Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

Chu Mengmeng wiped away the tears from her eyes and silently engraved the mysterious man's last smile in her heart. She knew that sadness was useless, and only by inheriting his will and protecting this city could she comfort his soul in heaven. Xiao Yichen clenched the golden sword in his hand, and the warmth from the artifact seemed to silently encourage him, giving him a little comfort in his originally heavy mood.

The city defenders returned to the city with full confidence, carrying the artifacts. They knew that the moment of the final battle had arrived.

The Shadow King had been waiting for them in the center of the city. He stood arrogantly on top of a tall building, his black cloak fluttering in the night wind, his scarlet eyes looking down at this group of tiny ants, a cruel smile on his lips.

"You are finally here," the Shadow King's voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the depths of hell, "Are you ready to face death?"

"Stop talking nonsense," Xiao Yichen's eyes were sharp, and the long sword in his hand pointed directly at the Shadow King, "Today, we will make you pay for your crimes!"

The golden sword shone brightly, illuminating the entire night sky. Xiao Yichen poured the power of the artifact into it, and a dazzling sword energy shot straight into the sky, transforming into a golden dragon, roaring and rushing towards the Shadow King.

However, to everyone's shock, the Shadow King simply waved his hand and easily resolved the golden dragon's attack. The golden dragon turned into starlight and dissipated in the air, as if it had never appeared.

“You think you can defeat me with this weak power?” The Shadow King laughed arrogantly, “You are too naive!”

"What's going on?" Chu Mengmeng was shocked. They had gone through so much hardship to obtain this magical weapon, how could it be so vulnerable?

Xiao Yichen frowned, he also felt something was wrong. The power in the artifact seemed to be suppressed by something and could not be fully exerted.

“Hahaha, I forgot to tell you,” the Shadow King said triumphantly, as if he had seen through their thoughts, “I have cursed this city. Any power here will be weakened, including the artifacts in your hands!”

"Damn it!" Su Mubai cursed in a low voice and swung the spear in his hand more violently, but still could not break through the Shadow King's defense.

"Are we really going to lose?" A trace of despair flashed in Lin Wan'er's eyes. She had tried her best but still could not change the situation.

The city defenders were caught in a bitter battle. The power of the artifact could not be fully exerted, and the strength of the Shadow King was far beyond their imagination. Despair began to spread in their hearts. It seemed that the outcome of this battle was doomed from the beginning.

 The Edge of Despair (Continued)

Chu Mengmeng was extremely anxious, watching Xiao Yichen swing his sword to attack again and again, but each time he was easily resolved by the Shadow King, she felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe. She bit her lips tightly, trying to calm herself down, her brain working rapidly, looking for a way to solve the current dilemma.

"Yi Chen, let's try to attack together!" Chu Mengmeng shouted loudly, and at the same time mobilized all the spiritual power in her body, condensing dazzling lightning, and striking towards the direction of the Shadow King.

Xiao Yichen understood, and the golden sword and lightning intertwined to form a huge electric net, covering the Shadow King. However, the electric net only flashed a few times before it was swallowed up by the black mist on the Shadow King, without causing any substantial damage to him.

"It's useless, give up!" The Shadow King's voice was full of sarcasm, "Your strength is nothing but an ant trying to shake a tree in front of me!"

At this moment, Su Mubai was hit by a black mist released by the Shadow King. He flew backwards, fell heavily to the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Mu Bai!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed, and rushed to Su Mubai regardless of everything and helped him up.

"Wan'er, go away! Don't worry about me!" Su Mubai said weakly with a pale face.

"I won't leave! Let's go together!" Lin Wan'er's tears burst out, and she held Su Mubai's hand tightly, not wanting to let go.

"Stupid!" The Shadow King snorted coldly, and a black mist turned into a sharp blade, attacking towards Lin Wan'er.

"Be careful!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed and wanted to step forward to stop it, but it was too late.

At the critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Wan'er and blocked the attack of the Shadow King.

"Who is it?!" the Shadow King roared.

The smoke cleared, and a tall figure appeared in front of everyone. He was wearing ancient armor, holding a huge battle axe, and wearing a mask on his face, so his true face could not be seen clearly.

"The guardian of ancient ruins?!" Xiao Yichen recognized the person and a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in his heart.

"You guys go quickly, leave this to me!" The voice of the guardian of the ancient ruins was low and powerful, as if it came from the ancient times.

"But..." Chu Mengmeng wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xiao Yichen.

"Trust him, let's leave here first!" Xiao Yichen said with a firm look in his eyes.

Chu Mengmeng looked at Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er who were seriously injured, and then looked at the guardian of the ancient ruins who was facing a powerful enemy alone. Finally, she gritted her teeth and left with Xiao Yichen.

The guardian of the ancient ruins faced the Shadow King alone, the battle axe in his hand flashing with dazzling light, as if accumulating powerful power. He knew that he had to buy time for others, even at the cost of his life...

The guardian of the ancient ruins roared, and rushed towards the Shadow King like a mountain. The battle axe in his hand cut through the air, bringing up gusts of wind, as if to split the world apart. The Shadow King snorted coldly, without dodging, and the black mist rolled, turning into a huge palm, facing the battle axe.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the battle axe collided with the giant palm of black fog, and a dazzling light burst out. The surrounding trees were uprooted by this powerful force, and the rocks were shattered into powder. The guardian of the ancient ruins swayed, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he still held the battle axe tightly and did not retreat a single step.

"Do you think you can stop me?" The Shadow King's voice was full of disdain. "You are just a remnant abandoned by the times. Your power is no match for me!"

“Even if it costs my life, I will stop you!” roared the guardian of the ancient ruins, and his body began to emit a dazzling light, which was the power brought by his burning vitality.

“You don’t know your own limitations!” The Shadow King snorted coldly, and the black fog rolled again, transforming into countless sharp blades, attacking the guardian of the ancient ruins.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The guardian of the ancient ruins wielded his battle axe, trying his best to resist the attack of the Shadow King. His body was constantly cut by the sharp blade, and his armor was stained red with blood, but he still did not fall down, because he knew that there were people behind him who needed his protection.

Finally, with a deafening roar, the body of the guardian of the ancient ruins was swallowed by the black mist and disappeared without a trace. He used his life to protect the artifact and also protected those he wanted to protect.

"Master Guardian!" Xiao Yichen's eyes were bloodshot and he was heartbroken.

"Let's go!" Chu Mengmeng grabbed Xiao Yichen's hand, suppressed the grief in her heart, and turned to leave.

They knew that now was not the time to grieve, they had to stay alive in order to avenge the guardian of the ancient ruins.

The city defenders fled all the way, their mood fell to the bottom, and they were full of despair for the future. They once thought that as long as they obtained the artifact, they could defeat the Shadow King and protect the city. However, reality gave them a heavy blow. Not only did they fail to defeat the Shadow King, but they also lost their partners one after another.

"Are we really going to give up?" Su Mubai asked weakly, his voice full of despair.

"No, we can't give up!" Chu Mengmeng suddenly raised her head, a determined light flashed in her eyes, "I found a weakness of the Shadow King!"

"What weakness?" Everyone immediately looked at Chu Mengmeng, hope rekindled in their eyes.

"I discovered..." Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and said slowly, "..."