Chapter 55 of 100

Chapter 55

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Recently, good things have been happening one after another! I never thought I would even pass the preliminary review for the Sanjiang competition! Although I don't know how the re-audit will go... but this can be considered a pretty good Mid-Autumn Festival gift, hahaha! Please support me~~~ Votes, likes, and favorites are all welcome!

"Hey! Put down that little girl!"

That resounding shout echoed in the tense atmosphere, making the dog-beaters pause, the stand-off awkward, and the hostage taker stunned. It was as if a few crows were about to fly over and shout "idiot."

Even someone as thick-skinned as Wu Yan felt a bit awkward at that moment. The consequences of over-the-top pranks were the disdainful looks from the two women and the disbelieving gaze of Lilin, the little girl.

Perhaps they were already thinking that after escaping from the tiger's mouth, they were about to fall into the wolf's den. Or perhaps Wu Yan's words were just too much for some people to bear. So, their fighting spirit instantly surged, turning all the bald dogs into dead ones.

"Clank! Mission one completed! Gained 3000 points each in equipment, item, ability, and summoning points!"

As the system notification sounded, a brown figure and a pink figure instantly appeared beside Wu Yan, extending their fists and simultaneously smashing them on Wu Yan's head, making him fall to the ground.

Chrysanthemum retracted her hand, took a deep breath, and looked at the somewhat stunned Teli and Lilin, saying, "Just now, the way of opening was wrong. Please ignore it. Let's get back to the main act. Put down that... that little girl!"

Hearing Chrysanthemum's words, Lilin came back to her senses and started struggling again, while Teli's face turned a bit ugly. He felt like he was being toyed with.

With a cold snort, Teli tightened his grip on Lilin, his rat-like eyes darting between Chrysanthemum and Misaki. After a while, he leered, "Alright, as long as you submit to me, I'll let her go!"

Teli's "alright" made the two women, who were only planning to say some polite words and prepare for battle in secret, pause. After hearing Teli's words, their eyes were instantly filled with killing intent, and they looked at Teli with anger.

With a "Biri" sound, Misaki activated her superpower, her eyes narrowing into a dangerous curve, a sign that she was about to use violence. She was already thinking about how much voltage she needed to electrocute him into a frog flailing its legs.

"Lightning mage!" Teli looked at Misaki in surprise, then licked his lips excitedly. Mages were very rare, and he never thought this little girl was a mage. This made the womanizer Teli even more excited.

In the past, the women he had laid hands on were not even warriors, let alone mages. The idea of tasting a mage made Teli's heart heat up. He could play with her and then keep her, cultivating her into a capable assistant. Taking a beautiful mage out would be the most prestigious thing.

Thinking of this, Teli wanted the two women even more, his eager expression already showing on his face.

Of course, the concept that "mages have certain backgrounds and strength" had been forgotten. Arrogance and greed indeed made a person blind...

Not only Misaki, but even Chrysanthemum, who pointed her White Sakura at Teli, looked at him with disgust. Chrysanthemum said coldly, "It seems that unless we give you a lesson, you won't listen to us."

"Haha, you'd better think carefully before deciding what action to take!" Teli held Lilin in front of him, grinning at Misaki and Chrysanthemum. "Don't think that just because you dealt with a bunch of trash, you can take me down. Ignoring the fact that I'm a fifth-rank warrior, the current situation is very much in my favor!"

"You bastard..." Misaki glared at Teli, angrily saying, "Not only do you use a little girl as a threat, but you also call your companions trash!"

"Hmph, calling them trash is too kind!" Teli laughed loudly. "They couldn't even handle a few kids. Keeping them around is just a waste of food. Even if you hadn't dealt with them, I would have eliminated them all afterward. Trash has no value!"

"Damn!" Misaki and Chrysanthemum were thoroughly enraged. They wanted to tear Teli to pieces, but the helpless Lilin in his hands made them hesitate.

"Hahahaha!" Teli laughed triumphantly. "What? No words? I already said it's fine. As long as you submit to me, I'll make sure this little girl is fine!"

"Is that so? Thank you very much..."

"You're welcome..." Teli suddenly froze, a sense of danger bursting in his heart. As this feeling appeared, a silver-white blade suddenly appeared before his eyes, aiming for his forehead.

The blade, close at hand, emitted a cold, snake-like gleam. Teli's pupils contracted to pinpricks, and his face showed shock.

In the critical moment, Teli roared, mobilizing all his battle aura. Ignoring the pain from the rapidly flowing battle aura, he twisted his head to the side with all his might. At the last second, he narrowly avoided the fatal attack. The blade grazed his ear, and he could even feel its cold temperature.

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. He had never felt death so close. Teli's legs began to tremble.

The failed attack made the silver-white blade stop, hovering by Teli's ear. At the same time, a warm hand, completely different from the blade's coldness, grabbed Teli's hand, which was holding Lilin.

"Biri!"

Blue-white electricity flashed, transferring from the hand to Teli's hand. The electricity spread through Teli's body, causing him to scream in pain. His body went numb, and his hand trembled, releasing Lilin.

Another lightning mage! Impossible! Wasn't he using a blade? Wasn't he a warrior? How could battle aura and magic coexist in one body?

The disbelieving Teli didn't know that Wu Yan didn't have any battle aura or magic. His sword skills relied on his body, and his lightning was based on computational power.

The owner of the hand caught the falling Lilin, pulling her into his arms. He looked at Teli with a smile, but his eyes were filled with coldness. He swung the blade back, slamming Teli away, making him crash into a tree.

"Yan!" Misaki and Chrysanthemum ran over as if they had expected it, snatching Lilin from Wu Yan's arms and placing her on the ground. They untied her while keeping a wary eye on Wu Yan.

Wu Yan chuckled dryly, silent. It seemed that the declaration of "Loli" had seriously offended the two women...

"Uwa..." As soon as the cloth in her mouth was removed, Lilin pouted and threw herself into Chrysanthemum's arms, big tears streaming down her face, crying pitifully.

"Don't cry, don't cry..." Chrysanthemum and Misaki comforted the little girl frantically. Perhaps the two women gave Lilin a different feeling, so she ignored the rising Teli and cried her heart out, making Chrysanthemum and Misaki feel both heartache and frustration, and Wu Yan was at a loss.

Wu Yan was most afraid of girls crying, especially cute ones...

"Damn! Little brat!" Teli, with a sullen face, got up, his face twisted in anger. He spat and sneered, "Do you think you've won just by ambushing me when I was off guard? Fine, let me show you the power of a fifth-rank warrior, you weakling!"

The question of why Wu Yan could use both battle skills and magic was forgotten in Teli's rage. Moreover, Teli didn't take Wu Yan seriously. In his view, Wu Yan was young and, even if he was a mage, couldn't be stronger than himself. He had just been caught off guard!

So, the self-proclaimed strong Teli's anger inevitably flared up.

Just a weakling, daring to make his deputy leader's clothes dirty!

As for Lilin being taken back, Teli didn't care. He could just kill the little brat and take her back later, along with the two girls...

While Teli's confidence soared, Wu Yan, Misaki, and Chrysanthemum were speechless.

The power of a fifth-rank warrior?

Sorry, but we have a sixth-rank and a seventh-rank here!

"Big brother..." A soft, leg-weakening voice came from the tear-streaked Lilin, making Wu Yan's expression waver, almost kneeling and offering her a lollipop.

Lilin pouted, making anyone want to give her everything in the world. She looked up from Chrysanthemum's arms, sobbing, "Big brother, he's very strong. Even the guards were defeated by him. We should run away quickly..."

Lilin, though young, could distinguish right from wrong and good from evil. The person who kidnapped her was undoubtedly a bad guy, and the big brother and big sister who came to save her were good. If not, she wouldn't have hidden in Chrysanthemum's arms like a baby bird.

At the same time, having seen Teli's strength, Lilin naturally worried that the big brother and big sister who came to save her would end up like her guards, dying at Teli's hands.

Wu Yan, lacking telepathy, didn't know what Lilin was thinking. If he did, he would have grabbed her by the collar and shouted, "I'm not a good guy! Don't give cards to just anyone!"

However, he did hear the worry in Lilin's voice. So, Wu Yan gave her a reassuring smile, waved his Zangetsu, and looked at the self-important Teli, his lips curling.

"Don't worry, little girl. This self-important, armor-clad pig will learn the consequences of messing with other people's women."

Not for any other reason, even if it wasn't for the mission or his dislike of this pig, for that sweet, almost cloying "big brother," he would help her today by killing this pig that made her cry.

"What did you say!" Teli froze, more anger surging in his heart. He glared and roared, releasing his battle aura completely.

Unfortunately, his self-important performance was ignored by everyone present. Wu Yan's words not only excited Teli but also made Misaki and Chrysanthemum blush, stammering, "W-Who is your woman?!"

Of course, tsundere behavior was already set as default in Wu Yan's mind, so he wasn't afraid of any consequences.

"Hahahaha!" Teli suddenly burst into laughter, almost crying from laughter, but he didn't. His eyes were filled with nothing but raging anger and killing intent.

"Little brat! Since you're eager to die, I'll grant your wish! Your woman and your equipment, I'll take them without hesitation, hahahaha!"

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