Chapter 1653: Defend and attack

The girl pulled her hand back.

Immediately, the whispering voices of countless ghostly women faded away and were no longer audible.

『 From the looks of it, you seemed to have understood something 』the girl said.

“I did, thank you” Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist and bowed.

『 All things and all living beings belong to a world, while a world belongs to a world system, this is the power level moving from weakest to strongest—— and those monsters wield the power belonging to a world system 』the girl explained.

Gu Qing Shan said deprecatingly: “Because I was using a weak power to fight against the power of an entire world system, I was unable to win against those monsters, is that it?”

『 To win, you must wield the power of a world system, which is commonly referred to as Realm Force 』the girl replied.

“A river in the North cannot douse the fire in the South, I still do not possess the Realm Force of the Wraith realm, so how would I be able to defeat those monsters now?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

『 What comes next is a decisive moment for our survival 』the girl answered.

“What do you mean?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

The girl explained: 『 You are a natural-born warrior, so if you can wield Realm Force as soon as possible, you’d be able to change the fate of the monastery, which is why you must conduct a Saint Selection battle—– 』

Gu Qing Shan’s heart jumped slightly.

Saint Selection again.

So it wasn’t just the Samsara, but other world systems must conduct a Saint Selection battle as well?

While he was silently pondering, the girl took the golden book out.

The book began to flip through its pages without any wind, displaying numerous mesmerizing short visions on each page.

『 This is the historical records of the monastery, which had recorded many critical historical moments of this entire world 』

『 You must proceed to those crucial moments and obtain the recognition of the Saint Artifacts before they were destroyed by the wicked beings, thus gaining the Chosen Saint qualifications and ultimately obtain the Realm Force of our world 』

The girl continued: 『 Pay attention, as soon as I open this book of historical records, I must continuously maintain the holy power to remain with you in the past—- 』

『 This level of technique fluctuation would surely draw the monsters’ attention, so your companion must remain here to protect our bodies 』

Laura panicked and hurriedly said: “But I don’t know how to fight at all! I don’t know how to protect you”

The girl then recited an incantation.

The small mountain of treasures began to radiate golden light.

The girl looked at Laura and explained: 『 Those treasures have manifested a kind of temporary Realm Force, which I will now bestow upon you. You must remain here to protect me and his body 』

With a point of the girl’s finger, the golden light flew into Laura’s chest.

『 This way, no matter what kind of attack you use, you’d be able to deal the largest possible amount of damage to those monsters 』the girl said.

“Really?” Laura asked hesitantly.

『 Really, it will persist for at least five hours—— if we still haven’t returned after five hours, it means that we have failed and you should run for your life on your own 』the girl replied.

Laura’s eyes were shocked, her expression filled with unease and hesitation.

Gu Qing Shan briefly thought.

He handed something to Laura, explained to her how it works in a whisper, then said: “You will definitely be able to defend us”

Laura silently listened to his explanation and gradually displayed resolve in her expression.

“Alright, if I can defeat those monsters simply by attacking, I will definitely be able to defend this place” she clenched her tiny fists and said.

The girl smiled, then opened the golden book to a certain page.

『 The moment of the first Holy Relic’s destruction was also the day of our utter defeat. We will have to return to that day 』

The girl placed her hand on top of the page.

Fwoom——–

A golden pillar of light reached all the way to the clouds, piercing through the shroud of darkness.

This level of magic fluctuation could clearly be felt by everything inside the monastery.

Gu Qing Shan’s soul flew out of his body and was directly sucked into this golden pillar of light.

『 Keep your guard up, those monsters will be here soon 』the girl finally left some words of warning.

“Hm! Just leave it to me!” Laura replied.

The girl stood still and closed her eyes.

Her soul flew out from her body and entered the golden light as well.

Only Laura remained there all by herself.

She looked up at the golden light, then tilted her ears to listen.

—–in the distance, the screaming and howling of numerous monsters could be heard from all around the monastery.

Laura nodded and muttered to herself: “First defend, then attack”

She approached the wall of fog and took out something from her backpack.

It was a door.

——the Divine Gate that Gu Qing Shan had obtained during the Age of Immemorial.

As long as it was provided with gems, it would be able to tightly protect an area without letting anything go through.

A voice spoke continuously from the door:

「 Lookie here, a little girl 」

「 I really don’t know why Rhode had handed the precious me to someone like you 」

「 I warn you, I’m the most Divine Gate in the realm, don’t put me on the ground and drag me around or I’ll get dirty 」

「 Hey little girl, are you listening? 」

Laura placed the door up against the wall of fog, then stepped back and started searching inside her backpack.

“…Where did I put that ring? I remember there was a period of time where I liked collecting gems, so I specifically had one made to store them all”

Outside the wall of fog, heavy footsteps could be heard approaching closer and closer.

The monsters had arrived!

Finally, Laura took out a small silver ring out of her backpack.

“There it is!”

Laura put the ring on and lightly rubbed it.

Claaaaaa!!!

Numerous gems of different colors filled the entire region within the wall of fog, gradually piled up and increasingly higher, some of the gems were even falling outside the wall of fog.

Laura hurriedly pulled Gu Qing Shan’s body and the girl’s body up on top of the gems.

“Alright, let’s just put out this much for now, it should be enough to defend”

After doing this, she turned to the door and asked: “Oh right, what were you saying just now?”

The Divine Gate was hysterical: 「 Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-your Majesty, from today on, I am your servant! No, I am your eternal loyal slave! 」

Laura stepped onto where the gems had piled up the highest and used her hand to push the fog away in order to look outside.

Group after group of terrifying monsters were swiftly making their way towards them.

She took a deep breath and propped the bazooka on her shoulder.

“Brother Cannon, are you there? After this matter, this empress shall provide you all the upgrade components that you desire” she said.

A heavy low voice could be heard from the bazooka: 「 Your Majesty, it is my pleasure to serve you 」

“Fire” Laura declared.

——-boom!!!

A resounding flame erupted through the fog and darkness, blowing all the monsters on the outside road to kingdom come.

…

At another location.

Gu Qing Shan and the girl were flying through the golden light.

A thick and heavy shadow could gradually be seen getting clearer ahead of them.

Screams, cries, and desperate howls.

Countless bodies.

The two of them landed on top of the burning city wall.

“Where is this place?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

『 The border town——- according to history, when the monastery was breached the first time, the first Holy Relic was destroyed at this point in time. You need to march forward and triumph against all the monsters in order to save the Holy Relic within the monastery 』the girl explained.

Gu Qing Shan’s expression became stern.

He looked down at the city wall, only to see numerous monsters standing in a formation, taking up all the s.p.a.ce until the very end of his vision.

The entire city was burning.

Some of the especially bigger monsters were rampaging as they wished through the city, casually grabbing people as they wish to devour.

——the monastery was still quite a bit of distance away.

“My only question is whether those monsters—–”

『 At this point in time, all the Holy Relics were still intact, so they had no way of obtaining any wicked Realm Force 』

“Then I feel a.s.sured”

At this point, under the city wall, the numerous monsters had noticed him.

Roar!!!

They turned around and began climbing onto the city wall.

『 I can only maintain the technique that’s allowing us to travel back in time, you will have to fight on your own. If you fail, both of us will die here 』the girl leisurely told him.

“Then let’s finally fight a proper battle”

Observing those monsters, Gu Qing Shan muttered.

He adjusted his footing and s.h.i.+fted into a dance pose——

A second later.

A clear voice sang:

[Let’s learn to meow like a cat]

[Let’s meow meow meow meow meow together]

[Acting cute in front of you]

[Oh my, meow meow meow meow meow]

[My heart is thumping thumping]

[I’m infatuated with your smirk] [1]

The girl’s expression became strange as she looked at Gu Qing Shan.

Gu Qing Shan looked at the void of s.p.a.ce.

Lines of glowing text had silently appeared in the void of s.p.a.ce:

[Your footwork wasn’t up to standard, so your theme song had become distorted…]

Gu Qing Shan awkwardly cleared his throat and explained: “I’m sorry, let me try again”

He s.h.i.+fted into a dance pose again.

Instantly, all the music stopped.

New lines of glowing text appeared:

[Indeed, this is the feeling]

[——-to sate the desire for slaughter, that itself is saintly]

[The Deathmatch Dance has begun!]

At this point, a monster had already reached Gu Qing Shan’s leg.

It opened its mouth, trying to bite his leg off, only for its body to be blown away by a gust of wind that appeared out of nowhere, leaving behind nothing but a smear of blood.

Buun buun buun buun doong!

A desperate sound of drumming echoed.

At an unknown point, Gu Qing Shan had already wielded the Earth sword.

He leapt away from the city wall, flying down towards the horde of monsters below, erasing all the monsters he flew past with the sword-infused wind he generated.

Flashes of b.l.o.o.d.y light danced across the sky.

Numerous monsters turned around towards Gu Qing Shan.

A leader-looking monster shouted out loud: 「 Kill him! 」

Roar!!!

The monsters swiftly heeded the order and charged towards Gu Qing Shan.

With a slight smirk, Gu Qing Shan approached the torrent of monsters step by step.

Behind him, one skeleton descended after another and entered his body.

A total of three skeletons each wielded a sword, facing his left, right, and back with half of their body fusing with Gu Qing Shan.

——the Four-sided Demon King!

A short rap could be heard from the void of s.p.a.ce:

“Yo~ ladies and gentlemen, everybody at the scene, you gotta listen to what I have to say!”

Azure Dragon Shadow Hex – Binding!

Gu Qing Shan’s figure flashed and crashed directly into the horde of monsters.

Like a meat grinder without any gaps, numerous sword phantoms appeared all around his body.

The sound of rapping followed his steps:

“…You make a show at the scene, using the same unfair standards as the human realm, with a sword in my hand and a sword in my other hand, I’ll use the sword of my tongue to get rid of you, tsk!”

The sword phantoms were erratic, unpredictable like sparks of flames, like a flower dancing in the rain, blooming as he continued forward, slicing down almost all the monsters without fail.

Wherever Gu Qing Shan went by, the path was cleared without leaving any room for disagreement.

After a few moments.

He had literally cut open a path of blood!

A furious voice echoed from deep among the horde of monsters:

「 Everyone retreat. Knights of Decadence, crush him! 」

All the foot soldiers swiftly stepped aside to make way.

Hundreds of fully-armored cavalry knights appeared on their horses.

While they were still a few hundred meters away, they had already begun to unleash a ferocious wave of attack against Gu Qing Shan.

Gu Qing Shan turned his hand and drew the Heaven sword from the void of s.p.a.ce.

The three skeletons around him also imitated his gesture and pulled another sword out from the void of s.p.a.ce.

Four directions, eight arms, sixteen swords.

Buun buun buun buun doong!

Doong doong chaa! Doong doong chaa!

The sound of rapping continued:

“I’d say you’re already done for, then you’re really done for, even if [Chaos], [Order], Apocalypses, and the Samsara all head into the world, even if the journey is tough and hard with many obstacles, with our swords and our guns our right, we will level it all without fail!”

In the darkness, all that could be seen was a lone figure clas.h.i.+ng against a torrent of metal.

All the monsters were simply erased.

The sword phantoms had left out a gigantic b.l.o.o.d.y mark on the ground.

Wielding his sword, Gu Qing Shan whistled towards the ones standing in the middle of all the monsters.

It was a declaration, a provocation, as well as an invitation.

「 NO! d.a.m.n you! It seems the Wicked Giants must be sent out to deal with him! 」

The voice from earlier called out again.

All the giant monsters in the city swiftly gathered together.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

With every step they took, the ground intensely trembled.

Observing the giant monsters from afar, Gu Qing Shan cracked his neck.

“Forward”

He curtly shouted.

The three skeletons emerged from his body and flew towards those giant monsters in a flash.

Gu Qing Shan remained still and clenched his hand.

The rapping instantly stopped.

Lines of glowing text then appeared in the void of s.p.a.ce:

[Your Deathmatch Dance is growing stronger]

[You can now awaken your Murder Dance Troupe to partic.i.p.ate in this Sacrificial Dance]

[1] Google the song “Learn to Meow”