
"Ahhhhhhh——!!!"
Seeing a stranger come to Viba's aid and stand in front of Mengdie, Edward, covered in blood, hurriedly raised his great sword, his body's pain rushing towards the man. The great sword was lifted high and slashed down! But the man in white didn't even glance at Edward. The masked smile still focused on Mengdie, as if admiring a uniquely beautiful piece of art. Mengdie noticed that he slightly lifted his cloak and, without any visible method, Edward, who was charging at him, was heavily blown away, hitting the cave wall. He spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.
Power. This was power...
Despite his elegant smile, cold sweat involuntarily oozed from Mengdie's palms.
The man in white, seeing Mengdie looking at him warily, thought for a moment and softly said, "Cute miss, have we met before?"
Startled, Mengdie rolled away, stood up, and took a defensive stance.
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