Chapter 5

According to Ruan Chi's original plan, he would take advantage of the chaos between the knight squad and the Black Dragon boss to rescue the princess. However, he never expected that before he could even reach the wooden frame where the princess was tied, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth.

Caught off guard, Ruan Chi's eyes were blinded.

System: You have triggered "Blindness," lasting for 10 seconds.

After waiting for the debuff to wear off, Ruan Chi's vision finally returned, but by then, the scene in front of him was already a chaotic battle. The knights surrounded the Black Dragon, their bodies glowing with various lights, while the Black Dragon fiercely spewed dragon breath. The surrounding area was filled with flames and flying debris. Ruan Chi watched helplessly as the princess hid behind the Black Dragon, completely unable to get closer.

"Damn, I can't get through at all."

After several attempts, Ruan Chi almost got hit by the shockwaves from the battle. With no choice, he had to retreat to the side of Uncle Laurence and the others.

"Ouch, ouch!"

Uncle Laurence and the villagers, affected by the flash grenades from the knight squad, had not yet recovered. Many of them were lying on the ground, clutching their eyes and groaning in pain.

"Boom... boom..."

Explosions continued to sound from the front, and scorching heat waves occasionally swept over. Ruan Chi watched from a distance, feeling as if it was even more thrilling than a 4D movie in real life.

"I didn't expect the game's special effects to be so realistic, even the temperature and smell of the flames are replicated..."

While Ruan Chi was commenting, a black shadow suddenly flew down from the sky and landed right in front of him with a "bang."

It was a half-burned corpse. From the armor on its upper body, it was clear that the corpse belonged to a member of the knight squad.

At such close range, Ruan Chi clearly saw the blood and internal organs flowing from the severed waist of the corpse. A mix of the smell of blood and burnt flesh filled Ruan Chi's nostrils.

"Ugh, vomit..."

The shocking scene made Ruan Chi immediately cover his stomach and retch. Although he was an SS-level criminal who had killed in real life, that was when he was young, and he had been unconscious at the time, so he had no memory of the bloody scenes.

"Damn, did they really have to make the corpses so realistic?" Ruan Chi wiped the vomit from the corner of his mouth and brought up the system menu.

He wanted to change the visual settings.

However, after searching the system menu for a long time, Ruan Chi couldn't find any place to change the settings. He inwardly cursed the designers of "Knight's Heart."

At that moment, another intense explosion sounded from the front, followed by a powerful gust of wind.

Caught off guard, Ruan Chi and the villagers were blown away by the wind, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"What's going on?" Ruan Chi grumbled as he got up, seeing a smoking crater in front of him, with lava flowing beside it.

Ruan Chi then noticed that the knights surrounding the Black Dragon were already more than half dead. Those who were still alive were covered in wounds and looked exhausted.

However, the Black Dragon was also severely injured. Because it was in a cave, its flying ability was limited. Although it had used a powerful skill that almost blew up the cave, it had suffered even more severe injuries as a result.

Ruan Chi looked up at the Black Dragon's health bar and was pleasantly surprised to see that its health was already below 1/10, and it was likely to fall soon.

"The Black Dragon is at least an 82-level boss. What kind of high-quality equipment will it drop if it dies?" Ruan Chi's mind raced as he began to think about how to get the items that would drop from the boss.

Based on the online game strategies he had reviewed, Ruan Chi knew that the distribution of "Knight's Heart" boss drops was similar to other online games, where the items belonged to the team or player with the highest damage output to the boss.

"There are no other players here. If I'm the only one dealing damage to the boss, will it still drop items when it dies?"

Ruan Chi believed that as long as he joined the NPC knights in attacking the Black Dragon, it might drop a large amount of high-quality equipment when it died.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ruan Chi saw a long spear lying next to Uncle Laurence, which they had brought for self-defense. His eyes lit up, and he picked it up without a word.

Wooden Long Spear (Gray): Poor quality, Physical Attack +2, No Level Requirement, No Class Requirement.

It was clearly better than a dry branch, so Ruan Chi immediately replaced his original branch with this long spear.

The reason he chose the long spear was not only because of its better attributes but also because he thought of his hidden race's innate skill—Titan's Arrow.

Titan's Arrow (Active): LV1, imbues any thrown item with lightning power, dealing 150% physical damage + 500 lightning magic damage, consumes 30 MP, no cooldown.

Ruan Chi checked his MP, which was exactly 30 points, enough for one use.

Setting the skill on the quick bar, Ruan Chi raised the long spear and aimed it at the Black Dragon, which was still battling the knight squad. "Whether I can defeat the boss depends on this one shot."

As soon as he spoke, Ruan Chi activated the skill, and the wooden long spear was enveloped in blue lightning. He then threw it with all his might.

Thanks to the system's correction, Ruan Chi's throw was very powerful, and the spear flew in a blue arc toward the Black Dragon. However, he hadn't considered the skill's range.

When the spear was about 20 to 30 meters away from the Black Dragon, it lost momentum and began to fall.

Coincidentally, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind the Black Dragon, shouting, "Help, help!"

It was the second princess of the Lancer Kingdom. She had somehow managed to escape during the chaos, but tragedy struck.

With a "thud," the spear pierced through the princess's left eye, exited through the back of her head, and pinned her to the ground, splattering red and white brain matter.

"..." The entire scene fell silent, and even the Black Dragon and the knights, who were in the midst of battle, stopped and stared dumbly at the fallen princess.

Ruan Chi remained in his throwing stance, and after a long moment, he laughed nervously, "Ha ha, this... this has nothing to do with me. Everyone saw it, she ran up there to her own death... right?"

Aron, covered in blood, looked at Ruan Chi in shock, then at the princess's corpse impaled by the spear. After a moment, his face twisted in rage, and he glared at Ruan Chi.

"Capture this villain who killed the princess!"

As soon as Aron gave the order, the knights who had been surrounding the Black Dragon all charged forward with a fierce aura, their eyes filled with anger.

The princess's death proved that the rescue mission had failed, and they would surely be executed by the king upon their return. Now, they could only vent their anger on Ruan Chi.

Ruan Chi laughed nervously for a long time, trying to explain, but a large number of system prompts appeared in front of him.