Sorry, I'm Late

In the distance.

A deafening crash echoed from the corner on the fifth floor of the shopping mall.

It was the sound of a heavy object slamming into the ground.

Knowing the chaos had begun, he quickened his pace around the corner.

Before Su Wen's eyes, Twenty meters away, A little girl lay on the ground, too frightened to speak.

And above her, the structure of a small shop teetered precariously, on the verge of collapse.

"Mommy, I'm scared."

One of the little girl's legs was trapped beneath the collapsed wooden bar table, unable to break free.

She cried, "Someone, please save me, Mommy, I'm scared."

Almost everyone in the mall was fleeing in abject terror, with several stampedes already occurring.

Screams, curses, and fear swept through the crowd, Drowning out the faint cries for help.

Su Wen had seen a sentence on the opening page of Qin Mingyuan's Civilization Chronicle:

(Only a few can stand up in the face of nightmare-inducing fear, And among them, Most depart this world silently, without even the chance to write an epitaph.

We call them heroes. But the word hero is probably not praise, just an elegy.)

And at this moment, Su Wen saw that familiar figure.

She tossed her treasured handbag aside, And then desperately pushed against the bar, trying to save the little girl.

However, The girl's strength was too weak to move the long wooden bar.

The next second, Jiang Menghan realized that the beam above her head had broken its last support in a shaky manner.

She gently protected the little girl beneath her, and then said softly, "If I hadn't had all this bad luck, maybe you wouldn't have encountered these things.

I'm sorry, I can't save anyone."

In what was likely the last moments of her life, The girl didn't maintain her usual coldness, but instead said wistfully:

"I hope that idiot listens to reason for once and has already left here."

In an instant, The structure of the building crashed down, But didn't hurt her in the slightest.

Under the horrified gaze of the fleeing crowd, A radiant golden Knight's shield stood between the girl and the heavily falling beam, Transforming into an unshakeable Doomsday Great Wall.

[Please Judge Me First]!!!

Su Wen's figure arrived just in the nick of time.

"Jiang Menghan, an idiot doesn't get scared."

Hearing that familiar voice behind her, her reply was tinged with emotion.

After all, no matter how strong she was, Jiang Menghan was just an ordinary girl who had never encountered Transcendent events:

"Didn't I tell you to leave?"

Hearing the girl say that, He gently smoothed the hair by her ear, and then replied, "Sorry, I'm late."

'Please Judge Me First' judgment successful

['Fair Judgment' ruled: Protection target Jiang Menghan suffered blunt force trauma from a falling object, damage transfer rate 95% (highest level), this damage is below 0.5, temporarily not injured]

[Guardian - Chief Player Su Wen, currently recalculated after being deflected by the stance shield, transferred blunt weapon settlement damage is 17 points.]

[No damage to external body structure observed]

[Sublimation Lineage—Knight—Tenacious Physique (activated), Origin Origin Point—Trade Wind—Resurrection (activated), slowly self-healing]

He felt a tightness in his chest.

This was the first time Su Wen had experienced the power of the Transcendent in reality.

Compared to [Death] and [Loading Save] in the game, the feedback of pain in reality was much more real.

He suppressed the discomfort from the transferred damage and silently supported the beam pressing down on the golden Judgment Shield.

The First Order Spiritual Energy Vortex within his body constantly accumulated and increased his strength.

The next second.

He forcefully lifted the wooden structure, smashing it onto the empty ground with an even louder crash than before.

In the distance.

The Transcendent who had already lost his mind looked over because of the loud noise.

He roared, charging towards them with a cleaver dripping with blood and flesh.

"Can we win?"

Jiang Menghan struggled to get up; she wasn't a weak girl.

On the contrary, the moment she escaped danger, the girl forcibly suppressed her fear with reason, not wanting to be a burden to Su Wen:

"Let's get out of here."

"It's okay."

Su Wen smiled.

"Take the girl, you guys go to a safe place first."

He switched to [Title: Counterattack]

Then, he flipped off the Uncontrolled in the distance, who had lost all humanity and could only be called a monster:

[Achievement Description: Transcendent? You're weaker than the old hen at the village entrance]

In the distance.

The roaring monster didn't know if he could understand the provocation of the [Knight].

But he felt the abundant Spiritual Energy activity and the immense vitality within Su Wen's body.

He wanted—

Blood!

[Identification: Huang Zhiming, kitchen butcher, Spiritual Energy Uncontrolled, due to contamination by Pollution Source (@*#unidentified), Extraordinary Characteristics (Strength Specialization, Bloodlust) intensified, exhibiting irrational berserk behavior, danger rating (First Order)]

Instantly.

The moment Su Wen finished the identification.

The huge cleaver also swung down in front of his face.

[Storage Box: Store—Cleaver]

[Unable to seize because the target weapon is currently being held, storage failed]

Su Wen had anticipated something like this; after all, during the [Transcendence Act] game process, he had only managed to seize the gun by catching the Transcendent assassin off guard.

Therefore.

While performing the Storage Box Operation, he had already planned his roll, steadily dodging the strike.

Then, Su Wen touched the collapsed debris around him.

[Storage Box: Store—Iron Solid Round Stool]

[Storage space is full (two slots)]

[Storage Box Operation: Project]

Instantly, a huge solid iron stool was projected from above the Uncontrolled, heavily smashing into him.

Su Wen knew that this strike was not enough to incapacitate a Strength Type Awakened.

He added three quick, accurate, and ruthless consecutive power kicks with incredible precision while the enemy was unbalanced, completely destroying the Uncontrolled's staggering leg balance.

With a bang.

The kitchen butcher's muscular, ferocious body knelt before him.

Su Wen watched him calmly and said:

"Slayers are tyrannical, reckless, don't follow order, and don't fight with their own Will."

[Judgment Ended]

[Guilty]

A moment.

The Judgment Hammer, crafted from pure silver with intricate patterns, solidified in Su Wen's grasp.

Then.

Resonating with the thick Spiritual Energy of Will and the vast collective consciousness of the Silver Sea, he brought it down with tremendous force.

[Condemnation]!