The Players And The Protagonist Want To Kill Me – Volume 1, Chapter 13
Chapter 13: I’m a lord, it’s reasonable to shake little brothers, right?
Ye Hao and Eagle Lord stood facing each other across a sword pit, with dead bodies of players lying around in all sorts of positions.
In the eyes of the players, this scene was actually a cutscene, a destined showdown between the protagonist and Eagle Lord, full of drama and visual effects.
But the person involved didn’t see it that way.
After a moment of thought and calm analysis, Ye Hao felt he still had a good chance of winning. Using Breakthrough would raise his level to over forty, putting him on par with the Eagle Lord.
And who was he? He was the Child of Destiny, chosen by two great entities!
With so many top-tier skills, an Eagle Lord was merely a clown!
As he thought this, a smile gradually spread across Ye Hao’s face—a blend of playfulness, confidence, arrogance, and a touch of admiration.
“Eagle Lord, I am Ye Hao. I know you may not know me, but I can guarantee that you will remember this name in the future.”
“I admit you are powerful, these Heroic Spirits are far from your match, but you can’t imagine the kind of existence standing in front of you.”
“What a great mission I bear on my shoulders!”
Ye Hao spoke neither fast nor slow, his voice gradually becoming impassioned, and dazzling white light emanated from his eyes.
Then beams of light began to burst out from his body from the inside out.
” My power Liberate!!”
The cocoon of light around Ye Hao gradually fell away, revealing his figure bathed in divine light. His armor became more magnificent, and the Longsword in his hand emitted powerful Qi. His strength surged, and his imposing manner swept over everything.
In Sivey’s eyes, Ye Hao’s information had completely changed.
[Name: Ye Hao]
[Identity: Child of Destiny, commoner]
[Strength: Earth Knight Level 45 (Temporary)]
[Skills: Cross Light Slash (Temporary), Intermediate Magic Immunity (Temporary), Sanctuary Aura (Temporary), Eternal Daylight Barrier (Temporary), Grandmaster level combat Mastery (Temporary)]
[??? Skills 1: ???]
[??? Skills 2: ???]
[Equipment: Sighing Armor (Grandmaster) (Temporary), Sighing Longsword (Grandmaster) (Temporary)]
[Reputation: Slightly]
To say the least, he truly deserved to be the chosen protagonist.
Sivey couldn’t help but exclaim, this guy’s level was one level higher than his when he exploded. If he were the weak lord from his previous life, he would probably be kneeling now.
But today, it was Sivey standing here, whether he could beat him would be known later. At worst, wasn’t there still Clement?
The surrounding players were already excited, their faces flushed. They had some speculations just now; after all, why would the game arrange a boss that couldn’t be defeated? It was obviously unreasonable.
Now their thoughts were confirmed. This Eagle Lord should be a scripted boss, only killable in the plot.
And the trigger condition for the plot kill was that Eagle Lord would kill all the players present, thereby triggering Ye Hao’s explosion.
Players boldly speculated that the next plot should be Ye Hao beating up Eagle Lord and killing him.
“Brother Hao is so cool this time!”
“I, Ye Hao, am not inferior to anyone in this life!”
“It’s a pity that such a high-profile boss like Eagle Lord is going to be killed as soon as he appears.”
“There’s definitely going to be a big battle next. Get ready to record the video. This is perfect material.”
“Front row selling melon seeds, peanuts, drinks, potato chips… Excuse me, sir, could you move your body a bit? Thank you.”
…
Feeling the surging and majestic Qi within his body, Ye Hao closed his eyes in ecstasy. At this moment, his strength was even stronger than in his previous life on Blue Star. He initially thought that the Breakthrough Skills only raised his level, but after using it, he realized that it was a comprehensive enhancement.
He blinked open his eyes, gripping the Longsword aloft, its point aimed squarely at Sivey across from him, a look of disdain etched on his face.
“Sivey Golden Lion, prepare to witness true power! You still have much to learn!”
“Shielding Aura!”
Ye Hao shouted, his entire body shining as bright as day, a mysterious amplification aura forming under his feet. With a swift movement of his feet, his body turned into a blur, and the sword in his hand instantly reached Sivey’s front, stabbing several times in an instant.
Sivey’s eyes were cold and stern, not daring to be negligent. Blocking horizontally with his sword, he felt constant tremendous force coming, mixed with dark energy, making his arm slightly numb.
“What? Is your arm numb and trembling, your insides quivering? Hahaha, this is the pinnacle of my family’s skill, The Bagua Palm. I’ve even infused its essence into my swordplay. Such mastery in so little time—only a prodigy like myself could manage it.”
Ye Hao wore a proud smile as he chattered incessantly, yet his movements were swift. His slashes and chops rained down upon Sivey’s defenses, dazzling onlookers with the gleam of Ye Hao’s sword.
But Sivey could swear he only felt a slight numbness in his arm, as for the dark energy and the shaking of his internal organs, he didn’t feel a thing, okay?
It seemed that the explosion just now had enhanced Ye Hao’s strength, but it hadn’t enhanced his brain at all.
This was the Western fantasy world, a world of swords and magic. Knights played with Qi, protecting every inch of their bodies, even a single hair on their little brothers, with Qi. What use was there for a bit of dark energy that seeped through?
Seeing Sivey silent, Ye Hao thought he was enduring the pain of his internal organs being shaken, so he worked even harder to use the dark energy.
Whether it was slashing, chopping, thrusting, or stabbing, Ye Hao made his body shake the Longsword secretly with each movement.
And because the speed of their sword fighting was too fast, in the eyes of the players, Ye Hao’s movements seemed even more bizarre.
“What kind of skill is this for the protagonist? Σ(?д?|||)??”
“I have to say, I feel like he’s dancing, look at the way his little butt shakes…”
“Surprisingly, this is even more intense than my neighbor with epilepsy.”
…
Sivey was like a turtle shell, after hacking away for half a day, Ye Hao found that Sivey was fine, not even showing signs of internal injuries. Instead, he himself was a bit out of breath from the frantic attacks.
He wasn’t stupid, after all, he was a genius from an ancient martial arts family, with extraordinary insight. He suddenly realized the reason behind this and couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed and angry.
“Damn it! Are you trying to fool me? Lightning Cross Slash!”
Ye Hao’s eyes were cold as he shouted loudly.
He took a step back, avoiding a swipe from Sivey, then a large amount of Qi circulated around his body in a mysterious path. The majestic hymn sounded around him, and the shadow of an Angel appeared behind Ye Hao.
The Angel’s shadow held a light sword, mirroring Ye Hao’s movements, and slashed a cross in the air.
Then the Angel’s shadow disappeared, and a huge cross-shaped sword energy, exaggerated in size, slashed towards Sivey.
Under the blessing of Shielding Aura, this terrifying cross-shaped sword energy was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it had reached Sivey’s front. Sivey was too late to dodge and could only hurriedly activate his Heroic armor’s shield and his own skill, Radiant Bastion.
The golden shield floated above Sivey, then disappeared into his body, and the shadow of a brass dragon appeared behind Sivey, spreading its wings to shield him.
“Boom!”
The intense shockwave shattered the surrounding buildings, turning the bodies of players on the ground into dust.
Radiant Bastion shattered, but the shield of Heroic armor remained strong. However, the energy inside the dragon crystal was decreasing bit by bit, and replenishing it would be troublesome.
However, Sivey likely grasped the comparative strengths between himself and Ye Hao. In the explosive situation where Ye Hao surged, he found himself slightly outmatched. Yet, considering the prospect of expending some dragon crystal energy to defeat Ye Hao, it seemed a worthwhile trade-off.
But his quest wasn’t to kill Ye Hao, it was to humiliate Ye Hao, so there was no need to continue consuming like this.
So Sivey abandoned his pretense and prepared to call for some assistance.
“Clement!”
The resolute and firm old knight heard Sivey’s voice. He silently drew his sword and stood in front of Sivey, his eyes like a fierce beast, full of murderous intent.
Just like in his previous life, Sivey saw the old man guarding the castle in the game.
The arrival of the old knight swiftly altered the dynamics on the battlefield.
The players who were watching from the sidelines were also shocked.
“Oh my god! The health bar is lit up!”
“This is outrageous, another one came!”
“A blood-red name, a fierce skull logo, and a threat level that’s turned red and black. Hmm, it’s still the same familiar formula, the same familiar taste.”
“I’m not sure why, but there’s something about the gaze of this old man that makes me uneasy…”
“Encountering two top-level bosses on the first day of the game, how thrilling.”
“Let me activate my identification skill!”
Soon, a not-so-comprehensive identification information was screenshot by the players and posted on the public screen.
[Name: Clement]
[Identity: Eagle Count’s Guard]
[Strength: Earth Knight Level 49 (41-50)]
[Other: ???]
“Wow, just wow. Level 49, even stronger than Eagle Lord.”
“How do we fight this? Having an advantage against one is okay, but facing two is a death sentence.”
…
⊙w⊙
Ye Hao looked bewilderedly at Clement standing in front of Sivey, wondering, wasn’t it supposed to be a one-on-one fight? Where did this old man come from?
Young people these days have no sense of sportsmanship!
Ye Hao calmed down a bit and looked coldly at Sivey, sneering.
“Is this the knight’s code you believe in? It’s simply shameful.”
The knight’s code? What’s that? Do graduates still have to abide by school rules? How silly must one be to be so rigid?
Sivey shrugged, unfazed.
“First and foremost, I am a lord, secondly, I am a Count, and lastly, I am a knight. Tell me, when have you ever seen a lord or a Count who needs to personally enter single combat? Are you even worthy?”
Sivey sneered, feeling justified and confident.
“Clement, teach him a lesson!”
At Sivey’s command, Clement moved in an instant, his figure like lightning, wielding his sword to strike at Ye Hao.
As a seasoned Earth Knight who had been stuck on the brink of becoming a Sky Knight for many years, fighting against newcomers like Ye Hao was almost tantamount to fighting against a baby.
It’s worth noting that when Clement and Sivey sparred earlier, they mentioned that Sivey wearing Heroic-grade armor didn’t need to use Qi.
This statement can be understood from another perspective: if using Qi, even if Sivey has Heroic-grade armor, he can still easily defeat Sivey.
But as a servant, the old knight naturally had to give his master some face when speaking.
Originally, Ye Hao had already consumed a lot of energy in his previous battle with Sivey. Now, with Clement, who was much stronger than Sivey, entering the fray, Ye Hao immediately found himself in a tough fight, transitioning from active offense to barely defending.
So it didn’t take long for Clement to drain Ye Hao’s Qi, leaving him sprawled on the ground.
Young Master Sivey didn’t say to kill this person, so Clement wouldn’t kill him.
Sivey came to Ye Hao with a smirk, grabbed his hair, lifted his head, portraying the image of a typical villain kicking someone when they’re down.
Raising his hand, Sivey, without using Qi, slapped Ye Hao hard across the face.
“Smack—”
“So, your name is Ye Hao, huh?”
“You want me to remember your name, huh?”
“Smack—”
Another slap.
“You want to see what real power looks like?”
“Smack—”
Ye Hao’s face was visibly swollen, and he looked at Sivey, who was smiling maliciously, with bitter resentment, saying nothing.
“In thirty years by the River, in thirty years by the River, patience brings great strategy!”
Ye Hao kept repeating this in his mind.
“If I, Ye Hao, don’t die today, I will make this person pay a hundred times over in the future!”
Sivey glanced at Ye Hao’s expression, knowing what the Child of Destiny was thinking, but he didn’t care. After all, the two of them were destined to have a life-and-death struggle.
Standing up, Sivey clapped his hands and looked disdainfully at Ye Hao, who looked like a dead dog.
“I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll spare your dog’s life. You want revenge, don’t you? I’ll be waiting for you.”
Sivey showed Ye Hao a meaningful smile, then beckoned Clement to turn and leave.
The players who witnessed all of this were in a daze. Today’s plot twists and turns were too much for them to digest, leaving their hearts unsettled for a long time.
“So, our protagonist is actually following the grassroots rising route? I always thought he was the invincible type.”
“Is there a possibility that it’s not that the protagonist is too weak, but that the enemies are too strong…”
“What do we do next? Is our quest considered complete?”
“I guess so… The lord didn’t take away those demi-human slaves.”
…
Chirp—
At this moment, a strange and powerful chirping sound came from the sky, along with the flapping of wings. The players looked up.
They saw Eagle Lord Sivey and Clement riding on Gryphons the size of cars, carrying someone, leisurely flying away from Dawn Town.
Vaguely, they could see Eagle Lord Sivey still holding a charming and lovely young girl in his arms.
The players looked at Ye Hao, who was lying on the ground with a swollen face, and for a moment, they couldn’t quite distinguish who the real protagonist was…
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