Lu Xueqing had bulldozed her way through mission worlds, unmatched in talent and ability. She had always been the one overpowering opponents and protecting others. When had she ever needed someone else to protect her?
Although she felt she had not needed it just now—if she had died, it would only have meant she lacked skill and luck—the instant Lu Li held her, she actually forgot to push him away.
For a moment, Lu Xueqing's thoughts were a complete mess, and she even forgot to look at the person who had blocked the attack for them.
Lu Li, on the other hand, did not have so many complicated thoughts. After releasing Lu Xueqing, he immediately focused on the enemy and the figure who had stepped in at the "perfect" moment.
The man in red standing in the center of the canyon directly opposite Lu Li's group was the violator, Li Zhong. The excitement on his face had faded, replaced by a frown and a gloomy gaze.
"You really are hard to kill..."
Li Zhong shot Lu Li a vicious look. He had no interest in killing some nameless female Pioneer, but Lu Li had four Spirit Seeds on him.
He had been so close. So very close. The Spirit Seeds would have been his.
Yet he had never expected that, despite his base attributes being ten points higher than Lu Li's, he would fail to kill Lu Li in a single sneak attack. His second strike had then been blocked.
He had long expected someone to be traveling with Lu Li. What he had not expected was that he would fail to kill Lu Li in one blow.
This was becoming troublesome. Yet he was unwilling to retreat just like that. After all, Lu Li had joined Martial God Mountain,