Death Notice Book 6: Chapter 44: Heart of the Strong

Menlo charged toward Qin Lun. Yin Shi’s eyes flashed with light. She did not hesitate at all. She pulled the reins and charged, blocking the female martial artist.

The female knight chose to help Qin Lun. Actually, she had a chance to escape the battlefield at that time.

Menlo vaguely sensed that her fight with the female knight might have been caused by someone else. For example, the gunslinger who suddenly appeared.

But for the female knight Yin Shi, she still thought Menlo and her two companions came after her on purpose. After all, she stayed in this area for a long time. Her fighting style relied on terrain. It was normal for other strong ones to watch her.

She had to think about it. If Qin Lun came across their fight by accident, and she ran away, would the gunslinger be scared off by Menlo? If the kung fu girl scared off the gunslinger and then chased after her, no one could help her anymore.

She could give up her mount, take off her armor, and hide somewhere right away. But that meant she gave up the terrain advantage. If other strong ones found her, her chance of dying would increase a lot. It was better to team up with the gunslinger to defeat Menlo.

Most importantly, Yin Shi was not afraid the gunslinger would turn against her later. Her full suit of armor was a natural counter to gunslingers.

Seeing the female knight chose to team up as he expected, a faint smile appeared on Qin Lun’s face. These two female apostles before him were very predictable. Almost every reaction was within his expectation.

A trap? Was the gunslinger the knight’s hidden partner? Seeing the female knight team up with Qin Lun without hesitation, Menlo felt shocked and angry. Her original thought that the gunslinger was trying to take advantage of their fight began to waver.

Now she thought about it. It was possible that the female knight occupied this area openly on purpose to attract other apostles, and teamed up with the gunslinger hidden in the dark. Also, judging from the result, they clearly gained from this fight with her.

Her two companions each had three Invitation Letters. Though she took one person’s Invitation Letter, the female knight got another one. That was three hundred thousand Shattered Crystals.

What can two people do together? A vein bulged on Menlo’s forehead. She lowered her hands and a dark aura rose on her face. An invisible spherical force field spread out from her body.

Bang! Bang! The two bullets shot toward her just entered the spherical force field and abruptly vanished in the air.

Clink! Clink! Menlo spread her hands expressionlessly. Two bullets emitting white smoke fell from her open palms.

Qin Lun in the distance raised an eyebrow. It was the first time he saw someone catch Burial of Light and Darkness’s bullets barehanded. And even with his eyesight, he could not clearly see Menlo’s hand movements.

What martial skill was this? A trace of novelty appeared on Qin Lun’s face. He fired two more shots. At the same time, his eyes instantly turned into clock shapes, hoping to see Menlo’s movements clearly.

Clink! Clink! The same thing happened again. Menlo blocked two more bullets easily.

But this time, Qin Lun’s Clock Eye finally captured Menlo’s movements. When the bullets came within a certain distance, the kung fu girl’s hands would spring up like whips. They met the bullets’ trajectories and caught them.

How could this be? Qin Lun blinked his eyes subconsciously.

He tested the bullet speed of Burial of Light and Darkness. At this distance, as a Legendary firearm, Burial of Light and Darkness’s bullet speed was higher than a heavy sniper rifle. It was at least three times the speed of sound. Menlo actually caught bullets three times the speed of sound barehanded. It was truly amazing.

Circle of Iaido? A cold voice sounded before Qin Lun. The female knight sounded surprised and a bit disbelieving. Be careful, she comprehended the warrior’s heart!

Warrior’s heart? Qin Lun muttered, puzzled.

Just treat her as a Second Order strong one! Yin Shi explained with some bitterness.

The warrior’s heart was the symbol of a Second Order martial artist. Once one comprehended the warrior’s heart, as long as skill accumulation was enough, they would naturally become a Second Order strong one. The female knight’s skill accumulation actually reached the Second Order standard. But she had not comprehended the knight’s heart yet, so she still stood outside the Second Order’s door.

The reason Yin Shi stayed in this area during the Metropolis Domination War was to strengthen her knight’s path and wanted to comprehend the knight’s heart. Through battles these days, she felt she vaguely saw this door, only missing the final step.

This is a good chance. She just comprehended the warrior’s heart too. Fighting her can help me comprehend the knight’s heart. If I survive this fight, probably… Hidden behind the mask, her phoenix eyes shone with strange light. Facing a strong one, Yin Shi felt joy rising in her heart.

So this is how it feels… Menlo clenched her pink fist, took a deep breath, gently closed her eyes, and carefully savored this moment.

I should thank you. Without you, I probably wouldn’t have broken through so soon! Menlo opened her eyes. A cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes. She showed her white teeth with a light laugh. As thanks, please die!

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl squatted slightly and shot toward Qin Lun like a cannonball. Compared to the female knight, the shooter was more threatening to her, so she targeted him first.

No way! Yin Shi pulled the reins. Amid the mount’s whinny, she leaped up. Her long spear lit up with a brilliant light. Countless spear shadows formed a huge, beautiful spear flower.

Heh! Menlo slightly bent her left knee, placed her right toes before her, pulled her right fist to her side, and blocked her chest with her left palm. She stopped in place, facing the charging knight, and took a fighting stance.

Qin Lun’s face was blank. He suddenly opened his eyes wide. Countless blood vessels bulged in the whites of his eyes. A third pointer quietly appeared in his pupils. Rows of data fell like a screen in the clock’s center.

The warhorse drew a beautiful arc in the air and pounced on Menlo like a falling mountain. A blue aura appeared on the female knight’s face. She shouted as she raised her spear. The huge spear flower instantly covered her opponent’s whole body.

Under the Clock Eye’s gaze, everything before him seemed to become slow-motion projection. But even slowed down several times, the female knight’s attack was still extremely fast. The huge spear flower broke down into countless thrusts with afterimages.

But as soon as the female knight’s spear entered the invisible force field before Menlo, it rippled like space, as if falling into water, encountering heavy resistance.

Menlo simply stretched out her left palm guarding her chest. Like swatting a fly, she precisely slapped the knight’s spearhead. With several slaps, she scattered the spear flower.

Hah! The kung fu girl’s eyes exploded with sharp light. She leaped high, her left leg chopping down like a battle axe on the mount’s head.

Neigh! The two-meter-tall warhorse screamed miserably. While charging, its front legs went weak and it knelt down. Sitting on the warhorse, the female knight was caught off guard. She immediately flew out following the inertia, right toward Menlo’s fully prepared right fist.

Clang! A screeching loud sound nearly deafened Qin Lun. Menlo’s right fist hit the female knight’s chest like a battering ram, folding the plate-armored knight in half.

Boom! The female knight flew like a cannonball across a clearing and hit a small tree in the park as thick as a bowl. The small tree creaked and broke in the middle. The lush tree crown flew far away.

Cough! Cough! Menlo’s face paled. She covered her mouth and panted a few times. A trace of blood seeped slowly from between her fingers.

But the girl soon raised her head, a trace of pride on her face. Under her feet, the warhorse’s head burst open like a watermelon, brains splattering on the ground. The summoned creature’s body slowly faded. It was actually kicked to death by Menlo.

A Novice Apostle can achieve this level of power?! Qin Lun gasped, his heart surging with shock. He did not even notice the blood tears flowing from his eyes.

Now it’s your turn! Menlo adjusted her breathing, suddenly turned her head, and looked at Qin Lun hiding to the side with a stern face. She slowly walked toward him.

Qin Lun felt his scalp go numb, but an uncontrollable excitement rose in his heart. The young man raised his hand and pressed it on the tree trunk beside him, only to find his fingers trembling slightly. A trace of blood light and madness slowly appeared in his eyes.

Leave it to me, she is mine! Joey’s crazy shout sounded in Qin Lun’s heart.

Not yet, you… no, Joey! Qin Lun’s breathing instantly grew heavier. His chest transmitted the sound of his heart beating violently. The red light in his eyes gradually thickened like blood.

Hm? Menlo suddenly frowned and paused her steps, looking at Qin Lun in surprise. This is…

The young man slightly hunched his body, his fingers digging deep into the tree trunk. A low beast-like growl came from his throat. He emitted a tangible killing aura all over, like an evil ghost from hell.

Heh, Heart of Slaughter! The female knight sitting under the tree trembled as she struggled to prop herself up. Blood gushed out like a fountain from the cross slit of her visor. What great luck today!

A large piece of the plate armor on the female knight’s chest was dented, with crack lines like a spider web. As she struggled to get up, countless small steel fragments fell down, revealing a big hole.

Yin Shi trembled as she took off her helmet and unfastened the upper body plate armor. But on her shaky slender body, a milky white aura shield slowly enveloped her instead.

Aura of Sanctuary? Menlo’s face slowly became complicated. She muttered in surprise, Knight’s heart, she broke through too!