It was unclear whether the Grey Giant was terrified by the killing intent radiating from the other party or shocked by the【Destroyer】in their hand.
The Grey Giant’s brain astonishingly regained clarity.
Its pupils trembled like an earthquake, dense cold sweat beaded on its forehead, and its body trembled incessantly.
Bai Xue could tell that the giant was afraid.
As for what it feared—
It was obvious beyond doubt: it was the large-caliber, gray-black handgun in its master’s hand, emitting countless bright red runes.
Even from a considerable distance, she could feel the terror emanating from that gun.
It was like a Mo Qiang suffused with the very aura of hell!
“Charge complete.”
Ye Lian stomped the ground, her figure vanishing like a phantom.
Her light voice sounded beside the Grey Giant’s ear.
Immediately after, its large eyes reflected Ye Lian’s silhouette—
And the Mo Qiang pointed directly at it!
If the Grey Giant understood human language, it might have already shouted to surrender or beg for mercy.
There was no other reason; the power contained in that Mo Qiang, even before releasing it, had already terrified the giant to the point of near collapse.
“Disappear.” Ye Lian pressed the trigger expressionlessly.
The entire area seemed to freeze for a moment.
The Grey Giant desperately tried to escape the Mo Qiang’s firing range, but its feet wouldn’t move, as if frozen in place.
At that moment, a red dot appeared at the muzzle of the Mo Qiang in its eyes.
And it gradually grew larger.
The process was tediously slow.
Like watching a single drop of water fall from the highest sky, slowed down countless times.
Though the change was so dull, the Grey Giant watched in horror, wishing it had wings to flee as fast as possible.
It deeply regretted it.
If it hadn’t been so greedy, it wouldn’t now be facing the threat of death.
It could still be the happy, spirited youth, living freely on the land.
Unfortunately, this world had no so-called regret potion either.
Unconsciously, the bright red dot transformed into a huge glowing sphere.
A deathly aura enveloped the Grey Giant’s head—cold and intimidating.
It stood frozen, watching the sphere become a giant beam of light shooting forward, slow but relentlessly approaching.
Unlike the Grey Giant’s drawn-out terror, Bai Xue felt the scene unfold rapidly.
It was almost instantaneous.
Her master appeared in front of the Grey Giant like a flash and fired a shot.
Then the entire world seemed to turn blood-red.
The Grey Giant’s massive head was pierced through by a colossal crimson beam.
Visible to the naked eye, the wind blades in midair twisted into spirals, rapidly slicing through the almost completely shattered head and powerful upper body.
In an instant, the head vanished, and the upper body revealed a huge, smooth crescent-shaped cut.
Suddenly, the square erupted with a violent, sticky rain of blood.
No, it was shredded fragments!
They splattered everywhere.
Seeing this, Bai Xue was relieved to be hiding behind the rubble of a house.
Otherwise, if those disgusting pieces had landed on her, her maid outfit might have been ruined!
Her concerns were oddly specific.
Boom!
At that moment, the Grey Giant’s remaining body collapsed with a deafening crash, shaking the ground violently.
Even distant players could feel it distinctly.
(It’s over!) Bai Xue clenched her hands tightly, nearly jumping for joy on the spot.
But seeing the low rubble suppressing her excitement, she held back.
“She did it. The White Knight really did it—she killed the giant!”
Boyang, far away, trembled all over, tears streaming as he shouted excitedly.
He had never been so moved in his entire life.
“Unbelievable…” Xingyue covered her mouth, eyes shimmering with tears.
Not long ago, she had thought everyone was doomed.
Because that raging giant was truly like a natural disaster, utterly unstoppable.
Yet the White Knight had not let everyone down—she pulled off an incredible counter-kill!
A god!
At this moment, whether or not gods existed in this world, Xingyue worshiped the White Knight as the one true deity!
Seeing the crowd so uncontrollably excited, Elephant Dance appeared calm on the surface but his heart was surging wildly.
(I have grasped the future!)
The facts proved his crisis intuition was indeed an extraordinary ability.
At least for survival!
Some players watching from the rooftops were also ecstatic, the feeling of barely surviving flooding their minds with ecstatic joy.
Ye Lian landed lightly, spotless and pristine.
Within several meters around her, not a trace of blood or flesh remained; it was so clean it looked as if it had been washed.
Bai Xue stayed hidden beneath the house rubble, not rushing over.
Firstly, she wasn’t sure if the Grey Giant’s blood and flesh would spike her pollution value.
Secondly, her master had already opened her panel, seemingly preparing to level up.
It was clearly not the right time to approach.
As expected, Ye Lian was indeed going to level up.
A “+5” appeared on the panel.
“Strange, this giant was insanely strong, why is the experience so little?”
Ye Lian stared at the level display, feeling puzzled.
According to her estimate, this giant should have granted her enough experience for 8 to 10 levels.
But in reality, it was only 5 levels—a noticeable difference.
If she were the highest level player currently, that would be understandable.
However, there was also Mulin on the list.
She glanced at the rankings and was slightly surprised.
Mulin’s level had risen to 19!
In contrast, after defeating a boss-level monster, Ye Lian had gained only a meager 5 levels.
If it wasn’t a problem with her own level, then Mulin must be ridiculously overpowered.
Thinking carefully, Ye Lian felt the former was more likely.
No matter how strong Mulin was, she was still at human level.
And Ye Lian? She was the Demon Emperor of this world!
(Wait, could it be that because I am the Demon Emperor, leveling up is harder?)
Soon, she considered this possibility.
“That’s the only explanation.”
Closing the level board, Ye Lian’s gaze settled on her own level.
For her, gaining 5 levels was still a qualitative leap.
After all, a good foundation was truly invaluable!
A light touch on the “+5” caused her level to shift to 15 immediately.
At the same time, all players and monsters in Mocheng sensed a terrifying aura.
But this aura vanished in an instant, like an illusion.
Only Bai Xue and Mulin—who had just emerged from the underground sewers—knew this was no illusion.
The former was not far from Ye Lian and naturally would not misread her presence.
The latter was intimately familiar with Ye Lian’s aura and absolutely could not mistake it.
“That’s great! The White Knight made it in time!
That tremor just now was definitely from fighting the giant… Truly worthy of you, White Knight!”
Mulin clenched her sideways sword, a rare excited expression crossing her face.
Not long ago, she had worried about unknown dangers befalling her.
But it seemed the White Knight was still the invincible White Knight, giving everyone immense peace of mind!