Chapter 181 - 174: Turns Out I’m Not the Protagonist

Chapter 181: Chapter 174: Turns Out I’m Not the Protagonist

At this moment, Zhao Lina’s younger brother, Zhao Yu, was undoubtedly in the depths of despair.

Facing the giant monster’s gaping maw, Zhao Yu could almost smell the stench of death.

With his abilities, he stood no chance of resisting.

The Superpower attack he had just unleashed was already his limit.

He was even lucky to have managed that.

’If nothing unexpected happens,’ he thought, ’I’m going to die here today.’

As Zhao Yu was thinking this, he vaguely thought he heard his sister’s cry.

It was so familiar, as if she were right beside him.

But thinking about it more carefully, that didn’t seem right.

’My sister... how could she possibly be here?!’

Zhao Yu could only manage a bitter smile.

He assumed it was just a hallucination before death.

’Sister, Xiaoyu will never see you again!’

Despairing, Zhao Yu closed his eyes.

Just as he was bracing for death, he saw a cannonball score a direct hit on the monster’s mouth.

The monster, which had just opened its savage mouth to bite down on him, was sent flying.

It slammed hard into the building behind it.

"GRAAAH!!!"

Along with another shriek of pain, the monster’s mouth instantly exploded.

The monster’s mouth became a mangled mess of flesh and blood.

It collapsed to the ground, letting out agonizing cries.

The cannonball’s power was terrifying; a single shot was enough to fell the beast.

Zhao Yu was dumbfounded.

’What just happened?’

’Where did a cannonball fall from the sky?’

And just as he was reeling in confusion, an invisible shockwave swept toward him.

Normally, getting caught in a shockwave like this would have left him in bad shape.

After all, this was from a cannonball!

Not to mention his Superpower was completely exhausted.

But to his surprise, he watched as the shockwave rolled over him.

The wave suddenly stopped right before it reached him.

In other words, he had somehow miraculously blocked it!!!

Zhao Yu was in disbelief!!!

When he came to his senses, he realized that a "Defense Barrier" had appeared in front of him at some point!

It was earth-yellow and shaped like a turtle shell.

It radiated a dazzling light.

"Did I just get possessed by the Divine Beast Black Tortoise?"

Dazed, Zhao Yu poked it and found the "turtle shell" was abnormally hard.

Even his Superpower at its Peak couldn’t break through it!

"This is freakin’ awesome!"

"I must have been pushed into a corner and awakened my protagonist plot armor!"

Zhao Yu jumped up in excitement.

"I knew it! I, Zhao Yu, was destined for greatness!"

Just then, he saw that his buddies from before had run back.

This made him anxious.

"What are you guys doing back here?"

"Didn’t I tell you to run?"

These buddies were his classmates, or friends who had gone through thick and thin with him these past few days.

They had only survived this long by sticking together.

The bond between them was, needless to say, strong.

"Brother Yu, you didn’t leave, so how could we!"

"Yeah, that’s right! We promised to survive together."

"What would it say about us if we left you behind alone?"

"..."

Listening to his buddies’ reassurances, one after another, Zhao Yu felt a warmth spread through him.

But it was the familiar shout that came next that made his whole body tremble.

"Xiaoyu!!!"

Zhao Yu turned around in disbelief.

He saw a familiar woman running toward him.

Even though it had been almost two months since they’d last seen each other, Zhao Yu recognized her instantly.

The woman running over in the black-stocking uniform was none other than his older sister, Zhao Lina, who had raised him all by herself!!!

"Sis!"

Having just been brought back from the brink of death, seeing his own family again, Zhao Yu’s excitement was simply beyond words!

He rushed forward to meet her.

Watching the siblings embrace, Mengde also revealed a gratified smile.

’This trip wasn’t a waste after all!’

"Xiaoyu, are you hurt?"

"Quick, let your sister take a look."

After a brief hug, Zhao Lina’s first concern as an older sister was whether her brother was injured.

"Sis, I’m fine."

Zhao Yu grinned cheerfully.

He didn’t want his sister to worry.

"That monster was about to open its mouth and eat me just now."

"But then a cannonball flew in from who-knows-where and blew it to kingdom come."

"It was so badass!"

"And look, Sis, I even have a ’Protective Barrier’ here."

Zhao Yu said, pointing to the "Black Tortoise Defense" that was still surrounding him.

"This thing is insanely awesome. That cannonball exploded right in front of me, and I didn’t even get a scratch."

"I think I must be the Son of Destiny, blessed with great fortune from now on!"

"I just don’t know when my magic ring and ancient grandpa master will show up..."

Zhao Yu was clearly a young man who’d been deeply influenced by Shui Dou’s "Doupo."

It was like he had a case of web novel addiction!

Once he started talking, he just wouldn’t shut up.

Zhao Lina felt helpless!

’Figures. I haven’t seen my brother in two months, and he’s still such a chatterbox.’

Unable to listen to his increasingly ridiculous rambling any longer, Zhao Lina lightly tapped her brother on the head.

"Stop daydreaming!"

"It was your Brother Mengde who saved you just now!"

Although she hadn’t seen when Mengde had put that defense on her brother, she had definitely heard him fire the cannon with her own ears.

From this, she figured the defense must also be this man’s handiwork.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lina instantly stopped being angry at the man for hitting her butt earlier.

’If I’d known that getting my butt hit by this man would save my brother...’

’...I would’ve stuck it out even higher...’

’Besides, I really wanted it anyway...’

"Mengde, thank you for saving my brother just now."

Zhao Lina was quite emotional.

He was the only family she had left in this world.

In a way, her brother’s life was more important than her own.

So right now, Zhao Lina’s gratitude toward Mengde was practically overflowing!

"It’s nothing, Sister Lina!"

Mengde waved his hand with a faint smile.

Saving someone was as easy as lifting a finger for him.

Besides, his actions hadn’t gone unrewarded.

On a holographic panel only he could see, he saw that the Goddess Zhao Lina’s Affinity had shot past the 60-point mark!

’Heh heh... different Goddesses require different strategies!’

And hearing such a humble reply from the man who had first saved her, and now her brother, Zhao Lina’s Affinity for him soared!

[Ding! Congratulations, Host. Goddess Zhao Lina’s Affinity for you has increased by 10!]

[Current Affinity: 80!]

"What are you spacing out for? Get over here and thank your Brother Mengde!"

Zhao Yu didn’t know what his sister was thinking, but he heard her call his name.

And it finally dawned on him.

’So I wasn’t the protagonist after all!’

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