Invincible Dismount Frames

Dawn gradually broke.

The land lay hazy beneath a veil of silvery-gray gauze.

At this hour, all was deathly still.

Then suddenly, a birdcall pierced the silence.

Lin Luo slowly woke from his sleep and opened his bleary eyes.

As he shifted slightly, he pressed against a small branch beside him, making it creak.

"Lord Lin Luo, you're awake..."

A crisp voice sounded behind Lin Luo.

Lin Luo's heart suddenly tightened.

In less than a fraction of a second, he turned and drew his sword in one fluid motion.

The Black Sword, suffused with the aura of death, was instantly pointed at the visitor's throat.

His dark blue-green eyes glinted with killing intent.

"Lord Lin Luo..."

Irena paused.

Feeling the icy chill at her neck, she had no idea what had happened. She only felt that this was the closest she had ever come to death.

"Huh?"

Lin Luo was clearly a little dazed.

After freezing for a moment, yesterday's memories finally surfaced in his mind.

When he saw that the person before him was Irena, he hurriedly withdrew the Black Sword.

"Sorry..."

Lin Luo was filled with guilt.

It had been a long time since he had slept so soundly. He could guarantee that if someone had wanted to kill him last night, he probably would not have noticed at all.

"I overreacted."

"Are you all right...?"

At that moment, Melina's figure slowly appeared as well.

Concern filled her eyes. Lin Luo had indeed reacted far too strongly just now, and she had not even had time to respond.

"I'm fine... But Irena, I didn't hurt you just now, did I?"

The moment Lin Luo said it, he already knew the answer.

With the Black Sword's power, Irena would probably have been dead on the spot.

"I-I'm... fine..."

Irena stammered, apparently still not recovered from the shock.

"Did neither of you sleep?"

Lin Luo scratched his head.

It was so early. That should not have been the case.

"I couldn't sleep..."

Irena's tone was somewhat low. "My father is still fighting in the city. I... I'm really scared that when we go in, I'll see..."

Melina did not answer either. She only gave Lin Luo a deep look.

If I hadn't been watching over you, a wild dog would've carried you off last night...

"Uh... it'll be fine. Since your father is the lord of the castle, he must be quite strong. He'll definitely be all right."

Lin Luo comforted Irena, then took the Spectral Steed Whistle from his inventory pouch.

"Wifey..."

"Hm?"

Melina frowned slightly, looking displeased.

"Ahem... Melina, help me protect Irena. I'll go clear out those things in Castle Morne first, then you can come over."

"I'll contact you at the Site of Grace..."

"Okay..."

Melina answered lightly, and her figure vanished once more.

"Irena, stay here and don't wander off. I'll let you see your father."

"Then... I'll leave it to you, Lord Lin Luo..."

Irena gave him a deep bow.

"Torrent, let's go!"

Lin Luo climbed onto the horse's back, tugged the reins, and gradually rode away.

"Lord Lin Luo... really is a very special Tarnished..."

"Indeed... a very kind Tarnished... though he can be pretty improper sometimes..."

Hearing Irena's words, Melina could not help but sigh.

Her voice was very soft, and Irena did not hear her.

Naturally, Lin Luo knew nothing of the two women's evaluation of him. He continued toward Castle Morne, which was not far away—roughly two thousand meters away.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Lin Luo was heading toward Castle Morne.

A massive arrow suddenly came hurtling at him. The sound had not even arrived before the arrow did, showing just how powerful it was.

Lin Luo was not panicked in the slightest. Torrent leaped into the air and easily dodged the arrow.

The arrow struck the ground nearby, kicking up dust and blasting out a huge crater.

Looking ahead, Lin Luo saw a massive Stone Golem. It held a greatbow in its hand and was nocking a second arrow.

As expected of a demigod's steed, Torrent was incredibly fast. By the time the giant was about to fire its second arrow, Torrent was already nearly at its feet.

"Twang!"

This was the sound of the bowstring being released.

The stone arrow nearly grazed Lin Luo's scalp.

He should have dodged that arrow.

Yet Lin Luo suddenly felt some inexplicable urge rising in his DNA.

"Watch my invincible dismount frames!"

For some reason, Lin Luo shouted those words.

He leaped off Torrent's back... and, by an absurd coincidence, slammed directly into the stone arrow. The tremendous impact blasted him several meters away with a smack.

Lin Luo's mind went blank.

All he knew was that, while flying through the air, he met Torrent's baffled gaze.

He saw disbelief in those eyes.

He saw Torrent raise a hoof and curse him for being an idiot.

If the statue had been conscious, it probably would have cursed too. "Damn, are you trying to scam me?"

"Hiss."

Lin Luo climbed to his feet in pain. Damn, if he had not been so tough, he probably would have been carried off already...

"Damn it, I forgot this isn't a game..."

But... dismounting to dodge skills really was cool...

"Whoosh!"

Another arrow came flying. The giant was probably trying to tell Lin Luo that he should go get his head checked.

"Fuck, are you done yet?!"

Lin Luo used Bloodhound Step and dodged it.

After rolling once, he pulled out a greatbow from his inventory pouch.

"Try General Radahn's greatbow, baby!"

Lin Luo drew the bowstring, mounting Radahn's Spear upon the massive bow.

"Radahn's Rain!"

Lin Luo crouched halfway down and abruptly aimed the bow at the sky.

"Twang!"

Radahn's Spear instantly transformed into streaks of purple light and vanished into the sky.

The Stone Golem seemed not to realize the seriousness of the situation. It even wanted to fire another arrow at the intruder before it.

At that moment, the vanished purple light suddenly appeared above the statue's head.

One enormous arrow after another rained down upon the Stone Golem like raindrops from the sky.

The colossal impact directly threw the Stone Golem off balance. Its huge body crashed violently to the ground, sending up clouds of dust.

"You little bastard..."

Lin Luo rubbed his chest and cursed under his breath. He put away General Radahn's greatbow, took out the Black Sword, and slowly walked toward the giant.

"Goodbye, baby!"

Lin Luo viciously drove his sword into the giant's chest. Scorching golden liquid gushed out along with the Black Sword's entry; he had no idea whether it was blood or something else.

He pulled out the Black Sword, and the Stone Golem stopped moving. Its body scattered into specks of light and vanished into the air.

"I haven't embarrassed myself this badly in a long time. Good thing Wood isn't here, or I'd have died of social embarrassment..."

Lin Luo awkwardly wiped the cold sweat from his brow. Then he suddenly remembered something and looked at Torrent in his hand.

Torrent shuddered.

"Or maybe..."

"Pah, pah, pah... what am I thinking? It's a token of love Wood gave me, after all."

Poor Torrent had no idea that he had just taken a stroll along the edge of hell.

Lin Luo rested his chin on his hand and decided to spare Torrent after all. Smacking his lips, he swaggered into Castle Morne.