Night Rider

The Weeping Peninsula was actually a very rich place. It had sealed evergaols, Minor Erdtrees, mausoleums, mines, graveyards, and even Sorcerer Sellen's real body.

The trouble Lin Luo needed to deal with was the Night Rider. It was not really much trouble; he had simply remembered it while passing by. Since he was going to help Irena, he might as well see it through to the end.

If Irena had her father's protection, these demi-humans might not pose much of a threat to her.

But if she ran into the Night Rider one night, she could only die on the spot with regrets.

The Night Rider was extremely similar in size to the Tree Sentinel, and even their attack patterns were nearly identical. The difference was that Night Riders only appeared at night, while the Tree Sentinel, as a guardian of the Erdtree, diligently lived its miserable life without a single day off all year round.

While Lin Luo was still grumbling inwardly, the Night Rider had already noticed the little bug over here.

The Night Rider paused, and its horse immediately let out a harsh neigh.

Massive hooves kicked up clouds of dust from the ground, while the flail in its hand howled through the air, as though it were about to tear the air apart.

Irena also heard the commotion, her voice sounding somewhat anxious. "Did something happen?"

"My father told me that there seemed to be a very powerful Night Rider here, one that specifically hunted Tarnished."

"Witch, don't worry about me for now. Go help Lord Lin Luo..."

"Don't worry..."

Melina revealed a faint smile.

"Lin Luo... is very, very strong..."

Lin Luo's expression did not change at all. He had faced this sort of situation countless times.

But this time, a sentence suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Elegance never goes out of style."

Just as the flail was only a few centimeters away from Lin Luo's head, his figure abruptly vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already behind the Night Rider.

Lin Luo raised his staff and cast Carian Slicer. A sword of light slashed fiercely at the Night Rider, the magical blade passing through his body as violent magic ravaged him from within.

"Neigh!"

The Night Rider let out an enraged roar. It was impossible to tell whether the sound had come from the man or the horse, but one thing was clear: Lin Luo had angered him.

The flail suddenly swung over, moving so fast that it was nearly breaking the sound barrier.

But Lin Luo possessed a near-divine body with Perception over one hundred. In his eyes, the attack had slowed by hundreds of times.

Using the same move again, Bloodhound Step, he opened more than ten meters of distance between himself and the rider.

Before the Night Rider could react, Lin Luo swung his staff. A bow condensed in his right hand, several huge blue arrows resting upon it. It was Loretta's Greatbow.

"Whoosh!"

Drawing the bow, nocking the arrows, and pulling the string all happened in one smooth motion. The arrows turned into five streaks of blue light and struck the Night Rider viciously.

As for why he did not shoot the horse, it was because the Night Rider's mount was not a physical entity. Even if it was killed, the Night Rider could summon it again.

The Night Rider grunted in pain and used his powerful body to endure the arrows. As a Night Rider, staying rational was the most important thing.

He hurriedly swung his flail, shattering the two remaining light arrows behind him.

"Hya!"

The Night Rider sharply pulled on the reins, and man and horse leaped into the air, instantly closing the distance of more than ten meters.

Lin Luo reacted and slowly took a few steps to the right.

The Night Rider blasted a huge hole into the spot where he had been standing.

Lin Luo had just wanted to hit him with another Carian Slicer when he discovered that the Night Rider had forcibly twisted his body in midair, swinging the flail at him once more.

"Just as expected..."

Lin Luo tilted his body aside, and the flail missed again.

"Bosses outside the Loop really can't be judged by common sense. What the Night Rider just did was clearly impossible within the Loop."

"But..."

"That's all there is to it!"

The horse beneath the Night Rider raised its front hooves high, carrying immense force as they stomped down toward Lin Luo.

Lin Luo snorted coldly and took advantage of the opening to roll forward, passing beneath the horse.

What followed was a kick from Lin Luo.

Lin Luo's strength was immense. Caught off guard by the sudden blow, the Night Rider staggered backward several steps, feeling only a burning pain in his right leg.

"Feel the wrath of the Stars—Meteorite of Astel!"

Lin Luo raised his staff. With a small amount of rune guidance, countless meteors emerged from the void.

"Die!"

As Lin Luo swung down his staff, dozens of meteors of varying sizes crashed toward the Night Rider.

The Night Rider was still immersed in the pain from Lin Luo's kick. When he looked up and saw the meteors filling the sky, he immediately lost all hope in life.

The Dark Child of the Stars had once used Meteorite of Astel to smash the Eternal City straight into the underground. One could imagine just how terrifying the power of this spell was.

Before the Night Rider could even cry out in misery, he turned into white mist and dispersed into the air...

"Hmm... Although it looks no different from the Loop... it was obvious that after gaining its own consciousness, the Night Rider had become a little more troublesome."

His assessment was indeed correct. After all, the ability to learn was the greatest threat. Just imagine if one day the Tree Sentinel held a staff and blasted you with Glintstone Magic. Wouldn't that be absurd? Had anyone ever seen a mage tankier than a warrior?

Lin Luo put away his staff and hung it at his waist, then removed the helmet stained with black-red blood and tucked it under his arm.

Another weapon: the Nightrider Glaive.

Lin Luo placed it into his storage pouch and muttered, "Most of these weapons are useless to me anyway. I can build a squad later and have them work for me..."

Although Lin Luo was already very powerful, he could not personally handle everything. After all, having people around to do odd jobs was still quite convenient.

"Is it settled?"

Lin Luo had already returned to the Site of Grace. Having not experienced sleep for a long time, he teleported back directly even though the distance was only a few hundred meters.

"Yeah. Who do you think your husband is?"

Lin Luo proudly patted his chest, wearing an expression that clearly said, "Praise me."

"Tarnished, speak properly..."

A blush flashed across Melina's face, followed by a dangerous smile.

Beneath her cloak, Lin Luo saw that Melina's right hand was gripping a dagger.

"Uh... sleep, sleep..."

Lin Luo wiped away nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly lay down beside the campfire.

"How about..."

"Sleeping together?"

Lin Luo tossed and turned on the ground. Finally, he lifted his head and added another sentence.

Irena indicated that she was full.

Melina glanced at Lin Luo. In the end, she loosened her grip on the knife, gave him a deep look, and vanished beside the Site of Grace.

"What a blockhead..."

Lin Luo curled his lips, pulled his clothes over his head, and fell into a deep sleep.

Midnight.

"Hehe... (ˊ˘ˋ*), my Melina, hehe..."

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