45: I would die for the princess!

"Why is it tied so tightly!"

"Princess, untie Xiu Xiu!"

"Xiu Xiu won't try to persuade you anymore. Xiu Xiu wants to fight alongside the Princess!"

Xiu Xiu exerted all her strength, her small face turning red from the effort, but she still couldn't break free from the Princess's vines.

At this time.

Ninth Princess Princess has already rushed into the group of Blood Demons.

In the blink of an eye, she arrived beside the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox, standing in front of it. She looked back and smiled.

"Little darling, don't be afraid."

She smiled beautifully.

"Ya yi~" "Ya yi~"

The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox, which had been chirping incessantly, suddenly quieted down.

It twitched its small nose twice, approached Princess, and rubbed its little head against Princess's ankle.

Roar—

The encirclement of over a hundred Blood Demons narrowed, their roars continuous. On their bat-like faces, tiny eyes flickered with bloodthirsty light.

"I can't harbor any more illusions."

Princess lowered her eyes and gave a soft shout.

"Blood Burn!"

Boom!

A bloody light bloomed from Princess's heart and then soared into the sky.

The surging bloody light was both eerie and beautiful.

"Kill!"

Princess flicked her soft sword, and countless blood-colored sword shadows crisscrossed.

Swish, swish, swish!

Instantly.

Over a hundred Blood Demons seemed to be sliced apart, their bodies broken into countless segments, flying through the air.

"Phew~"

Princess panted.

The bloody light wrapping around her body receded like a tide.

At the same time, it took away her vitality and a part of her Soul.

Even more, it took away her youth and beauty.

At this time.

On Princess's exquisite face, two more wrinkles appeared.

Her smooth black hair became somewhat dry, and nearly thirty percent of it visibly turned white.

In just an instant, Princess had aged significantly.

"Little darling."

Princess smiled weakly, holding the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox in her arms and gently stroking the top of its head.

"Ya yi~"

The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox narrowed its long eyes and let out a whimper of enjoyment.

"Princess!"

Having just broken free from the vines, Xiu Xiu instantly arrived before Princess.

Seeing Princess's new wrinkles, white hair, and skin that was no longer supple.

"Wuwuwu!"

"Princess!"

Xiu Xiu hugged Princess tightly, her face full of heartache, seeing how the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox was attached to her Princess.

She whispered.

"The Princess risked her life to save this spirit fox. Let's keep it."

A flicker of interest flashed in Princess's eyes, then she closed them, placed the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox on the ground, and said softly.

"Little darling, you should leave quickly. There are many Blood Demons here. You must hide well and not get caught by them again."

"Princess, you won't keep the little fox, and you didn't keep the little puppy you saved either. They clearly like you as much as Xiu Xiu does. Why won't you keep them! Wouldn't it be nice to have them accompany the Princess!"

"Xiu Xiu, you know why."

Princess sighed and then managed a smile.

"I am dying soon. Why let them be sad over my departure?"

The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox, having regained its freedom, did not leave but leaned against Princess's calf.

"Princess, look, the little fox is reluctant to leave you."

"Xiu Xiu is also reluctant to leave you."

"Xiu Xiu doesn't want you to die!"

"The Princess can use a forbidden technique for the little fox, and Xiu Xiu can also use a forbidden technique for the Princess!"

"Blood Burn!"

Boom!

A bloody light ignited at Xiu Xiu's heart.

"Essence Burn!"

Boom!

From between Xiu Xiu's brows, a brilliant blue light burst forth.

Instantly.

Xiu Xiu was enveloped in blood-red and azure-blue light, her aura suddenly surging more than tenfold!

"Xiu Xiu!"

"Stop quickly, you'll die!"

The smile on Princess's face instantly froze.

She reached out her hand to grab Xiu Xiu.

Xiu Xiu's aura condensed, and she gently pushed Princess away, then gave Princess a lingering look.

"I will become number one on the Scoreboard, and I will take that Sacred Healing Relic!"

"I must cure the Princess!"

Whoosh!

Xiu Xiu rushed toward the distant Blood Demons.

"Xiu Xiu!"

Princess shouted at the top of her lungs... Swish!

Cang Qiu chopped off a Blood Demon's head with one strike.

Without looking up, he continued to quickly slaughter the Blood Demons being rapidly sent over by his team members, while asking.

"What's my score?"

"3,000!"

"What about Ning Xiwei? How many does she have? Tell me quickly!"

"1,024!"

"Not bad."

An hour later.

Cang Qiu chopped off a Blood Demon's head with one strike and asked without looking up.

"What's the score?!"

"5,000!"

"Ning Xiwei, how many does she have?"

"1,024!"

"Haha..."

Another hour.

While chopping off a Blood Demon's head, Cang Qiu asked.

"What's mine?"

"5,000!"

"Ning Xiwei?"

"1,024!"

"Hahaha..."

A long time passed.

With trembling hands, Cang Qiu chopped off a Blood Demon's head and quickly asked.

"What's my score?"

"15,000!"

"What about Ning Xiwei?"

"1,024!"

"Hahaha!"

"Captain, we are leading the second-place Bear by 8,000 points!"

"Good, very good!"

"Captain, a countdown has appeared on the Scoreboard. There are only five minutes left!"

"A countdown?"

Cang Qiu rubbed his sore and numb wrists and looked up at the Ranking List.

At the very top was a giant number:

298

297

With every passing breath, the number decreased by 1.

And then.

Below it were the detailed Scoreboard statistics:

First Place: Cang Qiu, 15,000 points.

Second Place: Jiang Xiong, 7,002 points.

Third Place: Xiu Xiu, 6,900 points... Twenty-second Place: Ning Xiwei, 1,024 points... "Haha, the situation is settled!"

With victory in his grasp, Cang Qiu looked at the excited Heavily Armored Elder beside him and asked.

"The Bear only has seven thousand points? That shouldn't be right."

The Heavily Armored Elder smiled and said.

"Little Bear tried to unite the City Lord forces this time to help him fight for first place on the Scoreboard. In the end, he had a falling out with over a dozen City Lords, and their subordinates started fighting. Quite a few City Lord-level combatants died."

"Haha, foolish!"

"I thought the Bear was worthy of being my opponent, but I didn't expect him to barely make second place. Oh, he's already third now. Tsk tsk."

At this time.

On the Scoreboard.

Xiu Xiu's points had already surpassed Jiang Xiong's.

"Brats, everyone take a break. In the last bit of time, they won't be able to make any waves at all."

Cang Qiu's wrists hurt so much he could hardly lift his blade.

After all, the Blood Demons were at least at the Peak of the third-tier Realm.

Even if he didn't use his full strength for every strike, it still took a lot of effort.

Striking fifteen thousand times in succession.

If it weren't for his profound strength, he would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

"Captain is invincible!"

"Black Wind Adventurer Group is invincible!"

The members of the Black Wind Adventurer Group gathered together, their faces full of excitement.

For no other reason!

Their captain was first on the Scoreboard, with more than double the points of the second place.

The name of the Black Wind Adventurer Group would surely resound throughout the entire Empire!

They were excited for the Black Wind Adventurer Group.

They felt honored to be members of the Black Wind Adventurer Group.

Even more so, they were proud to have a captain as powerful as Cang Qiu, who led them to glory!

At this moment.

When they looked at the members around them, it was as if they were looking at family.

Some small frictions from the past had completely melted away while they were sending Blood Demons one by one to the captain's blade.

It was their collective effort that allowed the captain to sit on the throne of the number one spot on the Scoreboard.

They felt that the heart of the entire adventurer group had been united.

This feeling!

It was truly exhilarating!

Meanwhile.

Ning Xiwei, who had recovered from the brink of death countless times, finally broke the throat of a crippled Blood Demon with her second-tier, ninth-stage Realm.

Lu Chen glanced at the Scoreboard.

The small flame flickered slightly.

Three minutes left?

Enough.

It's time for my appearance!