<h4>Chapter 542: Aftermath</h4>


    If Absolute Defense was the strongest shield, then what would happen if two of them collided?


    Xiao Lin quickly got an answer. The two Absolute Defenses collided intensely, and their immense repelling forces battered against each other. The red and green lights intertwined. Even if it was not a direct collision of flesh, Xiao Lin still felt like he was right next to a tornado.


    The power of the defensivew, or rather ipletew that formed the shield, was great. The energy that emitted was even greater than his dragon soul sword.


    The rumblingsted for many minutes, until thest of Xiao Lin’s strength disappeared. He fell onto the ground heavily, his Ruin state already undone. He had expected that, but the exertion of his strength was much more than he had thought.


    Xiao Lin’s initial n was to still have some strength remaining after using Absolute Defense and losing his Ruin state; that was a conclusion he reached after using his Ruin state so many times.


    However, now he was left powerless on the ground. Even moving a finger was as difficult as running a marathon. That shocking exertion did note purely from Ruin.


    Xiao Lin quickly understood why. He smiled bitterly; he was foiled by hisck of understanding of Absolute Defense, because after his Ruin state ended, his collision with the enemy did not end right there. The Absolute Defense that could only be maintained for three seconds resulted in a loop of energy thanks to the collision, and insteadsted for minutes, probably incurring arger cost.


    Xiao Lin was not in a bad state, but the elf was not better off than him. Her transformed state had been forcibly stopped and the dark treants had quickly wilted after losing her power. The womany down on the ground powerlessly. The only way she was better off than Xiao Lin was that she could still force herself to stand up. However, her clothes had all been blown off, but of course Xiao Lin was in no mood to enjoy the snow white skin that was exposed.


    “You’ve still lost!” The woman’s face was fierce. “Asabanor was not wrong. You’re very special, and should be researched.”


    The woman moved her right hand, and a green light shed. There was a beautiful dagger in her hand which came from the spatial ring on her finger, she then swayed toward Xiao Lin.


    Despite her exhaustion causing her to have difficulty even walking, she believed the final victory was hers. In terms of overall skill, she was still better than Xiao Lin, and she wore a satisfied smile.


    Xiao Lin smiled as well. He struggled and raised his right hand, and his bloodied lips let out a cold and mocking smile.


    ‘You’re not the only one with a spatial ring!’


    ‘Come out, ck knight!’


    The woman’s expression suddenly changed. Xiao Lin rarely summoned his ck knight, and had never done it when he faced Asabanor, so it was naturally not known to them.


    “Since you’re familiar with dark energy, then you should understand that you can’t possibly face my ck knight right now. Just surrender.”


    Even though talking caused him to want to spit out blood in pain, Xiao Lin still hurried up the pace of his words. That was because he could see the decisive look in the woman’s eyes; she seemed to want to kill Xiao Lin even at the cost of her own life. Of course, Xiao Lin did not care about whether or not the woman was alive, but if she used some self-destructive ability, Xiao Lin could very well be affected.


    “You killed my sister, and you otherworlders are the mortal enemies of my race! Do you think I would surrender to you?”


    “Mortal enemies? Do you represent the elves or the dark elves?” Xiao Lin asked.


    “You’ll know all that soon...” After that, she shut her mouth, obviously not wanting to let Xiao Lin know more.


    Footsteps could be heard from not far away, it seemed that the embassy’s reinforcements had arrived. Xiao Lin quickly gave the ck knight orders. With the increase in his skill, his mentalmunication with the ck knight got better as well. On top of that, Silverlight had somehow changed the ck knight, and itpletely obeyed Xiao Lin’s orders.


    The ck aura around the ck knight’srge sword was also dark energy, but even a dark elf would be unable to avoid injury. However, the elf was obviously not afraid of death, and Xiao Lin’s orders were to knock her out or capture her alive.


    The footsteps got closer, and Liang Taibai’s orders could be heard. It seemed that the ambassador had brought the troops himself. The woman suddenly lunged at Xiao Lin. Even with her heavy injuries, she seemed to turn back time, and had a shocking explosiveness at that moment.


    The ck knight seemed to move at the same moment, picking up its ck sword and swinging it at the woman’s shoulder. In the end, the woman was no match for the ck knight, and she did not seem to have any intention of avoiding it. The de did notpletely sink into her. Even without hitting any vitals, the decaying properties had caused her skin to start rotting.


    Xiao Lin let out a sigh of relief, but he quickly felt like something was off. The decaying effect would cause the woman to lose her mobility temporarily at most; it would not be fatal with timely treatment.


    However, the woman cast him a mocking gaze, opening her mouth and spitting out blood before saying, “No matter what, my task has beenpleted. It’s a pity I couldn’t kill you, but I believe that Asabanor will help me fulfil that wish after receiving the object.”


    After saying that, the woman’s body crumpled as a surge of ck and green gas rose up from her head, floating toward the sky before disappearing.


    After a few minutes, Liang Taibai appeared, but it was just like in the movies–reinforcements always arrived only after everything was finished. Xiao Lin did not bother cursing; he did not even have the strength to open his mouth at the moment.


    Liang Taibai looked around before motioning for people to take the woman’s body away. He then produced a vial, uncorking it before feeding it to Xiao Lin. After a surge of warmth, Xiao Lin felt his strength recovering, but there was not much of an improvement.


    Liang Taibai was surprised. “You exhausted yourself to this degree; even a mid-grade recovery potion was useless. Who was that woman? Whatever, let’s wait until we’re back before talking.”


    “Hold on!” Xiao Lin used the little strength he had recovered to grasp Liang Taibai’s arm, panting as he said urgently, “The box! The casino boss Sun Jia has a box. Go see if it’s still there, quickly!”


    After saying that, Xiao Lin fainted. Just like Liang Taibai said, he was extremely exhausted, and the potion was not that useful.