Chapter 79: Listen to Me Explain

The battle temporarily subsided. Hugh and Quan Yu were the main force against Mond, and compared to the combination of Nameless Saint and Afuni, the Void team was clearly stronger.

It wasn't that Nameless Saint was weak, but that Afuni was holding him back. In their duo, the advantage was huge when fighting one-on-two, but in a two-on-two scenario, how long Afuni could survive was unknown.

Baha disappeared from Amu's shoulder and reappeared above Mond. With a claw swipe, it tossed a bottle of Ancient Secret Medicine to Mond.

"Bai Ye, you arrived a bit early. If you had come after we killed that Demon Clan member, it would have been perfect."

The smug smile on Afuni's face vanished. Originally, it was four against one, but after Su Xiao arrived, it became six against four.

Afuni was overthinking things. Bubu Wang and Beini wouldn't show up at all. Once the battle started, it would be four against four. If it dragged into a prolonged fight, with Bubu Wang's Ice Goddess aura, Mond could beat the enemies into questioning their existence.

Nameless Saint swung his mining shovel, which transformed into a highly technological cross spear about two meters long. This was a Holy Spirit rank weapon, reinforced to +14 and embedded with three Holy Spirit rank gems.

Kinetic armor appeared on Nameless Saint, covering his entire body, including his head. With a puff, high-temperature steam erupted from his rear shoulders. On his kinetic helmet, three eye-like indicator lights lit up, shifting from green to red.

This kinetic armor was also Holy Spirit rank equipment, reinforced to +12. As for Nameless Saint's other gear, it was likely of no low quality.

Both used spear-type weapons. If Iron Feather King fought with technique, then Nameless Saint fought with technology, his equipment set fierce as a tiger.

"Hugh, you two keep dealing with Mond. This one from Reincarnation Paradise, Afuni and I will handle him."

An electronic voice came from inside Nameless Saint's helmet.

"Wait, I have a bad feeling about this."

Hugh had been watching Su Xiao's movements closely. His intuition was usually accurate.

"Coincidentally, I'm in great form today."

Nameless Saint didn't take Hugh's words seriously. Based on his judgment, teaming up with Afuni made them better suited for a one-on-two fight. The Demon Clan's Mond was heavily injured. Assuming Su Xiao and Mond were allies, Su Xiao would surely send his summons to reinforce Mond.

That way, he and Afuni could fight two-on-one, avoiding Mond's desperate last stand. Perfect.

"Alright then."

Hugh said nothing more.

"Mond, watch my face and act accordingly."

Baha spoke as it landed on Mond's shoulder.

"Hmm?"

Mond looked at Baha's face, only seeing dark blue feathers.

"Ahem~ Then watch my eyes and act accordingly. Don't resist that slightly cold sensation; it's Bubu's aura ability."

"Aura?"

"It's a large-scale buff ability."

"Got it."

After the initial exchange, Mond stopped resisting Bubu Wang's Ice Aura. Feeling his injuries recovering, his eyes lit up.

Su Xiao scanned the situation. To turn the tide, he needed a breakthrough. Hugh and Quan Yu were tough opponents, and so was Nameless Saint.

When Su Xiao's gaze fell on Afuni, he found the breakthrough. In his memory, Holy Light Paradise had many healers. If Afuni had healing abilities, today's situation might not be a disadvantage.

Through the team channel, Su Xiao instructed Amu and Baha to work together and hold off the Feather Clan's Quan Yu. No need to kill or even injure; just stall him.

Through Baha's relay, Su Xiao asked Mond to handle Hugh. Mond agreed, since Su Xiao's arrival was timely help; Mond naturally had no objections.

As for Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, they would handle the combination of Nameless Saint and Afuni.

The canyon was quiet. No one made the first move. Snowflakes blew down from the nearby peak mountains.

"Woof!"

Bubu Wang, above the canyon, let out a long howl. Hearing this, Amu charged toward Quan Yu.

With a rumble, an ice wall rose in the middle of the canyon. On the left side were Mond, Amu, and Baha, facing Hugh and Quan Yu.

On the right side, Su Xiao alone faced Nameless Saint and Afuni. Though it seemed he was alone, Bubu Wang, blended into the environment, was nearby.

No one actively broke the ice wall. Nameless Saint lowered his center of gravity. Golden lightning surged on the blade of his cross spear.

Hum~

The kinetic armor on Nameless Saint began overloading. Various colored lights entered his body, buffs from Afuni enhancing his attributes. At this moment, Nameless Saint looked like a killing machine.

Crack, crack, crack...

The ground beneath Nameless Saint's feet fractured. His body leaned forward as he charged straight at Su Xiao. After a few steps, blue flames erupted from the engine at his lower back, sharply increasing his speed.

Clang!

The cross spear clashed with the longsword. Su Xiao felt a tremendous force from the blade. He stepped back, the ground behind him cracking and splitting, the fissures spreading a hundred meters before stopping.

"Technique."

Nameless Saint's voice had a metallic quality. Blue flames shot from his rear shoulders as he swept his cross spear, pushing Su Xiao back.

"Blaze, Incinerate!"

Nameless Saint extended one hand forward. The armguard clicked and expanded, forming a liquid oxygen flame burst spray device.

Boom!

A cylindrical blue-red flame shot out, thick at the front and thin at the back, the center turning incandescent white.

Crack, crack~

The crystal layer rapidly shattered. Su Xiao stood behind it. The Overlord rank equipment [Blood Feather] split apart, tracking a specific enemy.

The sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash was held horizontally in front of Su Xiao. He looked at the blinding flames beyond the crystal layer and drew his blade for a forward slash.

'Blade Path Sword: Nether Abyss.'

The flames vanished. Three slash marks appeared before Nameless Saint. The virtual screen in front of him rapidly calculated how to defend against these three strikes.

The three slashes struck Nameless Saint. Three layers of energy shields shattered. A smoking energy battery ejected from the slot on the back of his kinetic armor.

Before the battery hit the ground, Nameless Saint caught it.

"Data analysis complete. Energy qualitative change resolved. Unstable internal polymerization initiated."

Nameless Saint threw the energy battery, now a powerful explosive. Meanwhile, the three electronic eyes on his kinetic armor began tracking Su Xiao's position.

'Tracking failed.'

"Damn it."

'Tracking successful.'

After uttering a 'mysterious code,' Nameless Saint successfully tracked Su Xiao.

Whoosh! The energy tracking bomb's rear emitted a tail flame as it flew toward Su Xiao.

A blade aura flashed, and the energy tracking bomb exploded. Seeing this, Nameless Saint cursed inwardly. He hated fighting technique-type enemies. If not for avoiding Mond's desperate counterattack, he wouldn't have sought out Su Xiao.

'Thunder Pierce!'

Nameless Saint leveled his cross spear. For him, the weapon's form didn't matter.

Crackle! A fist-thick golden lightning bolt passed by Su Xiao's ear. If he hadn't tilted his head, it would have pierced his skull.

'Maximum Output: Ground Thunder.'

Nameless Saint thrust his cross spear into the ground. His entire kinetic armor hummed loudly.

A surge of golden lightning erupted from beneath Su Xiao's feet. Golden arcs danced over his body, seemingly draining his strength.

Nameless Saint was about to charge forward but stopped. His kinetic armor frantically warned him not to advance or attack recklessly.

Inside the kinetic armor, Nameless Saint stared at Su Xiao with wary eyes. But he didn't notice that behind him, his temporary teammate Afuni was looking at him with a very complicated expression.

"Saint, I really didn't betray you. You have to hold on."

Afuni muttered under her breath. White-green light radiated from her body. Dozens of meters away, emerald light particles appeared around Su Xiao, restoring his health, which hadn't lost much.

Seeing the emerald particles around Su Xiao, Nameless Saint inside the kinetic armor froze. For a moment, he thought he might have misseen. After a second look, he confirmed: 'Yep, that's a healing ability. My teammate Afuni's healing ability. My teammate... is restoring the enemy's health.'

"You... you have to listen to me explain."

Afuni's tone was utterly desperate. She really hadn't betrayed Nameless Saint. She could have healed him just now, but it would have been true damage, which would have been worse.

At this moment, Afuni felt terrible. It was like she and Nameless Saint had just 'married' not long ago. One day, Nameless Saint 'came home from work,' opened the bedroom door, and saw a very 'surprising' scene. Then, with a slap, an enormous 'green hat' was placed on Nameless Saint's head, and he cracked.