After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 56 - 33 The Challenge at the Village Entrance_2

Chapter 56: Chapter 33 The Challenge at the Village Entrance_2

"Wait." Xi Mu reached out, placing his hand on the old village chief’s shoulder, grabbing the teacup on the table, "Chief, take a sip first."

"There’s no need for that!" The old village chief started to panic, but Xi Mu showed no mercy, pinching the old village chief’s mouth and pouring the tea down his throat.

Letixia, witnessing the scene, did nothing to stop it, watching as Xi Mu forced the tea into the old village chief’s mouth.

Soon after, the old village chief clutched at his throat, convulsing in agony on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and before long, he was silenced.

Clearly, the tea was poisoned.

"His eagerness was too pronounced, as if he feared we would run away," Xi Mu observed, looking at the village chief’s body on the ground.

During the first loop, he had successfully been poisoned by this old village chief, and only upon reloading his save did he discover that this village chief was no good man.

If not dealt with immediately, the village chief would leak the news of Letixia’s return.

"Chief, must have been for the bounty," Letixia said calmly, her emerald eyes containing a hint of sorrow.

Xi Mu, upon seeing this, remained silent, holding the Hunting King’s Greatsword as he walked out of the room, followed by cries of agony and pleas for mercy.

...

...

Meanwhile.

The temple.

A red-haired dwarf sat cross-legged on the edge of a volcanic crater, his eyes filled with mad will looking into the distance, then turning to look at the golden-haired princess beside him.

"Your sister has returned."

"So what?" Ashliya frowned, visibly displeased, "Just because my sister has come back, does it mean I should tremble in fear?"

She crossed her arms.

"The person with the advantage now, is me!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Hahaha... You just appear to have the upper hand," the red-haired dwarf sneered, looking at Ashliya who was putting on a brave face, and said,

"As soon as the reinforcements from Sky City arrive, you’ll stand no chance."

Ashliya said nothing.

Even though the Iris Flower Kingdom wasn’t weak, it couldn’t compare with a powerhouse like Sky City, whether in terms of financial resources or military strength.

There was no chance of winning.

"Why not surrender?" the red-haired dwarf chuckled, seeing Ashliya giving him a cold look.

However, he was completely indifferent to this.

"Unless you figure out how to unseal the Sword of Light, you... will have no chance of success."

Upon hearing this, Ashliya asked, "How long will it take to unseal it?"

The red-haired dwarf stroked his beard, then stretched out his hand, a ball of flame imbued with a mad aura ignited, burning his flesh to a crisp, though seemingly without causing him any pain, but rather a mesmerized expression adorned his face.

"At least seven days. The seal imposed by the Sword of Light can only be wielded by someone with a pure soul."

He closed his hand, the flame extinguished, and his flesh was instantly regenerated, as if he had never been hurt.

"Your soul is full of jealousy, lowliness, darkness, greed; unless the seal on the Sword of Light is broken, it’s absolutely impossible for you to use it."

"Better than you, a madman," Ashliya retorted with a sarcastic look, eyeing the red-haired dwarf. If her soul was lowly and dark, then the dwarf’s was insane—a madman, an abnormal person.

To this, the red-haired dwarf candidly admitted, "You’re right."

Ashliya: "..."

"Anyway, what do you plan to do next?" the red-haired dwarf scratched his head, looking down at the young men carrying huge boulders below the volcano.

"With your sister’s capabilities, it won’t take her long to figure out our situation and then bring the reinforcements from Sky City."

At this point, his expression grew serious.

"Let’s make it clear in advance, if the troops from Sky City truly do come, then we’ll have to make a strategic retreat."

"Where can you cultists retreat to?" Ashliya scoffed disdainfully, and the red-haired dwarf also showed a conflicted expression, pulling at his beard and looking up into the sky.

"Then... perhaps, we should deal with your sister beforehand?"

"Are you going to take action personally?" Ashliya’s eyes sparkled, although she was unclear about the specific strength of the red-haired dwarf, she knew he was not simple.

"Not me." the red-haired dwarf clapped his hands, and just then, behind the crater, a red-haired girl leapt out, her hands wielding two exaggeratedly large iron hammers.

"My daughter, she will cooperate with your action."

Ashliya looked a bit skeptical, "Can she really do it?"

"Want to try a hammering from me?" The adorable dwarf girl held up an exaggeratedly large hammer with one hand, "Anyway, I can’t wait to hammer someone to death."

"Fine, let’s give it a try." Nodding her head, Ashliya left with the dwarf girl while the red-haired dwarf stood up, watching the altar inside the crater.

The Sword of Light was implanted on the altar.

However, apart from the royalty of the Iris Flower Kingdom, others could not use it — no, to be more accurate, only Letixia could use it.

And the royalty of the Iris Flower Kingdom only had the qualification to touch it.

The sealed Sword of Light could only be used by those with pure souls, restricted to the royalty of the Iris Flower Kingdom. Anyone else who touched it would be burned by its high temperature, and continuing to force its use would result in being vaporized by the heat.

...

...

As night fell.

Royal City.

Square.

A girl with aqua blue hair and a mature figure, her hands bound, stood in front of the gallows, her expression one of utter despair.

She was the daughter of the Duke, a close friend of Letixia, and the two had shared a deep bond since childhood, often sleeping in the same bed.

Thus, she was arrested for treason.

The reason was her collaboration with Letixia in plotting a rebellion, and today, she was to be executed publicly.

Unless Letixia came to save her life.

"Letixia, isn’t she your friend?" Beside her, the cute dwarf girl munched on a dried fish.

"Why haven’t they come to save you yet?" She looked around carefully, on the lookout for Letixia and the Knights in shining armors that might appear at any time.

The girl with aqua blue hair, her heart sinking, angrily retorted, "You only issued the announcement this afternoon, even if they’re lucky enough to see it, they might not have time to get here!"

"You make sense." The dwarf loli nodded, speaking in an indifferent tone, "But Letixia has many friends, enough to kill slowly."

The blue-haired girl fell silent.

Based on common sense, Ashliya shouldn’t have laid a hand on her, yet she did, without considering the consequences.

And just then.

"Bang!" A magic-infused arrow suddenly struck the gallows, the dwarf loli looking alarmed, holding two large hammers in her hands.

However, after a brief sniff, her expression changed drastically.

"Despicable, to use poison!" She cursed, and in panic started to run away, but just as she fled from the gallows, a figure cloaked in a cloak appeared, carrying the girl with aqua blue hair away to safety.

Meanwhile.

Near the square.

Xi Mu set down his Meteor Bow and jumped down from the rooftop. He did not immediately run away, watching as the loli, wildly sprinting and brandishing two large hammers, charged toward him.

Draw bow.

Aim.

And then, the aggressive dwarf loli slowed down her steps, too afraid to charge straight at him, worried that she might be killed by a single arrow.

"Taking hostages to threaten others is really despicable." Xi Mu laughed, challenging the dwarf loli, "Tomorrow outside Kardon Village, let’s decide in a fight to the death, shall we?"

The dwarf loli raised an eyebrow, "Just the two of us?"

"Since it’s war, there’s no limit to the number of people." Xi Mu stepped back slowly, grinning, "You can arrange for as many people as you want."

"Ha... are you serious?" The dwarf loli was stunned, looking at Xi Mu with a skeptical gaze, wondering if this guy was crazy.

She had thought her dad was crazy, but now it seemed this guy was crazier than her own dad.

He was actually intending to challenge an entire nation by himself.

"You misunderstand the power of this nation." Xi Mu explained briefly, then he released the bowstring, and as the meteoric arrow flew, he turned and slipped into an alley, disappearing without a trace.