Chapter 30: Only I Level Up (3)
Ning Que and Lian Zhen surged forward, propelled by adrenaline and an urgent determination, their targets locked: the steel-skinned monster that had erupted from the cracked earth moments before.
Rain fell in relentless sheets around them, the world illuminated intermittently by flashes of mana crackling between the combatants strewn across the battlefield. Lian soared into the air, her black glaive arcing back for a sweeping strike. Her laugh rang like a bell; it was wild and unrestrained.
"Come on, ugly! Time for a warm hug!" she shouted, her excitement betraying the chaos of the situation.
Ning mirrored her urgency, his Katana of Light re-materializing in his hand with a familiar hum. The system pinged inside his mind..
{Weapon Re-summoned. Mana Consumption: 4% per minute. Auto-Stabilization: Enabled.}
But Ning barely registered it, his focus entirely on the creature looming before them. Its grotesque form towered against the backdrop of the storm, three beady eyes glinting with hunger, a jagged maw leaking tendrils of black mana.
"Don’t get too cocky!" Ning called out, his tone edged with a seriousness that contrasted with Lian’s bravado.
But Lian was already in motion, her glaive cutting through the rain like it was nothing. With a ferocious grin, she landed the first strike, a powerful slash that tore across the monster’s chest, releasing a shockwave of crimson light that split the ground in her wake. She laughed triumphantly.
"How do you like that, baby? Welcome to S-Rank class!"
The beast staggered back, but it did not fall. Lian twirled her glaive, her eyes sparkling with mischief as she glanced back at Ning.
"Try not to slow me down, Ragged Boy. I’d hate for the fun to end early." She repeated.