# Chapter 1711: Are You Afraid?
Liu Ming sat limply on the ground, unable to even crawl. Dao Heaven level attacks were too tough!
Being alive after taking one hit was already a miracle!
But clearly, Hope didn't intend to give them any time to react!
"Wing Beat • Golden Flash!"
With a deafening "BOOM," Hope vanished from everyone's sight, charging straight at Liu Ming to kill!
Iron Bull wouldn't watch her teammate die. She rushed in from the side, trying to block Hope's charge!
"Hyper-Hardening!"
Her body became harder than adamantine in an instant, arms crossed to block!
Yet in just a split second, Iron Bull's body was sent flying by the Golden Flash, her arms bent at twisted angles!
She smashed through several rock mountains without stopping!
And the Golden Flash's speed didn't diminish at all. Wu Liang's eyes were bloodshot!
"War Hymn, Savage Charge! Thorns Armor • Golden Bell Shield!"
"Come at me if you've got the guts!"
A crimson light flashed on his body. Even though Hope's eyes were covered, he still got hit by the taunt!
The Golden Flash bent at an extreme angle, charging toward Wu Liang!
"I'll kill you right now!"
Just then, Mountain Cat silently crawled out of the giant crater, spat out a mouthful of blood foam with a broken front tooth in it.
Her pretty face was bruised purple, black hair scattered. But Mountain Cat's gaze hadn't changed at all.
She touched her hair with some reluctance.
If Little Nan saw her without hair, he'd definitely laugh his ass off, right?
He might even dislike her, not want to be with her anymore...
Thinking of this, Mountain Cat's mouth unconsciously curled into a slight smile, but her eyes grew even more determined.
Still, she pulled out a bottle of Dali and chugged it down!
When a girl is willing to give up her hair, you know just how great a decision she's made!
At this moment, Mountain Cat's thick black hair fell away, her head burst with dazzling light, and every muscle in her body became taut!
With a "RIP" sound, Mountain Cat casually tore off her tattered shirt, revealing the black tactical vest underneath!
On her flat stomach, eight-pack abs radiated power and wild beauty!
"BOOM!"
Mountain Cat's figure vanished instantly!
At the same time, just as Hope was about to hit Wu Liang, his insect senses detected danger!
A shadow cast down, blocking his view!
Looking up, he saw Mountain Cat, covered in scarlet, plummeting from the sky so fast she created sonic booms!
Her eyes were cold, her brows full of heroic spirit!
"Heavy Bone • War God Opens Heaven!"
Behind Mountain Cat, a giant armored female war god apparition over 240 meters tall appeared!
It made the same motion as Mountain Cat, swinging its fist down viciously at Hope!
"BOOM!"
One punch embedded Hope into the ground. The earth shattered like a mirror, and the entire valley was flattened!
Even Wu Liang was blasted away by the shockwave, his mind shaken!
∑(°ロ°๑) Holy crap!
Sister Shanmiao drank Dali? Is she even thinking straight?
Does she have to be this fierce?!
Little did they know, Dali's enhancement to physical fitness and strength reached abnormal levels, and Mountain Cat was a power-type!
With the boost, her strength was already heaven-defying, plus all the various buffs on her!
That punch was an absolute critical hit!
Hope's golden mask was crushed, half his teeth knocked out!
(Ŏ益Ŏ(#)
His heart was shocked. This is Star Glory?!
Mountain Cat didn't give Hope a chance to get up either. Heavy fists rained down like falling rain!
"H-Bomb Fist Barrage!"
The earth shook violently. Hope's golden armor cracked everywhere and soon bled!
But anger rose within him too. Enduring the punches, he grabbed Mountain Cat's neck and slammed her hard into the ground!
"I can't handle a mere little b**ch like you? A woman should just lie down and let me handle it!"
As he spoke, he kept punching Mountain Cat's pretty face. Mountain Cat could only block with her arms. In moments, she was covered in wounds!
Yet her gaze was full of defiance: "You're not worthy!"
Saying this, she curled her legs and kicked upward fiercely into Hope's stomach!
"BANG!"
His body shot into the sky like a golden missile — exactly the Rabbit Kicks Eagle move!
Mountain Cat stood up and wiped the blood off her face: "Everyone, get your spirits up! You're not just fighting for yourselves!"
"Think about what's behind you! We have no retreat!"
No one answered, but Iron Bull struggled up from the rubble. Liu Ming grinned savagely despite spitting blood. Black Crow's shadow wings spread wide behind him!
Yes! We're just a bunch of Star Glories!
But even a Dao Heaven can't easily destroy our will!
Because behind us are the lights of ten thousand homes!
"BOOM!"
The battle grew more intense. Though fighting was extremely difficult, they barely managed to hold Hope back!
They didn't let a Dao Heaven go wild on the battlefield!
But it cost a lot of high-end combat power to restrain him!
At the spell array, only the Qin Shou brothers, Gao Xingyu, Blood Plate, and a few others remained!
And what they faced were tens of thousands of mercenaries, including Star Glory level existences!
In this situation, how were they supposed to guard the dao nail behind them?
They'd already been pushing their limits crazily, but facing this, they still felt there was no chance at all?
Their hands were trembling uncontrollably!
Blood Plate, however, remained calm. As a member of Dark Night, she'd experienced this kind of situation countless times. She was long used to the taste of death!
She tilted her head to look at the others!
(๑◔◡◔ิ๑) "Are you afraid?"
Gao Xingyu's face flushed red as he shouted:
(｡･ˇ～ˇ･｡:) "N... not afraid!"
As if being louder could increase his courage!
At this moment, Qin Shou and the others suddenly remembered the question Jiangnan asked before they set out!
"Afraid to die?"
Their answer was simple!
"Not afraid to die, but afraid to die without meaning?"
Now recalling it, their hearts were full of bitterness!
What a childish answer!
Now this moment had truly come. In this situation, defending the dao nail to the death was almost certain doom!
Still not afraid to die? Bullshit!
Clearly, they still hadn't realized the true meaning behind Jiangnan's question!
Blood Plate smiled slightly: "Not afraid? I am. I'm afraid every time. No one in this world isn't afraid of death!"
"The moment you stand on the battlefield, you've already shown admirable courage!"
"There's no shame in fearing death. When you're afraid, think of the people you care about — friends, family... You're fighting for them! They're all hoping you'll make it back alive!"
"Don't let fear consume you completely. Go fight with all you've got! Enjoy this battle. For others, and for yourself!"
Qin Shou and the others kept taking deep breaths to adjust their state!
This was just a single battle, not a real war!
It was hard to imagine how Boss Nan, who led the Moon counterattack, felt when he stood on the battlefield, and how he got through it!
Behind that joking and bantering exterior hid a truly resolute heart!
They were so far behind!
Qin Shou's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared:
٩(･᷅口･᷄ꐦ)و "Damn it! It's only eight or nine thousand people? I refuse to believe it!"
"When has the Ancestor of Depravity ever seen such a scene?!"
As he spoke, cold air radiated around him. Ice armor covered his whole body as he charged at high speed toward the mercenary army!
Yi Guan baby! Wait for me to come back!
Ye Xinghe transformed into a giant black dragon, majestic in momentum:
"The Ye family has never produced cowards. If you want to pull the nail, you'll have to step over my corpse!"
Qi Yu didn't say anything either. He just grabbed two bottles of Dali and chugged them as he charged!
ᕕ(ꐦ˃᷄³˂᷅)ᕤ
Qin Shou waved his hand: "Flash Freeze!"
Infinite cold spread out instantly, freezing the ground. The surrounding terrain became as smooth as a mirror!
Many people had their feet frozen and their movements restricted!
"Iceberg Drop!"
Huge icebergs fell from the sky, smashing heavily into the crowd!
Those with insufficient levels were crushed to death on the spot. Ice chunks scattered everywhere!
Despite Qin Shou's unreliable appearance, he was a genuine ice mage. He usually dominated at the same level, okay?
Just as Qin Shou finished his big move, Ye Xinghe blasted a black dragon breath at them. The powerful black energy beam, boosted by the Green Stick, was extremely fierce!
It already had some of Ye Zhenguo's vibe!
As for Qi Yu, his whole body was bursting with muscles!
"Berserk! Power Charge! Full Moon Bow!"
"Heavy Bone • Regular Punch! Take this!"
He threw a horizontal punch. The blazing fist energy compressed the air, like a rampaging earth dragon!
"BOOM!"
The ground was gouged out into a hundred-meter-wide giant trench. Topsoil flew, airwaves rolled!
Qi Yu, having drunk Dali, had explosive attack power!
Anyone charging at him was sent flying by that single punch!
Ordinary Diamonds couldn't handle them at all!
But among the pressing crowd weren't just Diamonds!
Gu Gua and Nazha were among them!
Gu Gua half-beast-transformed. The muscles in his legs swelled abnormally, even bursting his pants!
His face turned into a frog face!
Even more disgusting was the large pus-filled sacs growing on his body, and his skin turned a bright, tender green!
(ꐦ౦︶౦) "Ribbit~ A bunch of dumbasses dare to block me? Who gave you the courage? Want to die? I'll help you!"
"Frog Jump • Iron Head Frog!"
Gu Gua's legs suddenly crouched, muscles bulging!
His pointed head glowed with metallic light!
"BOOM!"
With an explosion, Gu Gua jumped from the spot and flew toward Qin Shou at terrifying speed!
So fast it exceeded the reaction limit of the naked eye!
In an instant, he reached Qin Shou!
The twelve ice walls he had erected were all smashed through. His iron head slammed fiercely into Qin Shou's stomach!
The ice armor shattered. Qin Shou was sent flying in a C-shape, vomiting blood. He nearly died on the spot!
Pfft~ ━═͟͟͞͞(ଵεଵ‧̣̥̇)
Damn it! What the hell kind of Iron Head Kid is this?!