129: Millennium crisis, war is imminent!

Who am I?

Uh...

Lin Ye really didn't know how to answer this question, so he simply said:

"I'm just an ordinary person who wants to protect the Queen."

Ordinary… person?

When the few Guardians heard this, they immediately felt an urge to hit someone.

If you're an ordinary person?

Then what is Maggus, who was sent flying by your arrow?

Just as they were about to press further.

Maggus flipped over and stood up from the collapsed wall, a hint of embarrassment on his face, but a smile still hung on his lips.

"Young man… so I underestimated you?"

Lin Ye glanced at his health bar; there was no change. That last hit, he definitely didn't react in time, he didn't even draw his sword, so blocking was impossible.

That could only mean another skill completely blocked all the damage.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Maggus casually patted the dust off his chest and chuckled, "Good thing I had Moon Shadow protection, otherwise that hit, while not fatal, would have been quite painful, wouldn't it?"

He looked up again and continued.

"Young man, please allow me to welcome you to the Starlight Guardians. Although it was only one arrow, I'm certain you have the qualifications. The Kingdom is currently in crisis, and we desperately need someone like you to join!"

"However…"

Maggus raised an eyebrow, suddenly drawing his sword: "It seems there are still two or three seconds left of the 10-second agreement we just made. Don't be too careless…"

Before he finished speaking.

Maggus's body transformed into a wisp of starlight, flickering twice consecutively before the crowd, arriving directly beside Lin Ye.

The blade swept horizontally!

Lin Ye's eyes, however, lit up.

That was the Helmet of Time's backlight effect, successfully foretelling the location of a fatal attack.

To be honest.

This was the first time Lin Ye had triggered this function.

The promised 120-second advance warning wasn't always that long, it seemed.

Like now.

There wasn't even a second of reaction time.

Of course.

For Lin Ye, as long as there was any advance warning, the time was always enough.

"A fatal attack, it must be because my defense dropped too much, making me unable to defend against a Legendary Swordsman's skill, right?"

"Wait…"

"His one sword strike would be fatal?!"

Lin Ye thought this guy seemed nice and friendly, but he didn't expect him to suddenly try to deliver a fatal blow with a sword right after smiling and saying, 'welcome to join!'

If that's the case.

Then don't blame me…

Lin Ye was about to make a move, but his thoughts suddenly changed. Instead of using a time skill to misposition, he activated the Chronal Eye. After confirming the sword's trajectory, he sidestepped and blocked with his arm.

With a clang.

The sword, from an impossible angle, was parried away by Lin Ye using his Azure Dragon Scale Vambrace.

Immediately after.

A parry counter was triggered.

Wrathful Dragon Tail Whip!

Lin Ye instantly kicked out, directly striking Maggus in the face.

Bang!

A critical hit triggered!

As blood splattered, damage numbers appeared.

-38220 Critical Hit! Armor Break!

Maggus's health bar immediately lost a chunk, and he was sent flying out again.

As fast as he came.

That's how hard he went back.

Boom!

Maggus crashed into the ruins once more.

Seeing this, Lin Ye secretly thought.

"Is the damage reduction this severe? Even with critical hit and armor break triggered together, it didn't hit six digits."

However.

Lin Ye didn't use a weapon, nor did he wear the Queen's enchanted Mythical equipment, and he didn't use any skills.

Even so.

The Time Knight opposite Lin Ye, a Legendary Peak with top-tier equipment, could still be easily broken through.

If it came down to a real fight.

Lin Ye could beat him to death with his bare hands.

Not to mention Phantoms, arrows, and various skills all at once.

Lin Ye didn't intend to kill him this time, after all, he still wanted to gather more information before the quest, and also test his combat power.

The result was satisfactory.

After the Chronal Curse was completely lowered.

Lin Ye could still deal armor-breaking damage numbers against Maggus, who was fully equipped with top-tier gear.

It was enough.

At the same time.

Everyone present nearly dropped their jaws.

"W-what did I just see?"

"The Moon Shadow Swordsman, going all out, was actually parried by an Archer."

"You should be asking how an Archer mastered such a high-level close-combat technique as parry counter."

"Terrifying…"

"Could this young man be some Law Sage… No, his teacher must at least be a Demigod, right?"

"Yes, yes~"

"Although Demigods cannot return to the Kingdom to participate in the war due to Chronal restrictions, their disciples can!!"

"That's great~"

"With his addition this time, the Queen's safety is guaranteed, and we'll have a few more chances of winning against the Demon Realm army~!!"

The crowd was ecstatic.

In times of crisis.

They didn't care who you defeated.

They only hoped for stronger individuals to emerge and help the Kingdom, help them overcome this crisis.

Just now.

As much reverence as they had for Maggus, their gazes towards Lin Ye were now equally fervent.

Even the Starlight Guardians didn't show hostility towards Lin Ye because of Maggus's defeat; instead, they showed admiring gazes.

"Amazing, your parry counter is so strong, even more refined than mine, a Greatsword user. If you have time in the future, can I ask you for guidance?"

Lin Ye was a bit surprised, paused, then replied: "Sure."

Anyway, he was just running a dungeon. Once the class change trial was done, he would leave, so there was no need to care about these minor things.

On the other side.

Maggus wasn't seriously injured, just his face hurt a bit, and his expression had completely darkened, his gaze towards Lin Ye now unable to conceal his killing intent.

However.

He was very good at hiding it, immediately shifting his gaze and smiling at the Guardians:

"It seems this recruitment quest has been successfully completed. Let's go report to the Queen."

"Oh, by the way, I still don't know your name?"

Lin Ye's eyes shifted, and he replied: "Time Knight!"

Maggus's brow furrowed slightly, he silently repeated the name twice, then led the team towards the Star Moon Palace.

On the way.

Several Guardians also gathered around, smiling and introducing themselves.

"Hello, my name is Roland, Moon Shadow Greatswordsman, Awakener."

"Anark, Starlight Thorn, not yet Awakened."

"Daisy, Starlight Shepherd, not yet Awakened."

"Kilyrid, Moon Shadow Archmage, Awakener."

Lin Ye responded with a smile, looking like a complete novice.

But through their conversation, he had already gathered a lot of information.

The Moon Shadow Kingdom in this timeline was very powerful!

There were many Legendaries.

While not common, there were definitely many, and there were many Awakeners, far more than when he massacred the capital.

Moreover, their professions were very rare; Lin Ye hadn't even heard of a few they casually mentioned.

More importantly.

There were quite a few Law Sages and Sword Sages in the current timeline, and even Demigods surpassing the Saint rank?

No wonder the prophecy Yi Yi pulled out had Death God in it.

Lin Ye secretly reminded himself to be careful, his gaze shifted, and he immediately asked:

"It seems some of your professions come from the Star Moon Palace. Did you transfer later?"

Roland, who had the best personality, immediately explained:

"Yes, this is considered a benefit of joining the Guardians; you can inherit the unique professions of the Star Moon Palace. Whether it's the princesses' Starlight series or the Queen's Moon Shadow series, both are options."

"Once you Awaken, you'll be qualified to become a close bodyguard for the Queen and the princesses."

On the way.

Lin Ye casually chatted a few more sentences, probing indirectly. These Guardians clearly had little suspicion and answered almost every question.

Such as the Magic Association, Law Sages, Sword Sages, and the timeline…

"So it was the crisis from a thousand years ago?"