Four Split Personalities

Dust flew up, and sword lights filled the sky.

The smoke of gunpowder dissipated, eggshells cracked, and a life was lost.

One had to admit that these two particularly low-level verses of doggerel aptly summarized everything that happened in these few seconds, vibrantly and fittingly capturing the scene.

To put it plainly, the dozens of tea eggs Ji Xiaoge threw from mid-air burst open, kicking up large clouds of dust, while Motan, who had closed in on Iron Bolt at the same moment, didn’t hesitate to activate [Fury Red Lotus]. Amplied by [Knight’s Technique • Tiger Spear], he instantly unleashed dozens of red sword shadows, each over two meters long, majestic and soaring, their sharpness barely concealed by the dust.

Moments later, the dust settled, and the sword glows faded. A fine head rolled on the ground, its expression ferocious, eyes wide open but devoid of any life. On closer inspection, it was the libertine goblin Iron Bolt, who met his end here. Life is so unpredictable; karma doesn’t come until it’s time.

Three feet from the head stood a mysterious half-dragon with a sword, his figure tall and slender, emanating youthful vigor. A white-furred beast stood by his side, Snow Mane draped in red, exuding calmness. The sound of wind and thunder echoed within, making the beast appear fierce and intimidating. An ancient poem says: "Iron bones temper the soul, steel horns become reins; golden eyes and bright teeth, the self-destructing sheep."

Yes, it was our Self-Destructing Sheep Knight Motan, who took advantage of Ji Xiaoge’s tea eggs for cover, accurately used [Angry Red Lotus] to bring down Iron Bolt, then dismounted and decapitated him before he could even react.

Although Iron Bolt was an NPC that couldn’t be revived, Motan never considered sparing such a villain who treated life as worthless. Although he was a good person in every respect, he wasn’t naive. Perhaps in reality, under circumstances where the villain was bound to face lawful death, he might hand him over to the authorities. But here in The Realm of Innocence, where legal awareness is relatively weak and no comprehensive judiciary system exists, he had no qualms about delivering justice with his own hands.

And so, Iron Bolt was slain with a single sword stroke. Perhaps, as a third-tier member of the Viper Chamber of Commerce, he wasn’t that weak and had plenty of gadgets that could restrain or even overwhelm Motan. However, Iron Bolt, as a researcher, was just too poor in adaptability. Caught off guard and targeted by both of them, he was terrified by Ji Xiaoge’s exploding tea eggs. When Motan reached him at virtually the same time and struck, he couldn’t respond in time and was knocked down, ultimately falling to a barrage from [Angry Red Lotus] that severed his head.

As he died, the tea eggs had just burst, so... eggshells cracked, and a life was lost.

"Catch!"

After killing Iron Bolt, Motan didn’t even glance at the corpse. He caught the helmet rolling on the ground with an impassive face, flung it towards Ji Xiaoge in mid-air, and with a flick of his tail, he destroyed the ’remote control’ at the foot of the headless body.

"Dream on!"

However, just then, Sergei, who was a step behind, came charging over. He stomped on the ground, leaped into the air like a cannonball, and caught the bloodstained helmet before Ji Xiaoge could, then lunged at Motan in mid-air and punched him while shouting, "Back off!"

The fierce punch roared through the air, hit Motan squarely in the chest, and flung him seven or eight meters away. His health points plummeted to 67% in an instant, and pain pervaded his body.

That was the strength of high-level professionals. Though Motan seemed to effortlessly behead Iron Bolt, in the face of the onrushing high-level Monk Sergei, he was powerless and lost one-third of his health points to a single punch, and he was also afflicted with the [Qi Force Exhaustion] status. He struggled several times on the ground and couldn’t get up.

"Mor!"

Ji Xiaoge exclaimed, and without a second thought, she pulled out two bundles of ramen from her bag and flung them at Sergei, stopping him in his tracks from coming to finish off Motan. Then she gracefully landed in front of Motan, lifted her Kaytlin Valkyrie that could shoot rice grains, aimed at Sergei, and didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger!

Ratatatata!!!

The white overnight rice turned into a ’line’ that swept straight through Sergei, the horrified Rex Hawke Wood, and the Orc Thief, formidable even without a whiff of gunpowder...

And yet it was utterly ineffective!

"What is this? A circus act?"

Sergei sneered, and a burst of invisible Qi Force suddenly erupted around him, not only blowing away the highly flexible noodle net but also repelling every grain of rice Ji Xiaoge shot as if it were an armor.

The Orc Thief standing beside Rex chuckled as he guarded his employer closely, his dagger creating a blur of phantoms, effortlessly catching all the rice heading their way while taunting, "The young girl sure is lively."

Clearly, Ji Xiaoge’s once-dominant attack in the Sky Pillar Mountain arena had no effect on these two.

This was not surprising, since they were fighting in a beginner’s match back then, but Sergei and the Orc Thief were not novices; they were bona fide high-stakes battlers.