Eat Little Almonds
Chapter 58 The Second Line of Defense, Tianxuan
At this moment, Qiao Yu had already arrived at the first line of defense of the Queen’s Tower. To his surprise, there wasn’t a single enemy in sight.
“Strange, Meng De said that each line of defense had an extremely powerful mechanical warrior guarding it, right? Why is there no one here?” Qiao Yu scratched his head in confusion.
“Could it be that mechanical warriors also slack off at work?”
Qiao Yu shook his head, not thinking too much about it. It was even better if no one stopped him; he could just keep moving forward.
Soon, the second line of defense came into Qiao Yu’s view. As soon as Qiao Yu approached, a slender whip lashed out at him.
*Thwack!*
The barbed whip struck Qiao Yu, instantly tearing his skin open.
“It’s actually a human?”
The whip’s owner sounded surprised.
“A mere human, how did you get past the first line of defense? Didn’t Tian Shu kill you?”
A lithe figure holding a long whip entered Qiao Yu’s sight.
The newcomer was wearing a black leather outfit, with curves in all the right places, possessing almost perfect proportions.
The only flaw was the mask covering her face, making it impossible to see her features clearly.
“A woman?”
Qiao Yu was equally surprised. There were even women choosing mechanical augmentation?
This was a bit tricky. Qiao Yu never hit women.
“Speak!”
The woman straightened her long whip and questioned sternly.
“Who are you? How did you sneak through the first line of defense?”
Qiao Yu scratched his head.
“I just walked over. I even said hello, but no one paid any attention to me.”
Upon hearing this, the woman’s face revealed a mocking smile.
“Oh, so Tian Shu wasn’t there.”
“Kid, I don’t know if you’re lucky or unlucky, actually bypassing the first line of defense and falling into the hands of me, Queen Tian Xuan.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll train you well! I like pretty little boys like you the most!”
Tian Xuan once again swung her long whip at Qiao Yu.
This time, Qiao Yu didn’t just stand there and take it. He directly grabbed Tian Xuan’s long whip, the sharp barbs drawing blood from his hand.
“Tian Shu, Tian Xuan? Is the person at the third line of defense called Tian Ji?” Qiao Yu asked calmly.
Tian Xuan’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and she questioned sternly.
“Who are you? How do you know the secrets of our Mechanical Kingdom?”
Qiao Yu: “…”
Isn’t this just the Big Dipper? What’s so secret about it?
“No matter who you are, don’t even think about leaving here alive today!”
Tian Xuan yanked on the long whip, but found that she couldn’t move Qiao Yu at all. It was as if she wasn’t pulling on a person, but a mountain.
Qiao Yu wasn’t surprised at all. What’s the point of allocating all my stat points to Strength if not for this? You want to compare strength with me?
He exerted force in his hand, directly pulling Tian Xuan, who was holding the long whip, towards him.
At the critical moment, Tian Xuan abandoned the whip and distanced herself from Qiao Yu.
This man is strange!
That was Tian Xuan’s first feeling. Her intuition was always accurate. She had a premonition that if she was approached by that man, she would be finished.
Qiao Yu examined Tian Xuan’s whip for a moment, then threw it back to her.
“Hey, let’s talk. There’s really no need for us to fight. I just want to go to the Queen’s Tower to save someone. How about you let me through?”
“Hmph! Wishful thinking!”
Seeing the whip return to her hand, Tian Xuan immediately lashed out with it.
Qiao Yu pulled out the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to block the whip. He shook his head helplessly; he really didn’t want to fight women.
Tian Xuan lashed out again and again.
Soon, the sharp-eyed Tian Xuan also discovered Qiao Yu’s weakness, which was his speed!
His speed was very slow! Whether it was his dodging speed or his movement speed!
He never thought about dodging her attacks, only blocking or enduring them.
And speed was precisely what she, Tian Xuan, excelled at.
“Kid, I’ve discovered your weakness!”
Tian Xuan smiled triumphantly, spinning around Qiao Yu at an extremely fast speed. She would strike Qiao Yu with her whip whenever she saw an opportunity.
Qiao Yu’s brow furrowed slightly. This Tian Xuan was really troublesome; she was indeed stronger than Meng De.
However, there were other ways to make up for a weakness in speed.
“Sigh, since you’re not willing to let me pass, then don’t blame me. I really didn’t want to hit a woman.”
Qiao Yu held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade like a javelin. After slightly predicting Tian Xuan’s movements, he activated the Skeleton King’s Ring and threw the blade with all his strength!
The result looked as if Tian Xuan had run into the Green Dragon Crescent Blade herself.
*Thwack!*
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade pierced through Tian Xuan’s chest, pinning her to the wall.
“This is impossible, how is this possible! How could you keep up with my speed!” Tian Xuan’s face was filled with disbelief.
“You know the Pythagorean theorem? Yeah, it has nothing to do with that.”
Qiao Yu pulled back the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and Tian Xuan closed her eyes with a hint of unwillingness.
The stronger my strength, the faster the object I throw will naturally be.
The greater the net force on an object, the greater the object’s acceleration, and thus the faster the speed.
This Tian Xuan didn’t even understand such simple physics; she died justly.
This also taught Qiao Yu a lesson: it’s really important to read more books.
[Player Qiao Yu has successfully killed NPC Tian Xuan, experience +100]
Huh?
Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment. He didn’t receive any free attribute points for killing Tian Xuan?
He carefully read the system prompt again and found that it was different from before.
After thinking for a while, Qiao Yu slapped his thigh in distress.
“Throwing the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to kill an enemy doesn’t count as melee combat, what the hell!”
Qiao Yu’s heart ached. This Tian Xuan could have provided him with at least a dozen free attribute points. This wave was a real loss!
With waves of heartache, Qiao Yu arrived at the third line of defense.
Unlike the second line of defense, the third line of defense was located in a desolate desert!
As soon as Qiao Yu stepped onto the desert, the ground began to tremble violently.
A tall mecha figure emerged from the desert. The mecha was estimated to be nearly ten meters tall, its body gleaming with a cold, silver metallic light.
It looked down at Qiao Yu as if he were an ant.
“WTF? Is that a Gundam?”
Qiao Yu gasped. They even fight with Gundams?
Before Qiao Yu could think too much, the big mecha’s attacks came like a fierce desert storm.
A fist bigger than Qiao Yu’s entire body slammed down heavily.
Qiao Yu punched back, and the two fists of vastly different sizes collided.
To everyone’s surprise, Qiao Yu punched through the outer shell of the mecha’s fist.
“This mecha… how does it seem to be more for show than actual use…” Qiao Yu said with a strange expression.
These words seemed to have angered the big mecha. It brought out its signature move, instantly opening the mecha’s armor and revealing all kinds of missiles inside.
*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
A barrage of missiles bombarded Qiao Yu.
A huge mushroom cloud rose from the spot where Qiao Yu was standing!