"What? Frightened by that shot just now?" Nicole looked down at Tianlie, "Are you wondering what would happen if you were hit by it?"

"Nothing to frighten about. Tianlie shook his head: "In actual combat, there are not so many standing and motionless targets for you to hit. I'll admit that its power is terrifying, and even my body may not be able to withstand a single shot. But if this thing really worked so well, you should have used it to me when I was in Tokyo before. ”

"Idiot, if I had this thing during the First World War in Tokyo, you would have died a long time ago. Nicole snorted softly, but she wasn't completely sure what she was saying.

"Less nonsense, a new enemy is here again. Tianlie stretched out his hand and pointed to Nicole's underneath, "You don't want to die here, do you?"

"What about coming?" Nicole glanced at her feet, the deep crater left by the explosion had somehow been restored, and it had been filled in an instant, as if it had never changed.

Among the remaining wooden figures, eight more slowly walked into the red circle.

Nicole took aim at the new wooden man, carefully calculating the blast range and trying to take out eight opponents at once in one shot. And the light in the muzzle of the cannon began to flicker.

After the resurrection, Nicole once hid her identity and entered City Zero. This RX87 antimatter annihilation cannon was a treasure found in the flea market in the West End at that time.

The Awakened who set up the stall was obtained by destroying a "Ying Long" ground support fighter in a dungeon. Because the associated fire control equipment has been destroyed, this cannon is almost half a piece of garbage. Nicole didn't have to pay much to buy it.

The Antimatter Annihilation Cannon is extremely powerful, but the corresponding problems are that it cannot be used as a single weapon and that it takes too long to recharge.

But the former is not a problem at all in the eyes of Nicole, who is equipped with floating, and the only thing that restricts its use is the firing time.

But now against these wooden people who can only be targets......

"Get out of the way!"

Tianlie's roar suddenly sounded, and the antimatter annihilation cannon in Nicole's hand had not yet been charged, but she suddenly saw a dazzling sword light, rushing towards her.

Nicole activated the thruster in horror and dodged backwards, but although the man dodged, the sword light slashed firmly at the antimatter annihilation cannon.

The huge barrel was covered with floating armor, but it was easily split in two by the light of the sword.

And immediately behind, there was a second and third sword light.

Tianlie frowned and looked at the red circle, Nicole was already stumbling.

The eight wooden figures walked into the red circle, bowed, and immediately jumped up and slashed at Nicole.

Because the wooden figures before had no jumping movements, Nicole's height in the air was not high, only more than 20 meters. Caught off guard, he was almost slashed by a wooden sword.

Losing the Antimatter Annihilation Cannon, Nicole quickly recalls the floater and returns to her body as armor, while the Ionic Concussion Sword on her right arm lights up again, blocking the sword light of the other two wooden men.

The wooden man didn't seem to be able to fly, so he could only kick the ground on his legs and jump into the air to attack Nicole. But the eight wooden figures jumped in turn, always keeping at least one in the air at all times.

Nicole's swordsmanship is just mediocre, relying on the ion shock sword to parry left and right, barely protecting herself, but the cooperation of the eight wooden people is exquisite, and the stabbing of each sword does not seek to hit, but the trajectory forces Nicole to parry or dodge, unable to go in the direction of the sky.

Each time he jumped, he stabbed a sword and pushed Nicole closer to the ground. However, with more than a dozen sword skills, Nicole changed from more than 20 meters from the ground to more than 10 meters.

Tianyeol's brow furrowed more and more.

The closer Nicole got to the ground, the easier it was for the eight wooden men to jump up and attack her. Originally, Nicole was able to barely support it, but gradually it has fallen into a disadvantage.

Every time Nicole swung the Ionic Concussion Sword and opened the wooden sword, trying to escape back into the air, the eight wooden men would strike together to block all upward routes.

It's simply not a fight, but - a hunt!

"Don't move. ”

Zero seemed to see Tianlie's thoughts, and said lightly beside him: "The challenger enters the red circle, defeats the wooden man or is defeated by the wooden man, it is the preset procedure of this level. Don't be disturbed while the challenge is in progress. ”

"Who told you I'm going to go over and save her?" Tianlie rolled his eyes, "But hearing you say that, I'm curious, what will happen if I go in?"

"I don't know. Zero shook his head: "Although it is a guardian level to the core of Zero City, it is not me who set them up. I could touch on some superficial information, such as the way the maze was passed, and the rules of this sword trial. But what happens after breaking the rules, I don't have the authority to know. ”

"So, you didn't know that these puppets would evolve?" Tianlie looked at the field, "From standing still and being beaten at the beginning, to active attack, to group hunting...... It's already like this with only eight wooden people, and when there are sixteen, won't it be even more troublesome?"

"I guess so. You don't have confidence in yourself?"

"I just don't have faith in her. Tianlie sneered: "Although it's not that I don't have close combat ability, but in the face of this kind of battle scene, it's still too much of a loss to rely on floating to fight." Even if you can get through this level, when the last batch of sixteen puppets comes in, I'm afraid you will still lose. That's right......"

Only at this time did he turn his face around, glanced at Zero, and said lightly: "Looking at your calm appearance, even if you lose this trial, there is no danger to your life, right?"

"As soon as you leave the range of the red circle, the trial will end. But if you are killed within the red circle...... Death, of course. Zero's answer was calm.

"Oh?" Tianlie raised an eyebrow, "If she dies, then I'll be the only one left." Wouldn't it matter if I had access to City Zero? Don't forget, I'm a former member of the Thorn Flowers. ”

"It doesn't matter. Zero shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you're a current member. The order I got was just to prevent Tatsumi from seizing authority. As long as this condition is met, it doesn't matter who else gets the permission. While the Floating Angel is a former member of the Zero City Angel Legion, it would be a better option for her to gain access, but if that fails, you can also serve as a replacement. ”

"You're really not picky. Tianlie smiled, looked at Nicole in the red circle again, and shouted, "Come out! Stop fighting! If you die inside, you will really die." ”

She was finally forced to the ground by the wooden man, and in addition to the Ionic Concussion Sword on her right arm, her left arm also floated to form a huge shield.

It was with this shield that Nicole was able to hold on for so long without being killed. But even so, there were already three blood marks on her body.

And that shield is already covered with sword marks.

An energy weapon like the Ion Concussion Sword can always maintain its form as long as it has a sufficient supply of energy, but the metal shield cannot withstand the slash of the wooden sword wrapped in silver mangs.

Fortunately, Nicole's current position is not far from the edge of the red circle. If you protect yourself with all your might, drive the thruster to the maximum horsepower, and fight to get a few more injuries, it is not difficult to rush out.

But Nicole still bit her lip and parried the siege of the eight wooden men, deaf to Tianlie's words.

Not only the Ionic Concussion Sword in her right hand and the shield in her left hand, but the energy cannon muzzle on her body also reopened the armor plate, and from time to time she bombarded the surrounding wooden people at close range with the cannonball of the beam. Although the wooden man blocked all these beams, correspondingly, his shot was also restrained by a few points.

"What are you doing, I told you, hurry up!" Tianlie's brow tightened. At this moment alone, he had already seen at least three gaps that would give Nicole a chance to rush out of the red circle, but Nicole didn't move once.

On the contrary, she had several more sword wounds on her body.

"Damn! you leave the red circle, and this trial is over!Do you really want to die!"

"Less nonsense! I told you that this time I came, I came!" even though Nicole had no time to look back at Tianlie in the heat of battle, she still shouted.

"You idiot!" Tianlie gritted his teeth, "What are you gambling with me here?"

"I'm willing, no......" Nicole was halfway through her words when she heard a thud behind her.

With a gust of wind, a fist grazed her face and slammed into the chest of a wooden figure.

"Annoying. Tianlie's punch sent the wooden man flying, squinting at Nicole, only to kick her in the chest.

Fortunately, with the protection of the floating armor, Tianlie's foot did not directly touch a soft and towering part of Nicole's body.

The kick wasn't too heavy, Nicole was just kicked backwards far away, but she didn't suffer any damage and landed next to Zero.

Nicole turned over and jumped up, and wanted to rush into the red circle again, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that the red circle on the ground had disappeared.

Zero, still with his hands behind his back, stood quietly in place, without the slightest expression on his face.

"Red Circle...... How did it disappear?" Nicole asked quickly.

Zero just glanced at her and shook his head slightly, "You broke the rules. ”

"Breaking the rules?" Nicole hesitated, "What then?"

"I don't know. Zero said lightly: "What will happen next, you can see for yourself." ”

From beginning to end, Zero always looked like he was not happy or sad, and his voice was flat and monotonous. But this time, Nicole felt a hint of his helplessness.

Tianlie's punch just now only knocked the wooden man away, leaving a crack in its chest, but the attack was not fatal.

The wooden man only rolled on the ground a few times, and immediately a fish jumped up, and rushed forward with his sword in his hand.

And the other seven wooden figures surrounded Tianlie in the center from the moment Nicole was kicked out of the red circle by Tianlie.

Just now, one of Tianlie's arms was sliced off by Nicole's Ionic Shock Sword. Facing this wooden sword wrapped in silver mangs, knowing that it could carry the ionic shock sword hard without falling into the wind, Tianlie would naturally not be stupid enough to choose to take it hard.

"It's a real nuisance that there's no metal in this space. Tianlie's face was dark, and his feet kept flashing the long sword stabbed by the wooden man with agility that did not match his size, and a black long sword quickly condensed in his right hand.

As the black sword condensed and formed, Tianlie's right hand also stabbed into the left chest of a wooden man at an extremely tricky angle. Before the wooden man could even parry, he had already been pierced by a sword from the Heavenly Spirit.

The black sword roared, and a low sound wave spread from the sword to the surroundings, shattering the wooden figure into pieces.

There is still ...... left Heptad!

Tianlie withdrew the black sword, twisted his upper body into a twist, dodged the stabbing and slashing of several other wooden people, and was about to fight back, but suddenly saw the shaking of a figure in the distance from the corner of his eye.

After the red circle disappeared, the remaining sixteen wooden figures who were originally standing outside the red circle also began to move.

And around, bits and pieces of scrap are gathering and condensing, and they are restored to intact wooden figures.

The amount is exactly what Nicole had killed before.