Chapter 61: King of the Land Lions (part 2)

With that, Ronnie and Draxel set off toward a distant tavern, preparing for a life-and-death duel with the Lion King.

On the way, Ronnie explained to Draxel, “Actually, Sister Yanzi doesn’t have any troops. I just said that to dispel other people’s doubts, so that Marnid and Bela wouldn’t think too much. She is a witch. She uses witchcraft to age herself very quickly, so she looks like she is over forty.”

[System Prompt: No way! Marnid guessed it right. She really is a witch.]

‘What? When did Manid ever say Yanzi was a witch? How did I not know?’

The system felt awkward and slipped up. 

[System Prompt: I didn’t say anything, please continue with the game.]

“Is her witchcraft only usable at night?”

“Yes, and the more powerful the witchcraft, the greater the side effects. It doesn’t just cause aging, it also shortens her lifespan.”

“Did she… sacrifice her life for me?”

“What? What did Sister Yanzi do for you?”

“Nothing, let’s keep going. We have to duel the Lion King during the day. I can’t accept her help like this.”

In Draxel’s heart, he had long regarded Yanzi as his mother in this game world, far surpassing his biological mother, Ms. Bela, in the real world.

‘Once, in another world, she selflessly sacrificed her youth to raise me. Now, how could I bear to let her continue burning her life for me?’

[Your friendship with Ronnie increased by +3, current friendship level 45.]

“Count, your words are truly touching. Alright, I, Profit Empress Ronnie, will risk my life to join you in this fight. This time, I want to fight to my heart’s content!”

This sense of responsibility and dedication to others was something Ronnie admired in the Count.

The next day at noon, the two arrived near the tavern. At that moment, the King of the Land Lions was devouring the corpses of the tavern’s mercenaries to satiate his hunger.

Behind the Profit Empress Ronnie’s tavern, the livestock in the manor were now nothing but a pile of remains. Presumably, they had been eaten clean long ago. Even worse, the wine in the tavern had also been consumed by the Lion King.

Profit Empress Ronnie looked up at the sky, trying hard to hold back her tears. 

With a hint of sobbing and a hoarse voice, she slowly said, “Leaving the Khergit Khanate and the Valkyrie Tianyan, all my savings and efforts over the past ten years have been destroyed today. Count, I have nothing left.”

She wasn’t lying, and there was no shame in her crying. This manor, this tavern, this wine, and these mercenaries were her everything.

“I don’t know how to repay you. For the rest of my life, I will be indebted to you. I’ll do anything you ask,” Draxel also knew he owed Ronnie far too much.

[System Prompt: Damn it, how dare you bully my Ronnie? Let’s take down this Lion King. Count, I permit you to use cheats.]

The system inhaled a burst of divine power, and Draxel immediately felt his chest heat up, like a volcanic eruption, with energy surging forth.

[Congratulations, you have received a temporary power surge from the system!]

[Current Character Status: Draxel]

[Level ?, Strength ?, Agility ?, Intelligence ?, Charisma ?]

[Evaluation: You are now so powerful that you can’t even gauge your own strength.]

‘Damn, system, I believe it now. You truly love Ronnie. It looks like you’re willing to sacrifice yourself for her. Wishing you both happiness… I’ve got nothing more to say.’

[Shut up and get on with it! Go! Go! GO!]

“Ronnie, just watch from the side. I’ll handle this little kitty.”

“You call that a little kitty?” 

Profit Empress Ronnie looked at the Lion King in front of her, which was almost the size of an adult elephant.

‘This guy is really handsome, but his brain is completely fried. What did I ever see in him?’ 

At this moment, Profit Empress Ronnie could only smile wryly. She calmly said, “Count, now is not the time to show off. Let me take the lead, you back me up.”

“I told you to step back. I’ll take care of this.” Draxel slowly extended his right hand, stopping Ronnie in her tracks.

He merely raised his right hand lightly. The force of raising his hand was like a sweeping storm, almost knocking Ronnie to the ground. He then took a light step forward, and his foot seemed to weigh thousands of tons, leaving a half-meter-deep footprint.

“I’m serious. Step back. I’m going to start showing off now. Today, I am the God of War on the continent of Calradia.”

[System Prompt: Stop wasting time and go! Hurry up, there’s no time, GO!]

‘Why are you in such a rush? Trying to reincarnate? We rarely get a one-day War God experience card and this kind of incredible divine power, so of course, we need to flaunt it a bit.’

The King of the Land Lions opposite them was also terrified by this aura. It wanted to escape but was trembling so much that it couldn’t move at all.

“Trying to run? No way, ha!” Draxel roared forward. 

His voice was like an avalanche, a thunderclap, directly shattering the Lion King’s eardrums and knocking out a few of its teeth. The Lion King immediately began bleeding from all seven orifices.

[System Prompt: Excellent, excellent. Now go over and finish it with a punch or a kick. Don’t drag this out. And don’t use the Wolf King Sword, your boundless divine power would shatter it.]

‘Oh, come on, what’s the rush? Isn’t it fun to torment it a bit? Did you see Chouchou’s expression? She’s already captivated by us.’

At this moment, Draxel was feeling very smug. He casually waved his hand forward.

A whirlwind-like force struck the Lion King’s face, sending it reeling. The powerful blow from a distance knocked it to the ground.

‘Awesome! Let me do it again!’ 

Draxel had used his right hand earlier, and now he swung his left hand. Another impossibly strong slap hit the Lion King’s face, disorienting it completely.

Draxel grew more excited, his face showing a wild, arrogant expression as if declaring he was invincible.

He seemed to be enjoying himself too much and wasn’t planning to finish the Lion King off with a single punch yet. He leisurely walked forward, preparing to flick its forehead.

Just as he was about to reach the terrified Lion King, feeling it was about to meet its end.

[System Prompt: Alright, it’s over.]

At that moment, the War God Experience Card’s time expired. The effective duration wasn’t a day, just those few short minutes.