Let Me Burn and Pierce the Fear of the Gods

Attack or defend?

The moment she said that, before Lu Ce could even react, Joy was the first to be stunned.

No, you still wanted to attack? You were practically dying.

And after all those attempts, hadn't you realized it yet? None of your attacks had any effect on the gods!

Your so-called attacks on the gods were really all attacks on yourself. You would definitely die before the gods did.

Ridiculous, wasn't it? That kind of foolish passion certainly wasn't joyful.

But Lu Ce did not laugh.

From the beginning of the game until now, that blue face had always carried the confidence of someone toying with the world. For the first time, the corners of his raised lips dipped slightly.

He could tell that Xie Antong's attack was no joke. Her determination was unprecedented; she must have thought of something.

And perhaps, in some way, their hearts were connected. Looking at Xie Antong's expression, he actually guessed what she was probably about to say.

Hey, weren't you going to hurry up? She asked you a question. "Joy" said teasingly.

Xie Antong stood amid the flames, her eyes locked with Lu Ce's. For a long while, neither spoke.

Then, amid that resolute expression, she suddenly smiled.

In the firelight, her shriveled face seemed more beautiful when she smiled than it had ever been before.

Because she understood why Lu Ce was hesitating.

With his personality, with his style of fighting as though life and death meant nothing to him, how could he possibly choose defense if there were any way to attack?

Then who else could he be hesitating for?

Without another word, she stared for a moment at that face the world considered vicious and terrifying, then decisively looked away and turned around.

At that moment, her flower-like