Episode 6: I Beat a Mid-Level Beast in One Minute
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The man roars in anger and charges at Lin Xiaoman again, swinging his axe with all his strength.
Lin Xiaoman eats the cherries in one bite and flicks her hand.
Hundreds of cherry branches grow out of the ground in front of her, shooting hard cherry pits like bullets at the man. He stumbles back, covering his face, and cuts appear all over his arms and chest.
"Damn you!" he snarls, going into full berserk mode. His muscles double in size, his eyes turn completely red, and he moves twice as fast as before. He swings his axe in a wide arc, aiming to cut Lin Xiaoman in half.
Lin Xiaoman doesn't even flinch. She pulls a durian out of her pocket and takes a huge bite.
Instantly, her body is covered in hard, spiky durian armor.
The man punches her as hard as he can, right in the chest. The spikes pierce his fist, and he screams in agony, clutching his bleeding hand.
"MY HAND! " he howls, jumping up and down in pain.
Lin Xiaoman crunches a handful of grape seeds.
Dozens of perfect clones appear around her, all holding sugar cane whips. They surround the man, and hundreds of thorny grape vines burst out of the ground, wrapping around his arms and legs and pinning him to the floor.
From start to finish: less than one minute.
The entire stadium goes dead silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Then, the Plant Alliance side erupts into cheers so loud they shake the valley.
"HOLY s**t! THAT'S AMAZING!"
"ONE MINUTE TO BEAT A MID-LEVEL BLOOD BEAST!"
"THE FRUIT ELF IS A MONSTER!"
Zhao Song sits in the stands, his mouth hanging open, his face turning white as a sheet. The smug smile is completely gone. He can't believe what he just saw.
Lin Xiaoman brushes the dust off her hands. She walks over to the tied-up man, squats down, and takes a bite of a strawberry. She smiles sweetly.
"Still want to eat me?"
The man shakes his head wildly, tears in his eyes. "No! No more! I'm sorry, auntie! I'll never do it again! Please let me go!"
Lin Xiaoman laughs and stands up. She turns to Zhao Song in the stands and raises an eyebrow.
Zhao Song looks away, his face burning with shame.
Just then, the entrance to the valley explodes with a deafening boom.
Rocks and dirt fly everywhere. Dozens of Blood Beast high-level warriors burst through the rocks, their eyes red with rage. The man who attacked Lin Xiaoman in the hospital stands at the front, holding a bloody sword. He roars so loud the ground shakes:
"FORM UP! TODAY WE LEVEL THIS PLACE AND TAKE THE PURE-BLOOD ELF, NO MATTER WHAT!"
The crowd panics. People start screaming and running for their lives. Chen Gu and Chili jump down into the arena and run to Lin Xiaoman's side.
"Xiaoman! We have to get out of here!" Chen Gu shouts, pulling out his weapon. "There are too many of them!"
Lin Xiaoman stands her ground, biting into another strawberry. A cold smile plays on her lips.
"Let them come. I haven't eaten enough today anyway."
- Writer
