Chapter 20: Fearless and Reliable.

Everything happened extremely fast.
From the moment Shu Yue walked over to her decisive strike, it took only a few short seconds.

Just moments ago, the surrounding people had been watching curiously.
But after witnessing this scene, they unconsciously stopped in their tracks, staring at Shu Yue in shock and horror.
This was Grey Pine City—where law and order were supposed to reign!

Shu Yue didn’t care about any laws.
She only knew that the person in front of her had come looking for trouble.
There was no need to tolerate him.
Just beat him up and be done with it.

Aftermath?

Shu Yue had already figured it out.
The identity of Liya White was extremely useful.
Beating up these idiots required no fear at all!

Besides, after she finished beating him, she could just run away.
What could they possibly do?

As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes.
Compared to this rich young master, Shu Yue was penniless and powerless.
Since he had bullied his way onto her head, she would strike back at his head even harder!

Shu Yue’s first-order combat strength punch carried power that surpassed ordinary first-order limits.
It brutally snapped the guard’s arm and slammed it into his own throat, sending him crashing straight toward the noble youth.

The noble youth was stunned for a moment.
He had never expected Shu Yue to actually attack in the middle of the street.

Yet he soon smiled, because this played right into his hands.

He opened his mouth and said, “You dare to assault someone in the upper city district? You’re finished. The city guards will be here any moment—”

Bang!

Shu Yue had already flashed forward in an instant.
A heavy punch, brimming with power, flew straight toward his face.

Unfortunately, someone still blocked it for him.

Another guard stepped in front of Shu Yue.
The magical aura radiating from his body belonged to someone at first-order combat strength.
He leaped forward and positioned himself before the youth, intercepting the punch aimed at the face.

If that punch had truly landed, the youth would probably have fainted on the spot.

Although the guard managed to block the merciless strike, he was still forced back a step and collided with the noble youth, knocking him to the ground.
At that moment, Anna also broke free from the youth’s grip on her wrist and slipped away.
However, the look she gave Shu Yue was no longer the previous “we should run” expression.
Instead, it had turned into one of excitement and delight.

It was as if she felt that Shu Yue standing up for her was something incredibly wonderful.

This was the classic hero-saving-the-beauty scene!

Shu Yue’s punch, laced with intense killing intent, made the guard’s heart tremble with fear.
They had completely underestimated how crazy Shu Yue was.
They never imagined she truly intended to kill their young master.

The guard facing Shu Yue continued to defend against her relentless attacks.
Meanwhile, the guard with the broken arm dragged the noble youth backward.
The noble youth’s expression shifted uncertainly as he stared at Shu Yue.
After retreating to the side, two young girls immediately sidled up to him.

He could sense that Shu Yue wanted to kill him.
First came fear, because no one had ever dared to treat him this way before.
Then came overwhelming rage—rage that Shu Yue had dared to attack him in public!

The noble youth gritted his teeth in hatred and shouted at the guards.

“Go! Kill him for me!”

“Young Master, this…”

The guard’s face showed hesitation.
If the opponent were a commoner, killing them would be fine.
But the other party had just come out of the Alchemist Guild.
That meant they were either a noble or an alchemist—neither of which they could afford to offend.

His hesitation only fueled the noble youth’s fury.
With a twisted, ferocious expression, he roared, “I told you to kill him! Are your ears deaf?!”

“……”

The man’s expression changed rapidly.
Although he was a guard, his job was not only to protect his master’s safety but also to prevent his master from provoking people who could not be provoked.

“Young Master, he… he is someone from Baron Lester’s household. This will bring great trouble to the lord…”

“Are you trying to teach me how to do things?”

The noble youth’s face flushed red.
Shu Yue’s actions were an enormous provocation to him.
If there had been any exchange of words or conflict arising from an argument, he wouldn’t have been this angry.

What truly enraged him was that Shu Yue had completely ignored the rules he knew.
Without any conversation, she had tried to kill him directly.
This filled him with abnormal terror, because once the narrative shifted from status to raw power, he was an absolute weakling in front of Shu Yue.
And fear always transforms into anger.

His genes were roaring, urging him to destroy this person who had overturned the rules by any means and at any cost.

At that moment, only one thought remained in the noble youth’s mind:
It’s either you die or I die!

Why?

He had only touched one woman.
And that woman wasn’t even that beautiful…

He couldn’t understand it. He simply couldn’t comprehend.

Shu Yue remained completely silent.
Magical power continuously flowed within her body, amplifying her physical strength as she fought with the guard.
Every move she made was a killing strike.
However, because the guard knew her identity, he dared not use lethal force.
He could only fall into a very passive position, forced to defend constantly in front of Shu Yue.

“Stop!”

A voice heavy with oppressive authority shouted.

A squad armed with weapons rushed over at high speed and surrounded Shu Yue and the guard in the center of the field.
All the blades in their hands were unsheathed, their cold, sharp glints illuminating the faces of the surrounding onlookers.

Shu Yue stopped her attacks.
The guard naturally did not dare to strike at her.

The person who had spoken stepped forward.
He looked at the two people in the field, especially at Shu Yue.
His eyes looked as if they wanted to skin her alive.
Shu Yue stared back at him with an indifferent expression.

Seeing the situation, the crowd unconsciously took two steps back.
Because this was the order of Grey Pine City.

The City Guard!

The army responsible for the city’s defense and public order, directly under the jurisdiction of the city lord appointed by the imperial central authority.

Shu Yue could clearly sense the powerful magical energy emanating from the man.
It was definitely at the level of second-order combat strength.
This person was clearly not a mere squad captain.
And judging from the hostile glare he had given her the moment he arrived, he came with ill intentions—perhaps he had already been waiting nearby.

However, looking at their hurried appearance, it seemed they had not expected Shu Yue to act so decisively.
If the noble youth’s guards had not intervened, Shu Yue would have killed the noble youth on the spot.

Since such an incident had occurred in his jurisdiction, his trouble would be enormous.
That was why he was so furious.

Shu Yue secretly pouted her small mouth.
She was very unhappy.
These bad guys were all coming to bully her one after another!

Although, technically, she was using Liya White’s identity.
Originally, these people should have been bullying the real Liya White.
But now Shu Yue was Liya White, so they were bullying her.

Boys can afford to be magnanimous, but right now I am a girl.
I want revenge!

Shu Yue turned her head and gave the noble youth a cold glance.
She spoke directly:

“State your name and family.”

The noble youth had never expected Shu Yue to lock her gaze onto him.
For a moment he felt timid.
But when more eyes turned toward him, something inside him forced him to harden up.

He wrapped one arm around each of two young, beautiful, and provocatively dressed girls, raised his head, and sneered:

“This young master is Simon·Jim. Remember it well!”

Shu Yue’s complete disregard for the city guard officer made the man extremely irritated.
Especially that fearless look in her eyes earlier, which had also made him feel a trace of fear.
Anger and fear combined into even greater fury.

“Insolent! Daring to engage in private combat in the inner city district! Arrest her and throw her into the dungeon!”

“Sure.”

Shu Yue turned to look at the officer and gave a playful smile.

This smile startled the officer.
He couldn’t understand why Shu Yue could still smile at a time like this.

Just how confident and fearless was she?!