Volume One, Chapter 54: The Dragon's Rescue

“Director Ma, don’t you think you old-timers have ruled the entire Yan Kingdom’s gaming world for far too long?”

She looked up just in time to see a familiar car approaching in the distance. Her expression changed abruptly as she rushed forward, forcefully pushing the men aside.

“I, Lin, failed to protect properly. Let this drink serve as an apology to Doctor Shen!” He always treated Shen Jin’an with utmost courtesy.

Ten minutes later, an owl spread its wings and took flight from the courtyard. After circling twice above, it disappeared into the deep blue night.

The system’s evaluation report did not consider the player’s defensive focus or intentions, only their performance on the field.

Those in this line of work were not afraid of people escaping; it was like match-fixing—you simply couldn’t get away. Even if it cost a million to drag someone back from the ends of the earth, the ten thousand would have to be recovered.

The possibility was slim. Reporting cards one by one would be very troublesome since voice reporting wasn’t done by eye scanning and took longer.

At that moment, a thunderclap shattered the clear sky. Before the echo faded, a fierce wind swept past the palace gates.

Before, she would have insisted on getting a car, but now, deep in the forest, it was utterly useless.

“Foster father, Yu’er will take good care of my sister. But please, don’t abandon Yu’er like father and mother did.” Lin Yu’s heart grew increasingly anxious; this moment felt exactly like when his mother left him six months ago.

Because the original owner believed her child had died at birth, she couldn’t help but brood when seeing other children. Over time, she kept her distance to avoid pain.

“What are you all doing? Step aside. Don’t ruin the scene,” an enforcement officer called out hastily as Tang Yaohui approached.

He pressed the answer button while silently praying, “Please, nothing bad happens, nothing bad happens.”

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The wet nurse looked around in terror, and only after confirming no one else was there did she breathe a sigh of relief.

“Bang!” A loud noise echoed as Wang Baojun looked toward the door to see an unfamiliar young man with a cold expression approaching.

Burning all the angels blocking the way, they advanced toward the epicenter of the earthquake.

Old Wang fainted on the spot. Several youths in the restroom, seeing this, screamed as if they had seen a ghost and fled.

Yu Sheng’s eyes brimmed with laughter, curious about how the always clever Chen Zeng would answer this question.

That kind of persistence and stubbornness, that focus and seriousness, that magnanimity and lack of grudges—even her gaze and radiant smile bore a striking resemblance.

In an instant, Miao Tian had no time to explain to Sanbao. He casually tossed Sanbao, who effortlessly bypassed the besieging city guards and landed right among the spectators on the outskirts.

The massive explosion instantly wiped out a large group of level 72 riot guardians. My experience bar rose slightly, but unfortunately, the riot guardians were so poor that nothing valuable dropped—not even much gold.

Though she shouldn’t think ill of Yun Jinze, the words Ali brought back forced her to entertain some unpleasant suspicions.

“The prosperous era you speak of is something I long for deeply.” Silently, Simon’s outstretched hand stopped halfway, still thirty centimeters short of the dragon’s reach.

Mulan Tuo sneered coldly. “Judging by their charge, it’s only a few hundred. Our archers can shoot them all down!”

“The king orders no arrows to be fired! That does not display our army’s majesty! But please, marshal, send an elite unit to encircle and annihilate the enemy!” The messenger delivered the command.

At dawn, Sima Shang arrived gracefully in Linshui City. Seeing the troops full of spirit, he expressed satisfaction and issued orders: load the silver boxes onto ox carts and prepare to break camp.

In just over a month, his realm had nearly advanced two levels, and he had gained a powerful contracted beast.

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At this moment, Lan Xi no longer hesitated. She would savor his tenderness fully. This time, she would indulge herself and follow her heart. The human heart is unfathomable; perhaps once she stepped through that door, everything would change. Precisely because it was rare, she would cherish this moment even more.

Wang Ping and Alex shook hands and embraced several officials, including Ambassador Hong, the captain of the king’s guard, and foreign affairs officers.

Of course, the especially wealthy did not necessarily like living in the city. Their residences were already equipped with every form of entertainment, needing nothing from outside. Their city homes were mainly for protection against war, refugee influxes, and epidemics.

Wei Hao smiled faintly and asked a question. The various dragon emperors nodded in agreement. In fact, none were hiding any combat power. They suspected this time the territorial divisions were based on top-tier strength, so no strong warrior was concealed.

Lord Yi Hou felt a rare surge of emotion, suddenly realizing there were still many beautiful things in the world. His chest expanded, and the heavens brightened.

Since it met her needs, why spend more? She just needed to resolve the communication issue with the giant water beast.

Though the river appeared calm, many unpredictable factors lurked beneath, as your sight rarely penetrated the riverbed.

If that light orb touched him... then even a monster, as long as his body was flesh and blood, could not escape destruction.

Seeing Yi Zhan’s helpless smile, Yi Tian and Yi De, two seasoned officers forged in war, felt a chill and bitterness. This Wang Ping was far from the smooth, unthreatening person they had imagined upon arrival.