44: She is like a female warrior!

Not giving up?

Within Lu Chen's scarlet flames, the young girl's eyes were reflected.

They were as bright as water—determined, resilient, and unyielding.

She really was a Little Girl who made one feel both heartache and an irrepressible sense of pride.

Lu Chen chuckled with a clacking sound.

He lightly nodded his skeletal head.

Feeling the faint sense of pride transmitted through the contract from Lu Chen,

Ning Xiwei smiled sweetly.

She looked like an elf.

He is proud of me!

This feeling is truly wonderful.

She rubbed her chest and abdomen.

Just a moment ago, every bone here had been shattered, with broken shards even piercing her lungs and puncturing her heart.

But she didn't feel the slightest bit of despair.

Because she knew...

That the Little Skeleton was standing behind her.

At this moment,

Sun Feifei clamped her legs together, suppressing an urge to urinate that was close to incontinence, and shuffled bit by bit to Ning Xiwei's side. She said with a shudder,

"Xiwei, the Little Skeleton is a devil! Who trains their own master like this?"

"The Little Skeleton is doing it for my own good."

"Besides, didn't the Little Skeleton use that incredibly precious life energy to heal us?"

"Feifei, this is our chance to quickly adapt to our Realm. Come, fight with me!"

Ning Xiwei extended her hand to invite her Best Friend.

"No, no, no—"

Sun Feifei shook her head like a rattle-drum.

Her legs were incredibly weak.

Unable to stand steady, she flopped down onto a rock.

"Then I'm going."

"Xiwei!"

Ning Xiwei stepped onto a protrusion on the rock, and with a forceful kick, her graceful body shot toward the crippled Blood Demon like an arrow.

Roar—

In the first exchange, Ning Xiwei was sent flying back.

With a smack, she fell in front of Sun Feifei.

Her bones were shattered, her eyes were vacant, and her consciousness was fading.

"Xiwei!"

Sun Feifei trembled with fear.

One point of vitality condensed and entered Ning Xiwei's body.

Ning Xiwei recovered in the blink of an eye. She sat cross-legged, panting heavily.

Soon, she stood up and charged at the crippled Blood Demon again.

This girl...

Lu Chen couldn't help but feel waves of pity in his heart.

He even...

Felt an urge to tell Ning Xiwei to stop and choose a gentler method.

However,

He couldn't bear to interrupt her.

A young eagle must eventually soar through the sky!

Smack! Smack! Boom! Clang!

Several times in a row, Ning Xiwei was heavily injured in the very first exchange.

"Xiwei, don't go anymore, my heart aches for you!"

Sun Feifei cried as she tried to persuade Ning Xiwei,

"Xiwei, we're girls, delicate girls. There's no need to suffer like this. You have the Little Skeleton anyway. So what if you have the Realm but no experience? It's not necessary!"

"You don't understand!"

Ning Xiwei once again returned from the brink of death.

Her small face was pale, and she was gasping for breath.

Even though her physical strength had been restored to its Peak by the pure life energy, the exhaustion from reviving after being near death refused to dissipate.

Being heavily injured time and again...

Being on the verge of death time and again...

It allowed Ning Xiwei to become more familiar with her own body.

She charged at the crippled Blood Demon once more.

Boom!

The Blood Demon performed a single-legged downward chop, smashing a ten-meter-high rock into pieces.

Ning Xiwei, however, dodged it with a flash of movement.

Then,

She landed a punch on the Blood Demon's left ribs.

Leaving a fist print behind.

Although it didn't cause any substantial damage to the crippled Blood Demon,

Still,

Being able to hit the Blood Demon was already a huge improvement.

"Xiwei hit it!"

Sun Feifei watched in a daze.

Bang~

Ning Xiwei failed to dodge the second strike and was once again blasted back to Sun Feifei's side.

She was heavily injured and near death.

But a smile played at the corners of her mouth.

"Xiwei really hit it!"

A Peak Third-Order Blood Demon, even if crippled,

Was enough to make Sun Feifei nearly wet herself when she faced its pressure directly.

Yet Ning Xiwei, who was only two stages higher than her, had actually overcome the pressure, dodged the Blood Demon's attack, and even landed a hit.

And there was that Aura of continuing to fight even after reviving from death countless times.

She was like a Goddess of War!

At this moment, Sun Feifei wanted to cry.

She wanted to celebrate her Best Friend's actions!

Deep down,

Sun Feifei had been jealous of her Best Friend for having the Little Skeleton.

It was like, why is it you who has the peerlessly powerful Little Skeleton?

Can't I have him?

Can't anyone else?

Why does it have to be you!

Until this moment, seeing Ning Xiwei fall countless times and stand back up countless times!

Sun Feifei completely let it go.

She finally understood!

The only one who can have the Little Skeleton is you!

Only you, Ning Xiwei, are worthy of being the Little Skeleton's master!

She was now completely convinced by Ning Xiwei!

Watching Ning Xiwei recover from the brink of death once more,

Sun Feifei's expression became solemn. She clasped her small hands to her chest and said to Ning Xiwei,

"Xiwei, I'm proud of you!"

"Feifei."

"Thank you."

..."Princess... Nine-nine-nine Young Miss."

Xiu Xiu called out, immediately covering her mouth while her eyes darted around guiltily.

"That's enough."

Princess covered her forehead and said helplessly,

"It was my mistake to expect you to keep my identity a secret. I've made it difficult for you."

"Hehe, the Princess is clearly the Princess, after all."

Xiu Xiu hugged Princess's forearm.

"Princess, Xiu Xiu has rested enough.

Xiu Xiu will go right now and beat all those hideous, cruel, and bloodthirsty Blood Demons into a state of heavy injury, so Your Highness can deliver the finishing blows and take first place on the points leaderboard."

"Do you think that's possible?"

Princess pointed her slender finger toward the sky.

"The first place already has over a thousand points, while we've barely broken a hundred. It's not possible."

"Hmph, Princess, just you wait!"

Xiu Xiu puffed out her cheeks. Sensing the scent of Blood Demons, she immediately charged out.

"I will definitely make sure the Princess gets first place on the points leaderboard and obtains that healing treasure!

Even if Xiu Xiu has to die for it, it will be worth it!"

"Go to hell!"

Discovering a Fourth-Order Blood Demon, Xiu Xiu heavily injured it with a single punch.

"There are a few more."

"Even more."

With one punch for each, Xiu Xiu soon brought seven or eight Blood Demons before Princess.

"Princess, hurry and strike."

Princess smiled and shook her head.

Toward the cruel and tyrannical Blood Demons, Princess showed no mercy.

"Ya-yi~"

"What a cute sound."

Xiu Xiu perked up her ears.

"Princess, this sound is so cute and soft. Is it someone else's summon?"

Princess sensed carefully.

"Over there."

The master and servant hurried over.

It was a snow-white fox with two tails swaying from side to side.

"A Two-Tailed Spirit Fox!"

"It's surrounded by Blood Demons."

Over a hundred Blood Demons had the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox surrounded.

"Ya-yi~" "Ya-yi~"

The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox dodged left and right, but it simply couldn't break through the Blood Demons' encirclement.

Squelch~

Its front leg was grazed by a Blood Demon's sharp claw, instantly turning a scarlet red.

With its front leg injured, its agility dropped significantly.

Soon, it was grazed by another claw, and one of its tails was even severed.

"Ya-yi, ya-yi~"

The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox cried out in despair.

"Save it!"

"Princess, are you crazy? There are over a hundred Blood Demons!"

"Princess, please don't! Even if you like small animals, you can't throw your life away!"

Princess turned around and smiled slightly.

"You're right."

"The Princess is so well-behaved," Xiu Xiu smiled.

"You Little Girl, just stay right here for me!"

Princess flicked her finger.

Vines beneath Xiu Xiu's feet grew wildly, instantly binding her tightly.

Princess carried Xiu Xiu behind a giant rock to hide her.

Then, she charged straight toward the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox surrounded by the hundred Blood Demons.

"Little darling, don't worry, I'm coming to save you."

What a beautiful little flower.

Don't be like me, fading away in the most brilliant years of life.

Princess smiled radiantly.

Using my own broken body to exchange for your safety.

"Princess!"

"Princess, come back! Don't go!"

"Xiu Xiu is begging you to come back!"