Help Me, Miss Knight?

"Die!"

Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hand, and with great confidence, he swung it at Lang Lei and Griseo.

Yet what puzzled him was that they did not move at all.

Had they become so despairing that they had given up struggling?

Just as the Clear Sky Hammer was about to smash into Lang Lei and Griseo, a blue-and-white armored knight appeared.

"Clang—"

With a crisp clash of weapons, the armored knight's blue greatsword effortlessly blocked the Clear Sky Hammer without even the slightest tremor.

"What?!"

After failing to land his blow, Tang Hao rapidly retreated, warily examining the massive figure that had suddenly appeared before him.

In Tang Hao's senses, this huge thing was like a chunk of scrap metal. Yet this being, which posed no threat to him in his perception, had effortlessly received his full-power strike!

"Who are you?!" Tang Hao shouted.

The armored knight did not move. He merely stood there with his greatsword, protecting Lang Lei and Griseo behind him.

"Please, Mister Knight!" Griseo nodded at the blue-and-white armored knight.

Lang Lei curiously sized up the Mister Knight Griseo had summoned. He was quite curious about the other party's identity.

Although Griseo possessed the ability of World-Painting Creation, this exquisite creation before them could hardly have been something Griseo had created herself. It seemed more like... it had suddenly popped out on its own?

In the Honkai storyline, the explanation for Griseo's Mister Knight had always been vague...

Mister Knight was an object from Griseo's dreams, something nonexistent born from her imagination.

And in reality...

He could be the savior Kevin, the discipline Aponia, the golden Eden, the infinite Mobius, the annihilating Qianjie, the dawn Cosmo, the Floating Life Hua, the Empty Dream Pardofelis, the spiral Verity, the Heavenly Wisdom Su, the momentary Sakura...

And... the true-self Elysia!

Naturally, he could also be Heng, Griseo's father, or Blanca, Griseo's mother.

In short, Mister Knight could be someone from dreams, or anyone in reality willing to protect Griseo...

Of course, Lang Lei himself could become one of Mister Knight's members.

So, put simply, Mister Knight should not have been able to appear in reality unless...

Just like in Post-Honkai, there was an incredible person hidden inside...

Of course, logically speaking, that was impossible. But this was the system!

Back then, he had used Griseo's Summoning Card. Although its description said it was Griseo from the Land of the Past, this Mister Knight...

Was worth suspecting...

So, there were most likely two possibilities now:

First, this Mister Knight was an unconscious empty shell of a World-Painting Creation, and the system had materialized Little Griseo's abilities from the game.

Second, the grown-up Griseo was currently hiding inside Mister Knight, protecting Little Griseo, who was "pure white."

It would be somewhat difficult to bring her out, though. After all, this was not a dream but solid reality.

Little Griseo did not think that much about it. She had merely summoned Mister Knight naturally. It was smooth and effortless.

At this moment, unlike the relaxed pair, Tang Hao wore a tense expression.

"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!"

"Bang!"

Before Tang Hao could even begin swinging, the armored knight merely tapped the greatsword in his hand lightly against the ground. A shockwave sent Tang Hao flying backward like a dead leaf, interrupting his hammer technique.

"Griseo, close your eyes."

Lang Lei nodded at the armored knight, who indeed nodded back at him.

Lang Lei was thrilled!

His guess had been right! This Mister Knight was conscious too, and he was deliberately protecting Little Griseo from the outside world's contamination!

Little Griseo obediently buried her face in Lang Lei's arms, then mischievously nuzzled against him.

"Griseo?" Lang Lei called out in a neither loud nor soft voice. Unlike usual, however, he was not calling to Little Griseo in his arms. Instead, he looked at the blue armored knight.

"Mm?" Little Griseo answered from Lang Lei's arms.

The armored knight subconsciously turned his head, then his body trembled. Without revealing anything, he turned back around.

The corner of Lang Lei's lips curled up as he chuckled. "Nothing..."

"Bad Brother Lang Lei..."

"Haha..."

"Damn it..." Being ignored by the two of them made Tang Hao's blood boil, but the godlike armored knight before him left him somewhat hesitant.

"Isn't he just a Limit Douluo? It's not like I've never seen one!" Tang Hao steeled himself. "Ring Explosion!"

Eight soul rings exploded in response, and enormous energy poured into Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.

"Haotian Nine Absolutes! Break!"

With an unstoppable momentum, Tang Hao charged forward once more.

The armored knight simply stood with his greatsword, quietly watching. Once Tang Hao drew close, he casually swung his sword again, swatting Tang Hao away like a fly.

Already severely injured, and now suffering fresh wounds after overusing his strength, Tang Hao knew he could not remain any longer. Otherwise, he would surely perish here!

As for Xiao Wu?

How could that possibly be more important than his own life? If he died, his son Tang San would have no one to rely on!

Casting an unwilling glance at the completely relaxed two people and one knight, Tang Hao prepared to flee.

At that moment, multicolored paint surged forth and firmly trapped Tang Hao.

Under Tang Hao's shocked and despairing gaze, the multicolored paint formed an unbreakable colorful bubble, imprisoning him within.

With a light wave of the armored knight's hand, the colorful bubble flew back with Tang Hao trapped inside.

The armored knight's strength was more than enough to overturn the entire Douluo Divine Realm alone. If Tang Hao, who was not even in peak condition, had managed to escape, that would have been truly unbelievable~

The armored knight turned toward Lang Lei, as though silently asking for his opinion.

"Leave him to me." Lang Lei nodded, then silently said, "You've worked hard, Miss Knight~"

The armored knight had clearly read his lips. His entire body trembled, and for some unknown reason, he transformed into a ray of light and hid inside Griseo's body again.

However, the colorful bubble trapping Tang Hao did not disappear.

"Hehe, Clear Sky Douluo..."

Lang Lei looked teasingly at Tang Hao, who had been completely suppressed from start to finish.

"Damn it! What kind of skill is bullying the weak with strength?!" Tang Hao slapped at the colorful bubble and roared with a savage expression.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"You, a Titled Douluo, attacking me, a Soul Elder—does that not count as bullying the weak with strength?"

"You shameless hypocrite..."

Tang Hao was instantly choked speechless.

"Hmph, brat, what do you want?"

"Nothing much..."

Suddenly, as though it had seen through Lang Lei's thoughts, the colorful bubble transformed into shackles and locked Tang Hao down.

Lang Lei took out Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment and assembled it into its greatsword form.

"Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, Zero Rated Power."

"Heavenly Fire, unsheathed!"