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"No," Xi Mu calmly replied. He hadn't intended to kill the dwarf loli in the first place, as the experience she offered was too little, and because he needed her help in opening the door.
Moreover, bullying the dwarf loli was quite entertaining.
"Deal!" The red-haired dwarf no longer hesitated, kicked off the ground forcefully with her feet, her hammer catching fire as she flipped midair, and swung it down hard on Ahtal.
The likelihood of a win… was slim.
Before, in the Volcano Temple, he could look down on Ahtal, treating him like a mere ant that could be squashed with ease.
But now, faced with Ahtal, it had flipped; he was directly engaging in combat with a person like Ahtal.
There was hardly any hope of victory.
"Grandpa!" The dwarf loli spat out the Sword of Light from her mouth and struggled fiercely, watching the red-haired dwarf exert all her might but unable to touch Ahtal at all—as if she were being toyed with, she was caught in a hopeless struggle.