With a flicker, the black mecha vanished into thin air, leaving only a dark shadow plummeting from the sky to hit the ground with a resounding thud.

This was... What appeared before everyone was none other than the Revenge Shadow Rider, sporting the oh-so-familiar attire, a cool, black outfit with a mask perfectly concealing the face. Wasn't this the same garb the Revenge Shadow Rider wore during the bout with Mengdie? The same attire as the black-clad warrior who fought against the Devil's gang.

At that time, people had only seen the Revenge Shadow Rider in light screen footage, mostly on obscure network circles, with the authenticity hard to discern, as many of the videos would be censored. However, when this legendary warrior stood in front of them in the flesh, when the crowd's astonishment reached its peak, the scene fell into an eerie silence instead of uproar. You could hear a pin drop, a deathly quiet pervaded...

Yes, besides the sound of breathing, perhaps only heartbeats remained? No other sources of noise could be found anymore, and those holding recording equipment even forgot to continue filming for the moment.

My God, my God, heavens above! It was truly the Revenge Shadow Rider in person. Then a voice was remembered, a familiar voice, a voice familiar yet somewhat ice-cold, "I accept your challenge." It was exactly the same voice as before, the tone, the speed, the feeling all unchanged, but it wasn't coming through a speaker. Although it wasn't very loud, its penetrating power was clear, and those who were closer could hear it plainly...

Yita 13, this lovely lady, seemed somewhat stunned by the domineering manner in which the Revenge Shadow Rider unilaterally accepted the challenge; she opened her mouth in surprise, then fell silent. In Yita's database, every combat scenario involving the Revenge Shadow Rider had been recorded. However, there were only a few about individual combat capacity. After all, Yita was a multi-functional robot, designed for a variety of purposes. Compared to combat itself, her abilities were more inclined towards recording, learning, observing, and addressing a range of both foreseeable and unforeseen comprehensive issues. Mecha fighting skills were just basic techniques that had to be mastered, nothing more.

Scanning with the Combat Power Tester did not reveal any significant combat strength from the Revenge Shadow Rider. Currently, the Revenge Shadow Rider only registered a few hundred points, which, at best, equated to a third-rate fighter and might not even match up to a special forces soldier. But how could that be possible? As a top-tier pilot, driving skill and individual combat power were complementary. One could argue that top-tier drivers might have a wide gap in individual strength, but they would start off high in any case, and their combat power surely couldn't be merely a few hundred points. Such high hand speed would almost certainly be beyond the reach of someone with only a few hundred points of combat level. Yita simply couldn't comprehend it.

Still, she launched an attack on the Revenge Shadow Rider—a test attack, not necessarily a specialized skill held by humans alone. Animals and even carnivorous plants exhibited testing behaviors, and Yita was no exception. Owing to her excessive weight, as she leaped and slashed at the Revenge Shadow Rider, she even emitted a human-like contemplative sound from her mouth, although it was just a slight "Hmm." Still, this hum seemed more like something a flesh-and-blood person would make...

How could such a slow, 20-meter leaping slash possibly harm Feng Yi? With a simple twist of his waist, Feng Yi completely evaded it, and with a follow-up punch, he executed a standard attack on the passing Yita 13. The speed wasn't very fast, nor was the force strong—it was, in fact, a subtle test of Yita's capabilities.

Yita's reaction was not slow at all; or rather, as Feng Yi threw his punch, she simultaneously twisted and dodged while countering with a falling elbow strike. The elbow hit, like a sledgehammer or a cannonball, aimed straight at Feng Yi's face.

With a sharp crack, the Revenge Shadow Rider blocked the blow with one hand. At the moment his hand met the elbow strike, the ground beneath his feet trembled lightly, visibly indented, indicating the elbow strike carried a force of at least several hundred, if not a thousand pounds.

But the attack was ineffective, and as the Revenge Shadow Rider parried, he followed it up with a kick, delivering a solid blow. Pfft! The combat boot connected squarely with Yita's rear end, and Yita's hefty frame was sent flying over 100 meters by the Revenge Shadow Rider's kick.

Yita 13 quickly regained her balance in mid-air and nearly landed without injury, although she skidded a long distance due to the excessive force, her body almost in a double sword-stance supported by her feet...

"Whew..."

The audience collectively gasped. The people living in the moment had never witnessed such a fight. Can you imagine the shock and absurdity of the scene where a girl is kicked squarely in the backside, sent sailing over 100 meters?

As fast as Yita 13 was sent flying, she returned even faster. The momentary pause in her actions was just a brief gathering of strength, then she accelerated instantly, leaping and charging with a tiger-strike maneuver mid-air, fully energized. This attack was incomparable with the previous one in terms of speed, force, and momentum.

Feng Yi exhaled deeply. This Yita didn't seem as formidable as he had initially thought. Despite her strong defenses—probably eight out of ten Mengdies wouldn't be as tough as her—the true extent of her power was, at most, mid-Rank 2.

Feng Yi took a step forward, extending two fingers and instantly locking onto the giant sword blade. With a forceful motion, he snapped the sword and, continuing the momentum, spun half a circle to deliver an elbow strike straight into Yita's chest.

Yita 13 hurriedly let go of the giant sword to block fiercely, her data telling her that any attack capable of easily sealing off the sword's cleave had to be blocked urgently.

Boom, crack... The hit landed, and even though Yita quickly put up a defense against this wave of attack, Feng Yi's assault was far from over. He landed an exceptional hit, swinging back with a kick that struck without deviation right on the edge of Yita's buttocks, sending Yita flying again...

This time, the force behind Revenge Shadow Rider's attack seemed somewhat overwhelming, sending Yita flying far in a backward arc...

Suddenly, Feng Yi felt a sharp pain in his chest. As he turned around, he also brought his hand to his chest and half-kneeled in an abrupt display of agony...

Revenge Shadow Rider appeared to have the upper hand, but why? Could it be that he was also hit by Yita during his attack? Due to the quick movements, most people couldn't clearly see Feng Yi's maneuvers, but that didn't stop them from speculating.

Sky Shadow frowned deeper and deeper... Something seemed off with this guy. With the power behind that last strike, any Rank 1 warrior could easily have done it. Even a late Rank 2 warrior could reach that level, so how could such an attack seem so strenuous for him?

Roland also perceived something was amiss. At the moment of their exchange, Yita 13 was entirely in a passive state, being blown away without striking Shadow Rider. This indicated that the attack didn't come from Yita.

Of course, ordinary people wouldn't know this. Besides Eggy and Blade Warrior, Feng Yi hadn't informed anyone about his physical condition. Even John only knew something was amiss but had no idea it was this bad—except, of course, for Jade Clear Sect.

In the Jade Clear Sect's chat group for the four great protectors, Mingfei sent a voice message, "Is Elder Mengdie here?"

The chat group fell silent for a moment before Mengdie (???) responded with text: "..."

Mingfei: "Ah, Lord Wu Tian is... concerned about your well-being, so I was just..."

Mengdie remained silent: "..."

From the other end of the chat came a voice message from Protector Zhan Yu, "Tonight is our sect's annual banquet, Protector Mingfei. You really are not being forthright with your words."

"Whether I'm being forthright or not is none of Protector Zhan Yu's concern," Mingfei said, her tone slightly icy. If it wasn't for the sect leader asking about Mengdie, she wouldn't have sent that message.

"Getting too close to someone who isn't forthright can lead you astray pretty easily, you know."

The chat group lapsed into silence once more... Mengdie's expression was somewhat innocent. Had she done something wrong? When her gaze returned to the light screen, she slightly lowered her eyelids, revealing a glimpse of melancholy, as if hiding some secret sorrow...

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