You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry? Chapter 87

The Holy Light Knight panted heavily, forcing a difficult smile. "So, skeleton uncle, what exactly are you? The strength of an A-rank, level 50 Contracted Spirit isn't this fierce..."

The Lord of the Undead replied, "World-Class Bounty Boss..."

These words sent shockwaves through the hearts of the Holy Light Knight and Mo Cheng!

If the other party wasn't lying, then they alone were fundamentally incapable of stopping it.

Furthermore, the entire Gold City would suffer disaster!

Seeing her grim expression, the Lord of the Undead chuckled again, "Oh, don't worry, I haven't reached that realm yet. But after this time, I probably will..."

"You are very fortunate. You can become the stepping stones for my great achievement, witnessing the glory of the future ruler of the world!"

The Holy Light Knight and Mo Cheng simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was a Raid Boss. There was a fight to be had!

However, because five-star instance disasters had also occurred in other areas of the Imperial Capital, almost all personnel were currently over there.

Moreover, the official Alliance Spirit Tamers originally stationed here in Gold City had also gone over.

It would likely take some time for their support to return.

But the other party also seemed to be waiting for time, not having officially begun its assault on Gold City yet.

Subsequently, Mo Cheng sent another message to the tournament director within Gold City, instructing him to secretly and orderly evacuate the audience on-site, not to make a big show of it.

With over a hundred thousand spectators in Gold City, such a massive number, a short-term evacuation, if not conducted covertly, would definitely alert this skeleton Raid Boss.

If it discovered, it might not wait any longer and just start the slaughter directly.

During this period, it depended on whether they could buy more time!

Mo Cheng secretly gave the Holy Light Knight a hand signal, indicating she should try to stall for time.

The Holy Light Knight nodded slightly. Propping herself up with her long spear, she straightened her body and laughed, "Skeleton uncle, I advise you not to attack Gold City. Inside, there's practically the father of all you monsters. That guy is terrifyingly strong and would probably delay your great achievement!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Undead immediately laughed, "What an amusing joke."

"If you think you can last a few moves against me and thus underestimate my strength, you are gravely mistaken."

Red light glowed in its eyes. "I am actually a mage. I was merely brawling with you earlier."

The Holy Light Knight gripped her spear tightly again, adopting a fierce stance. "I know."

The Lord of the Undead asked, "Knowing that and you still don't run? Are you unafraid?"

The Holy Light Knight chuckled, "I can't!"

Although she was a lazy homebody, she never slacked off when it came to her work and mission.

If the Contracted Spirits all ran away...

Then who would protect humanity?

If humanity was gone, then who would make all those little eroge games?

Therefore, she had to protect humanity.

The Holy Light Knight took a deep breath and glanced at Gold City behind her. She knew that even if she died, Yuanzi would avenge her!

A sublime, brilliant golden light ignited in her eyes. Raising her holy spear high, she shouted, "Eternally burning wings, carry me away from the depravity of the mortal realm!"

Boom!

Behind her, dazzling, radiant wings of light unfurled, her aura climbing steadily.

The Lord of the Undead raised its hand, a long sword materializing in its grasp. "My dear lady, is this your final dance?"

"I must say, it's quite splendid."

A proud smile appeared on the Holy Light Knight's face. "Of course it is."

It was definitely splendid.

The development of these skills of hers was all inspired by the forms and lines of game characters.

The main focus was looking cool!

Next was the strategy of stalling!

She hoped the main force of Alliance Spirit Tamers would arrive soon.

........

Meanwhile.

Inside Gold City.

After receiving Mo Cheng's message, the tournament director understood the severity of the situation.

He had already instructed all personnel to begin secretly evacuating the audience...

Trying to covertly evacuate over a hundred thousand people without alerting the Raid Boss outside was still an immense challenge.

But there was no better option now. They could only evacuate as many as possible...

Only after evacuating the ordinary, defenseless spectators could they consider suspending the tournament and evacuating the various contestant Spirit Tamers from the academies.

The best outcome would be support arriving quickly, and the Raid Boss being easily and smoothly vanquished!

At this moment, inside the Contracted Spirit Arena tower.

The contestants were still desperately climbing the tower!

Xia Yuan had once again entered speed-run mode. His tower-climbing speed skyrocketed, unimpeded all the way, reaching the twenty-first floor!

They had finally caught up to the highest progress!

So far, floors above the twentieth were almost entirely occupied by SSR Contracted Spirits!

The commentator Ziyue's eager voice rang out, "God Yuan has finally caught up to the highest floor!"

"The contestants' tower climb has entered a white-hot phase!"

"The battles from now on will almost all be top-tier showdowns between SSR and SSR!"

"The veteran SSR, The Molten Forgemaster, has already been defeated."

"This time, who will face the Northern Chuan God of Slaughter?!"

"Let's wait and see!"

Nearly a hundred million viewers in the live stream were closely watching the elevator room where Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan were.

The moment the elevator doors opened.

Xia Yuan spotted a familiar short-haired girl with heterochromatic eyes, and her clown Contracted Spirit...

He abandoned his usual fast-attack opening, a smile unconsciously tugging at his lips. "I have to say, what a small world it is!"

Mo Shiyu also clearly saw who their opponent was—none other than Mu Xiaoxiao, who had declared she didn't recognize her status as a Lucky Spirit Tamer.

Mu Xiaoxiao and Mr. J also saw the two of them.

The heterochromatic-eyed girl immediately broke into a delighted, beaming smile, "Hahaha, I finally ran into you two!"

"Mr. J, don't hold back. Beat them up hard for me. Make them know the consequences of looking down on this young lady!"

Mr. J, fiddling with a card in his hand, his mask shifting between a smiling and a crying face, spoke in a low voice, "As you command, Miss."

He then changed tack, "However, if we lose, the young lady will be humiliated..."

Mu Xiaoxiao got flustered, "You are not allowed to lose! That guy named Xia Yuan is only level 55. You're 24 levels higher than him!"

Seeing this pair of rivals, the live stream audience completely exploded:

"66666, it really is a small world. This is gonna be good!"

"Lucky Young Lady VS Bargain Queen (doge emoji for self-preservation)!"

"This really is a coincidence. These two who have beef just happened to get matched together!"

"Demon Clown was third place last tournament. I remember his one-on-one ability is super strong, a notch above even The Molten Forgemaster!"

"A grudge match. Whoever loses will be so embarrassed!"

"......"

On the arena stage.

The two teams faced off, neither yielding in terms of presence.

Xia Yuan thought for a moment, feeling that just winning wouldn't be satisfying enough. So he shouted towards the other side, "Hey, hey, you over there..."

"Dare to make a bet?!"

"Whoever loses, the Spirit Tamer of that side has to call the other one 'Daddy'!"

Mu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

Call Daddy?

How utterly vulgar!

Why should she agree to such a low-class bet?

Xia Yuan instantly switched to a mocking, comical expression, "Eh... Could it be you're scared? Knowing you'll lose."

"I originally thought a Lucky Spirit Tamer would be different..."

Mu Xiaoxiao shot back, "Bet it is!"

She refused to believe she would lose to a first-year!

Her Mr. J was invincible!

Mu Xiaoxiao waved her hand grandly, "Mr. J, you don't need to talk me out of it. I want to make Mo Shiyu call us Daddy!"

Mr. J immediately stated, "I wasn't planning to talk you out of it. On the contrary, I fully support you!"

Mu Xiaoxiao looked touched, "I knew you'd support me!"

Mr. J nodded.

After all, even if they lost, he wouldn't be the one calling Daddy...

The Spirit Tamers would be the ones calling...

No loss either way.

Mo Shiyu, utterly confused, pointed at herself, "Xia Yuan... me... you?"

Xia Yuan cut her off, "Do you think I'll lose?"

Mo Shiyu replied, "Of course not..."

Xia Yuan shrugged, "Then that settles it."